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Raleigh Court, Jamestown Exposition, 1907

"Official souvenir" color postcard depicting the Raleigh Court at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. There is a lake in the foreground with many boats on it, walkways lined with lamp posts along the water, and numerous red buildings in the background with landscaping and fountains. Correspondence on the card reads,"This looks well on a card, but in reality it is bum, in big letters. It is addressed to Miss Rosa Bassano, S. Mill St., Paris, Texas and postmarked Norfolk, Va on Sept 22, 1907.

Date: September 22, 1907

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton at the Women in Military Service for America ground-breaking ceremony. Creger is wearing a WASP uniform and there are many people visible in the background.

Date: June 22, 1995

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard of Stuart Hall in Staunton, Va.]

Postcard of a manilla-colored four story building obscured by a treeline. Stuart Hall's history is written as follows, "Stuart Hall is a new name given to the Virginia Female Institute of Staunton. It was founded in 1848, and is one of the oldest educational institutions for girls in the country. There are four massive buildings, surrounded by about four acres of beautiful land, located on an elevation of 1,450 feet above the sea level, and midway between the picturesque James and Shenandoah Ri… more

Date: August 22, 1907

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Chester W. Nimitz and Catherine Freeman Nimitz, #2]

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz and Catherine Freeman Nimitz in front of shrubbery. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the left with his hands clasped in front of him and holding a quilted bag. He wears a dark Naval uniform with embroidery on the collar, three stripes and a star on the sleeves, black dress shoes and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. To his right stands Catherine Nimitz in an oversized coat, dark trousers, heeled boots and a large sun hat. Handwritten on lower center: … more

Date: June 22, 1919