Designs of a Building proposed to be erected at Richmond, Virginia – Vintage Poster
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A window into the past: Designs of a Building proposed to be erected at Richmond, Virginia, preserved in this vintage poster. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Designs of a Building proposed to be erected at Richmond, Virginia
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What sets this drawing apart is its location: it shows a building proposed for Richmond, Virginia, rather than one already standing, and the record does not say whether the project was ever carried out. Presentation designs like this one typically showed elevations and floor plans meant to win over backers and patrons before construction began. Richmond's theater history gives useful context for a piece in this gallery, since the Richmond theater fire of 1811 killed dozens of people and pushed American theater builders toward safer stairs, exits, and fireproof construction.
| Original scan | 1,122 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109372 |
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