The Old Powder Horn
Dublin Core
Title
The Old Powder Horn
Subject
Powder Magazine (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 12. Building 09.
Powder magazines - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto of postcard illustrated with a photo of the Powder Magazine covered in a thick coat of ivy. Part of a series of photos taken by The Albertype Co. of Brooklyn, New York, and published by the Williamsburg Drug Co., the card dates to the era when the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities operated the structure as an historic site.
The caption reads: "The Old Powder Horn, an octagonal, towerlike structure erected in 1715 by Governor Alexander Spottswood as a storehouse for Military Supplies sent to Virginia by Queen Anne. It played an important part during the Revolution, later becoming a Baptist Church, Market, and in the Civil War, a Confederate arsenal. It is now a Museum."
The caption reads: "The Old Powder Horn, an octagonal, towerlike structure erected in 1715 by Governor Alexander Spottswood as a storehouse for Military Supplies sent to Virginia by Queen Anne. It played an important part during the Revolution, later becoming a Baptist Church, Market, and in the Civil War, a Confederate arsenal. It is now a Museum."
Creator
Albertype Co.
Date
ca. 1920s
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-2000-02-29-R
AV-2000-02-29-V
AV-2000-02-29-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
Collection
Citation
Albertype Co., “The Old Powder Horn,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed February 8, 2025, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/647.