Williamsburg Post Office
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Title
Williamsburg Post Office
Subject
Block 23. Building 32.
Post offices - Virginia - Williamsburg
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Cental business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Hand-colored lantern slide featuring a photo of the Williamsburg Post Office on Merchants Square taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. It is the thirteenth slide in a set produced by the Pacific Stereopticon Co. of Los Angeles, California, now defunct, to illustrate the story of Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's dream to restore a portion of Williamsburg, Virginia to its 18th-century appearance as a shrine to early American ideals.
This image of the Williamsburg Post Office, in what is known as the Arcade Building, shows the evolution of uses on Merchant's Square. Among the earliest in the shopping mall genre, the area has had a variety of tenants. Initially the town's post office, this building now also houses a portion of today's Trellis Restaurant.
This image of the Williamsburg Post Office, in what is known as the Arcade Building, shows the evolution of uses on Merchant's Square. Among the earliest in the shopping mall genre, the area has had a variety of tenants. Initially the town's post office, this building now also houses a portion of today's Trellis Restaurant.
Creator
Lincoln, F.S.
Publisher
Pacific Stereopticon Company Lantern Slide Collection
Date
1935
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
PSC-013
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Lantern slide
Physical Dimensions
2 x 3 inches
Collection
Citation
Lincoln, F.S., “Williamsburg Post Office,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/559.