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The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1906 (Undivided Back)
Front of The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A tall multi-story hotel building with a corner tower and flagpole rises behind a row of leafy trees and an iron fence, with a smaller brick building to its right. The scene is rendered in tinted lithographic color under a blue sky with clouds.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

3-15-07 Hello Nell - Mildred has returned home. Mother improved some. Will write soon. We hope to camp at [illegible] love Clara

PublisherA. C. Bosselman & Co.
The Richmond Hotel, RICHMOND, Va. 2118 --- Post Card. Made in Germany. A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York. This side is for the address.
PostmarkedDurbin, WV, March 19, 1907, 14:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. E. M. Richardson

Durbin, West Va.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Durbin, WV
Series2118
ConditionFair
Place addressedDurbin, WV
Place depictedThe Richmond Hotel, Richmond, VA
Place depictedRichmond, VA
PublisherNew York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesHandwritten message in ink written vertically along the right edge of the picture side; no white border; printed series number 2118 in red at lower left. Postmark: DURBIN W.VA. MAR 19 1907 REC'D (receiving mark); sending postmark MAR 19 2 PM 1907 VA, city name illegible. Undivided back ("This side is for the address."), Made in Germany imprint, 1c Franklin stamp. Light soiling/toning.

Cite this card

The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-richmond-hotel-richmond-virginia-circa-1907. Accessed October 5, 2026.