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"Hampton, Va. Main Building, Soldiers' Home"

Postmark: Norfolk, Va. Feb. 8, 1909
Address: John Hardison, 31 Lape St., Lawrence, Mass.
Message: "Many thanks for your card. Your P. C. F. Miss Edith Morehead"
Description: "This building, prior to the Civil War, was a Baptist seminary known as Chesapeake Female Seminary. When taken by the Federal Army, it was used as a hospital for officers. Immediately after the war, Gen. B. F. Butler