The Mount Vernon Mansion, East Front, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1938

Subject: Residences
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1938 (Linen)

Back of The Mount Vernon Mansion, East Front, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1938, Harry Middleton, PA, USA, c. 1938 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A large white mansion with a long colonnade of columns, a cupola, and a chimney, set on a grassy lawn with large trees. Rocking chairs sit on the porch. A small outbuilding and an arched structure are visible to the right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Mary dear: I have visited Baltimore, which is a beautiful city and now a I am in Washington. I am really pleased with this travel and I will tell you, the things that I have seen here. Monday I will be back Carl - 2-1-942

PostmarkedMount Vernon, VA, January 5, 1942

Addressed to

Harry Middleton

3820 Locust St., Philadelphia, Penn.

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 5, 1942, Mount Vernon, VA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Harry Middleton, 3820 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA
Place mentioned	Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Mount Vernon, VA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	White border; black-and-white photograph; light staining and a crease at top right. Postmark: MOUNT VERNON VA. JAN 5 PM 1942. Divided-back card with white border; black-and-white photo front (© 1938 M.V.L.A.). 1c green Washington stamp. Dealer price '127 $2' in pencil at top right. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

The Mount Vernon Mansion, East Front, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-mount-vernon-mansion-east-front-mount-vernon-virginia-19. Accessed October 5, 2026.