Regimental Armory, (7th and Marshall Streets,) Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): This building, erected in 1881, contained the Officers quarters, Company rooms, and drill half of the 1st Reg. Va. Vols., an organization which has rendered splendid services to the State on various occasions. The immense stone cannon balls, resting upon pedestals at three corners of the building, were procured from the shores of the Bosph[?] many years ago, by Com. Elliott, U.S.N. They were carved from solid granite by the Turks in the 14th Century.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: 1913
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/466
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Regimental Armory, (7th and Marshall Streets,) Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): This building, erected in 1881, contained the Officers quarters, Company rooms, and drill half of the 1st Reg. Va. Vols., an organization which has rendered splendid services to the State on various occasions. The immense stone cannon balls, resting upon pedestals at three corners of the building, were procured from the shores of the Bosph[?] many years ago, by Com. Elliott, U.S.N. They were carved from solid granite by the Turks in the 14th Century.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: 1913
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/466
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards