Vestavia, Country Home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, Crest of Shades Mt., Birmingham, Ala.
“The country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,300 feet, 6 miles from Birmingham, Ala. Replica of celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome. Destroyed in the fifth century. Dimensions of building – 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference, 20 columns, 9 feet circumference...
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Alabama Postcards Collection |
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Postcards Vestavia, Country Home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, Crest of Shades Mt., Birmingham, Ala. |
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“The country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,300 feet, 6 miles from Birmingham, Ala. Replica of celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome. Destroyed in the fifth century. Dimensions of building – 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference, 20 columns, 9 feet circumference.” The postcard is postmarked 1934. |
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Vestavia, Country Home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, Crest of Shades Mt., Birmingham, Ala.HousesBirmingham (Ala.)Jefferson County (Ala.)“The country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,300 feet, 6 miles from Birmingham, Ala. Replica of celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome. Destroyed in the fifth century. Dimensions of building – 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference, 20 columns, 9 feet circumference.” The postcard is postmarked 1934.Still Imagepostcardsca1ade01-6bf8-478b-b549-0f98a7f2be4fhttps://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/19006https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/ca1ade01-6bf8-478b-b549-0f98a7f2be4fp-od002342English1930-1939This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Vestavia, Country Home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, Crest of Shades Mt., Birmingham, Ala. |
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Vestavia, Country Home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, Crest of Shades Mt., Birmingham, Ala. |
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Houses Birmingham (Ala.) Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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