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Card title	Van Lew Mansion (23rd & Grace Sts.), Richmond, Va.
Card text	This stately old mansion owes its fame to the fact that it was the former home of Miss Van Lew, a Union Sympathizer during the Civil War. She frequently found means of conveying secret information to the Federal armies investing Richmond, and harbored for a time the 19 prisoners who escaped from Libby Prison. After the war she was appointed Post-Mistress of Richmond by Gen'l Grant, then president of the U.S. The building is now used as private hospital.
Printer	Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date	No published or copyright date listed on postcard.
Postmarked	Not postmarked.
Note	Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 17-D;
Geographic coverage	Richmond (Va.)
Subject	Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century; Richmond (Va.) -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Postcards
Type	Stillimage
Format	image/jpeg
Local Genre	postcard
Contributor	James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives
Collection	Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Rights	This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Digital Publisher	VCU Libraries

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