Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of postcard titled "Duke of Gloucester Street, Business Section, Williamsburg, Virginia." The recto features a street scene of the Business Block, later known as Merchants Square, looking west from Henry Street toward the College of William & Mary.
Creator
Albertype Co.
Publisher
Williamsburg Drug Co.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 postcard
Type
image
Identifier
D2021-COPY-1014-0083 R
D2021-COPY-1014-0084 V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Architectural elements - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
View looking past a chimney on the Arcade Building towards a workman constructing a portion of the roof, Business Block, today known as Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Barrows, John
Is Part Of
John A. Barrows Photograph Collection, MS1996.22, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
Bar-587. See also 1992-219 CN.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Stores, Retail - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
A brick mason works on installation of brickwork near the roofline of the Arcade Building during construction of the Business Block, today known as Merchants' Square, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Barrows, John
Is Part Of
John A. Barrows Photograph Collection, MS1996.22, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
Bar-586. See also 1992-220 CN.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Stores, Retail - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Workmen constructing the chimney on the Arcade Building on the north side of the Business Block, today known as Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Barrows, John
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
Bar-584. See also 1992-222 CN.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
View looking past the store windows of Pender's Grocery towards the post office housed in the Arcade Building on the Business Block, today known as Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Nash, Susan Higginson
Date
Circa 1929-1934
Is Part Of
Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
image
Identifier
Na1067
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Stores, Retail - Virginia - Williamsburg
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Description
Shop window of Rexall Drugstore with a portion of Arcade Building visible in the background, Business Block, today known as Merchants Square, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
Nash, Susan Higginson
Date
Circa 1929-1934
Is Part Of
Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 photograph
Type
image
Identifier
Na417
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
3.25 x 4.25 inches
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This image of businesses in Block 23, 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, it included the town's post office.
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Dublin Core
Title
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Va.
Subject
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 23
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of a postcard featuring a view of the Merchants Square area at the west end of Duke of Gloucester Street.
This image of businesses in Block 23, 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, it included the town's post office.
Creator
Curt Teich & Co.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-2000-02-75-R
AV-2000-02-75-V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lantern slides - Hand-colored -1930-1940
Stores, Retail - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
This image of the structure housing the present-day Christmas Shop, 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. A portion of Pender's Grocery Store, now the site of Everything Williamsburg, is visible to the left.
Creator
A.D. Handy Co.
Date
Circa 1935
Is Part Of
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slide Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
HLS-66
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Lantern Slide
Physical Dimensions
3.25 x 4 inches
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This image of businesses in Block 23, 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, it included the town's post office.]]>2021-03-23T17:09:20-04:00
Dublin Core
Title
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Va.
Subject
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 23
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of a postcard featuring a view of the Merchants Square area at the west end of Duke of Gloucester Street.
This image of businesses in Block 23, 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, it included the town's post office.
Creator
Curteich
Date
1939
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
Image
Type
jpeg
Identifier
AV-2004-03-03-R
AV-2004-03-03-V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 inches
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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.]]>2021-03-23T17:08:27-04:00
Dublin Core
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.
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
This image of the present-day Christmas Shop, 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.
Date
1935
Date Created
1935
Rights
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
LC364P3
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board.