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Travis House Dining Room
Costumed employees pose in the Travis House dining room, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930's
Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia, ca. 1937
Little Dining Room, Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
Little Dining Room, Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia, ca. 1937
Governor's Palace Supper Room
Governor's Palace Supper Room, ca. 1930s
Raleigh Tavern Dining Room
Raleigh Tavern, Dining Room, ca. 1937
Raleigh Tavern Parlor
Parlor of Raleigh Tavern, ca. 1937
Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern, view of Apollo Room interior looking north, ca.1937
Daphne Room, Raleigh Tavern
Daphne Room, Raleigh Tavern, ca, 1937
Parlor, Raleigh Tavern
Parlor, Raleigh Tavern, ca.1937
Daphne Room, Raleigh Tavern
Daphne Room, Raleigh Tavern, circa 1937
Governor's Palace Kitchen, Williamsburg, Virginia
Interior of Governor’s Palace Kitchen, 1935. The Governor's Palace opened to the public in 1934. In addition to viewing the lavish public rooms and private quarters of Virginia's colonial governors, visitors could also learn about colonial domestic…
The Capitol, House of Burgesses, Williamsburg, VA.
View of the House of Burgesses, Capitol, 1935. Located on the first floor (east wing) of the reconstructed Capitol building of 1705, this room served as a place for members of Virginia's House of Burgesses to assemble to discuss legislative issues.…
Raleigh Tavern Bar, Williamsburg, Va.
Interior of Raleigh Tavern's Bar Room, 1935. The Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Burned to the ground in 1859, it was reconstructed from published illustrations, insurance policies, and archaeology that…
Apollo Room, Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Interior of Raleigh Tavern's Apollo Room, 1935. The Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern was the frequent scene of both jollity and consequence. Dinners and dances rivaled in elegance those at the Palace and burgesses reconvened at the tavern when they…
Debtor's Cell, Colony Gaol, Williamsburg, Va.
Opened as an exhibition building in April 1936, the Public Gaol is one of eighty-eight original buildings in the Historic Area that have been restored to their eighteenth-century appearance. Criminals ranging from debtors to pirates were confined in…
Great Hall, Wren Building
View looking towards the fireplace in the Great Hall of the Wren Building, College of William and Mary. During the colonial era, the room served as a dining area for professors and students to gather for common meals. Members of the House of…
Debtor's Cell of the Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Recto and verso of a postcard featuring an interior view of a prisoner's cell within the Public Gaol. The Albertype Co. of Brooklyn, NY produced some of the earliest official postcards for Colonial Williamsburg. This one promoted the newly restored…
Governor's Palace Kitchen
Recto and verso of official Colonial Williamsburg postcard depicting an African American costumed interpreter shelling beans by the fireplace in the Governor's Palace Kitchen. Published by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., the card is an example of a 1950s…
Supper Room, Governor's Palace
Recto and verso of official Colonial Williamsburg postcard featuring a color reproduction of a photo of the Governor's Palace Supper Room. A Chinese wallpaper pattern is visible on the walls, though it has since been removed. Among the room's…
Governor's Palace Kitchen
Recto and verso of postcard featuring an African American costumed interpreter known as "Aunt Mary" who demonstrated colonial cooking techniques in the Governor's Palace Kitchen during the 1930s. This postcard is part of a series produced by The…