Ballroom Garden, Governor's Palace

Dublin Core

Title

Ballroom Garden, Governor's Palace

Subject

Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 20. Building 03.
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

Recto, postcard, “Ballroom Garden, Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia,” published by Runca Import Company for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. Text on verso reads: "In 1724, The Reverend Hugh Jones wrote of the Governor's Palace, 'a magnificent Structure, built at the public Expense, finished and beautified with Gates, fine Gardens, Offices, Walks, a fine Canal, Orchards, Etc.'. The Palace, its dependencies and gardens have been reconstructed to their original appearance."

Creator

Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated.

Publisher

Runca Import Co.

Date

Circa 1930s

Date Created

Circa 1930s

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection, AVPC-253

Format

jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

D2021-COPY-1014-0071 R
D2021-COPY-1014-0072 V
AVPC-253

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

Citation

Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated., “Ballroom Garden, Governor's Palace,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/5747.