Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia

Dublin Core

Title

Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia

Subject

Cemeteries - Virginia - Williamsburg
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 20. Building 03.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lincoln, F.S.
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940

Description

View of the Revolutionary War burial ground, behind the formal gardens of the Governor's Palace, 1935. Soldiers' bodies were interred here when the Palace served as a hospital during the Revolution. The structure to the far right, built into the corner of the Palace garden wall, is one of two privies (also referred to as "necessaries") on the outskirts of the Palace property.

Creator

Lincoln, F.S.

Date

1935

Is Part Of

Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 3

Format

jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

HLS-122

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

Citation

Lincoln, F.S., “Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 25, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/1178.