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State Capitol Square showing the Capitol and City Hall, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesPublic Parks & CommonsSquares & Plazas
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of State Capitol Square showing the Capitol and City Hall, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1940, Colourpicture, MA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of State Capitol Square showing the Capitol and City Hall, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1940, Colourpicture, MA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Elevated view over the tree-filled grounds of Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia, with the white-columned neoclassical State Capitol in the foreground and the Gothic Revival City Hall with its green-roofed tower behind it. A tall commercial block and other downtown buildings rise in the background under a pale sky.

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PublisherColourpicture
STATE CAPITOL SQUARE, SHOWING CAPITOL AND CITY HALL, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA --- VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL—The central building of the connected group dates from 1789, and is designed after an ancient Roman Temple. The two wings were added in 1906. Here Aaron Burr was tried for treason in 1807, and here sat Congress of the Confederate States. In the rotunda stands Houdon's incomparable statue of Washington. 11485 A · COLOURPICTURE · PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U. S. A. THE RICHMOND NEWS COMPANY POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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ConditionVery good
PublisherColourpicture, Cambridge, MA
NotesLinen-texture stock with visible cross-hatch grain; image bleeds to the edges (no white border). Faint handwritten numeral (appears to be "22") in pencil/ink over the sky at upper right. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era card; printed description and Colourpicture imprint on reverse. Handwritten '#59' dealer/collector mark at lower right, not a message. Light surface wear/toning.

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State Capitol Square showing the Capitol and City Hall, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-capitol-square-showing-the-capitol-and-city-hall-richm. Accessed October 5, 2026.