COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Postcard Collection
Record
Title:
Colonial Park, First Burial Ground in Savannah
Description:
Color postcard of the Colonial Cemetery, with caption and message at bottom where there is a blank area. Back is undivided, with no caption, and is postmarked October 23, 1907. The cemetery's entrance is at the corner of Abercorn Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. It has also been called the Old Cemetery, Old Brick Graveyard, South Broad Street Cemetery, and Christ Church Cemetery, and has served as the primary public cemetery from 1750 to 1853. The brick building visible in the far left at the end of the cemetery is the Police Barracks on Oglethorpe Street. This card was produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons.
Subject:
Cemeteries
Subject:
Parks
Publisher:
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Date:
1907
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Format/Medium:
Postcards
Format/Medium:
Lithographs
Source:
Savannah Postcard Collection, MS 016, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
