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Petersburg Virginia VA Sycamore Street Main St Divided Back Postcard 1917 — photo 1 of 2

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About this piece

Vintage divided-back postcard titled "Sycamore Street looking North, Petersburg, Va." The hand-tinted image shows an early 20th-century street scene with storefronts along Sycamore Street, including the Lavenstein's sign prominently on the left building, a horse-drawn wagon loaded with crates, pedestrians, and streetcar/trolley tracks running down the center of the street. Storefront signage including "Jackson" and other partially legible business names is visible along the right side of the street.

• Condition: VG (Very Good) — corner and edge wear consistent with age, please see photos
• Type: Divided Back Postcard
• Postmark Date: October 17, 1917
• Subject: Sycamore Street looking North
• Location: Petersburg, Virginia (Dinwiddie County)
• Publisher: T. S. Beckwith & Co.

This historic collectible will be shipped in a protective sleeve with secure packaging to ensure it arrives quickly and safely.

Keywords: ephemera, antique, Dinwiddie County, trolley, storefronts, carriage, litho, 1910s, divided back postcard

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