The card shows the main building of Virginia Christian College in Lynchburg, Virginia: a large light-colored structure with twin conical turrets flanking a steep central gable, deep verandas running along the ground floor, and a broad lawn in front. The college was founded in 1903 under Dr. Josephus Hopwood and was renamed Lynchburg College in 1919, later becoming the University of Lynchburg. The printed caption names the institution as it was known in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
unless Tom will come
tell [illegible] I'll
I won't be
able to stay but a
few days
hurry so good
Lil Ford
Thin white border; card number 24141 printed in lower left; faint pencil scribbles in the sky area; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: MAY 20 9-PM 19 VA (year only partly legible). Divided-back era card (c. 1910s) with 1¢ green Franklin stamp; pencil message written sideways on the correspondence side; card is toned/soiled with worn, chipped corners and a crease at lower left.
Cite this card
Virginia Christian College, Lynchburg, VA, circa 1919, postcard, c. 1919. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/virginia-christian-college-lynchburg-va-circa-1919. Accessed November 2, 2026.
