Revolutionary Burying Ground in Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Va.
Dublin Core
Title
Revolutionary Burying Ground in Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Va.
Subject
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 20. Building 03.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Cemeteries - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of postcard featuring a photo taken by F.S. Lincoln of the Revolutionary War era burial ground located within the gardens of the Governor's Palace, 1935.
Soldiers' bodies were interred here when the Palace served as a hospital during the Revolution. The main entrance gate to the cemetery is at center-right. In the background at left is the site of the Palace's original eighteenth-century Ice House, visible as a grassy earthen mound with a viewing platform on top.
The original photo reproduced on this postcard is part of the F.S. Lincoln Photography Collection: http://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/184
Soldiers' bodies were interred here when the Palace served as a hospital during the Revolution. The main entrance gate to the cemetery is at center-right. In the background at left is the site of the Palace's original eighteenth-century Ice House, visible as a grassy earthen mound with a viewing platform on top.
The original photo reproduced on this postcard is part of the F.S. Lincoln Photography Collection: http://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/184
Creator
F.S. Lincoln
Date
1935
Rights
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Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
LC327P22-R
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
3 x 5 inches
Collection
Citation
F.S. Lincoln, “Revolutionary Burying Ground in Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Va.,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 29, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/543.