This image shows the more intimate room for smaller parties and family. It was also used as an adjunct to the ballroom for food service when parties were held.
The description states:
SUPPER ROOM OF THE GOVERNOR’S PALACE. Williamsburg, Virginia. Here guests at the many elaborate balls gathered for refreshments. This building has been reconstructed and completely furnished with 18th century antiques following detailed inventories of the period.
–This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.
Category: Postcards From Another Millennium
Postcards from various decades of the 20th century.
Governor’s Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia
This image shows the elaborate geometric gardens from the palace windows. This kind of gardens were modeled on similar designs from England, where geometric designs were the fashion of the time.
The description states:
THE PALACE GARDENS, Williamsburg, Va. The Governor’s Palace and its dependencies, preeminent among notable estates in colonial America. The gardens are considered more typical of formal eighteenth century gardens than any others in America.
–This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.
Bruton Church Altar, Williamsburg, Virginia
Following on after the last image, inside of the sanctuary is this altar. Written on the altar cloth is the phrase: The noble army of martyrs praise thee.
The description states:
BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, Williamsburg, Virginia. Visitors will find in historic Bruton Parish Church the inspiring echo of Colonial America at prayer. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall and other famous Virginians worshipped here.
–The postcard likely dates from the 1950s.
Bruton Parish Church, Willamsburg, Virginia
This is the exterior of the Bruton Parish Church as seen from the road in the Williamsburg, Virginia historic park.
The description states:
BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Built 1710 – 1715, it was the court church of the English Colony. One of the most historic churches in America because of its unparalleled association with the great men of Virginia’s “golden age”.
–The postcard likely dates from the 1950s.
Laurel Run Inn, United States
This image shows a typical roadside stop and refueling station as it appeared in the 1930s.
This station has an unusual feature, most notably the gas pumps. These provide at least four different brands of gasoline, White Flash, Texaco, Esso and two others which are unidentifiable. Gas stations quickly became franchises of the company that provided the gas, and provided only one brand per station.
The toilets are in the foreground corner of the building, which has a lunch room and serves ice cream as shown on the sign outside. The car in the photo indicates the image dates from the 1930s as well.
Logging Sled and Wheel, Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling, Michigan
This image shows two common modes of transporting large logs from the forest to the mill, as exhibited outdoors as part of the Logging Museum at Hartwick Pines State Park. In the foreground is a sled, where the logs would be piled up on the main body, and a pair of draft animals used to pull the sled.
In the background is a lumber wheel. The logs were attached below the wheel instead of on the axle, and were suspended above the ground to minimize drag as the draft animals pulled the loaded wheel along.
There are several examples of such equipment on outdoor display. This image likely dates from the 1930s.
Monarch Tree Crown, Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling, Michigan
This continues upward on the Monarch Tree in Hartwick Pines State Park, showing the middle reaches and the underside of the living crown of the tree.
This upper part of the tree with living branches, called the crown, was broken off in a storm in 1992 and the tree died four years later. This image shows what remains of the tree. This image likely dates from the 1930s.
The Monarch Tree, Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling, Michigan
This tree, called the Monarch White Pine, was the tallest and largest of the old growth pines that formed the core of the Hartwick Pines State Park. This image shows the size of the base of the tree, where measurements of circumference are taken.
The sign states:
The Monarch White Pine, Height 150 feet, Diameter 51inches, Circumference 13 feet, 8 inches, Approximately 6000 board feet in this tree.
–The tree was damaged in a storm in 1992 and died 4 years later. This image likely dates from the 1930s.
Hartwick Pines Path, Grayling, Michigan
Shown here is a slightly less well developed path through the pines, with a greater number of newer growth trees visible along the way.
The Hartwick Pines State Park totals 9,672 acres, but only 49 of the original 85 acres of old growth forest remains. The park was established by Karen Hartwick with a donation of the land to the state in memory of her late husband, Major Edward Hartwick, who died in World War I.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.
Hartwick Pines Path, Grayling, Michigan
This is a small section of a typical walking path through the Hartwick Pines State Park.
It is likely this path leads through the old growth forest section, with trees aged over 300 years. A large portion of the trees were destroyed in a storm on Veteran’s Day, 1940, but over 49 acres of old growth still stand.
This image likely dates from the 1930s.