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Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
Note: Corner of West Franklin Street and North Laurel Avenue; Monroe Park is on the right. The three houses on the left were torn down to build Virgi…
![Archer Lyons House, W. Franklin Street [no title]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/17056/1/thumbnail.webp)
Archer Lyons House, W. Franklin Street [no title]
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): Archer-Lyons House, Built 1858, 301 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Va. City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Scene on Franklin St., Richmond, Va.
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): This famous residence street, extending from Capitol Square, on the east, to Lombardy St., and thence called…
Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
1905
Note: 1000 block of West Franklin Street; This postcard has an undivided back ; Postmarked: 1907 City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Typical Southern Mansion, Richmond, Va.
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): An example of the beautiful and palatial residences which line fashionable Franklin Street. Note: Beautiful…
View on Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): Franklin Street in the fashionable West End of the City is lined on both sides with the palatial homes of Ri…
Monroe Terrace Apartments, (Corner Franklin and L…
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): The largest and handsomest apartment house in the South. Located in the center of the most desirable residen…
Home of The Massey Business College, Richmond, Va.
Note: Series No. R-26827; City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Shorthand Study Hall, Massey Business College, Ri…
Note: Series No. R-26829; City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, V…
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): A 103 year old institution has recently added a twenty-story building costing over $2,500,000.00. It is the …
Medical College of Va. Marshall & College Sts. Ri…
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): Situated on Marshall and College Streets, on an eminence overlooking Shockoe Creek. It was established in 18…
Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health,…
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): A training school of (1) social work, (2) public health nursing, and (3) recreation, physical education and …
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Egyptian Building [no title]
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): The Medical College of Virginia, Egyptian Building, Built 1845, Richmond, Va. Note: Now part of Virginia Co…
Medical College of Virginia (Marshall and College…
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): This institution was established in 1838 and is situated on an eminence overlooking the valley of Shockoe Cr…
Science Building, Richmond Professional Institute…
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): RPI, founded in 1917, is a state-aided, co-educational institute of higher learning in Richmond, Virginia. S…
Richmond College, West Franklin St., Richmond, Va.
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): Richmond College was chartered in 1849, known as the Va. Baptist Seminary, the same being established at the…
Richmond College, West Franklin St., Richmond, Va.
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): [Information was erased from the card.] Postmarked: 1915 City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Richmond College
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): Richmond College, the oldest and best equipped college in Richmond, is situated at the western end of the ci…
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Va.
Note: 100 block of West Franklin Street; City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
1905
Note: Series No. 9182; 1000 Block of West Franklin Street; City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Va.
Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): This magnificent hotel was first opened to public patronage in 1895; it was erected by the late Maj. Lewis G…
Main Street East. Richmond, Va.
Note: This postcard has an undivided back -- Postcards without a dividing line on the back of the card were published in the U.S. between 1901 and 19…