Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1935

Subjects: Interiors Libraries
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1935, Mt. Vernon Shops, VA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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Interior view of the library at Mount Vernon, with book-filled arched bookcases along the left wall, a round mahogany table, a globe labeled "LIBRARY," a telescope on a tripod, and a tall red secretary bookcase at right. The room is furnished with green-upholstered mahogany chairs and a green-curtained window looking out to trees. Mount Vernon was George Washington's Potomac River plantation home; the mansion and its outbuildings, including the library, are preserved as a historic site and museum.

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PublisherTichnor

WASHINGTON'S LIBRARY, MT. VERNON. VA. --- WASHINGTON'S LIBRARY, MT. VERNON, VA. In the Library one notes, not without curiosity, the titles of the books which made up the reading of the master of Mt. Vernon, as soldier, statesman and farmer; for, while the books are not those actually owned by Washington, they are for the most part duplicates of such works as were here in his day. Nearly the whole of the original Washington Library is now in the Boston Athenæum. 117931 POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE STAMP HERE TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS PRINTED FOR MT. VERNON SHOPS, MT. VERNON, VIRGINIA

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Publisher	Tichnor
Condition	Good
Place depicted	Mt. Vernon Shops, Mount Vernon, VA
Place mentioned	Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with white border; small stain at upper right corner. No postmark; card is unused. Divided back with linen texture and white border. Tichnor Quality Views imprint, printed for Mt. Vernon Shops. Pencil dealer marks ('3-', '4x22') at top left, not a message.

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Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washingtons-library-mount-vernon-virginia-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.