A large oak with a broad, leafy canopy stands on a grassy island at a street intersection. A blue car is parked near a brick building in the background. Local tradition, repeated on the card, holds that British cavalry commander Banastre Tarleton pitched his tent beneath the tree during his June 4, 1781 raid on Charlottesville. He hoped to capture Governor Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature, but Captain Jack Jouett rode ahead by a shorter route and warned them in time.
Linen texture; white border; small black blemish on left border.
No postmark; unused divided-back linen card. Publisher imprint: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. Dealer pencil mark '#59 / 1-' at lower right. Light foxing/toning on card stock.
Cite this card
Tarleton's Oak, Charlottesville, VA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tarletons-oak-charlottesville-va-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
