Pictures from Chatham's Past: 1940's

Edited by Henry Mitchell

Pittsylvania County Courthouse

The Pittsylvania County Courthouse as seen from the west (front) side, on Court Place. The photograph was taken in 1941 by Thomas T. Waterman as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.



Pittsylvania County Courthouse

View of the courthouse from the northwest, along Main Street, with the Confederate Memorial monument in the foreground. The photograph was taken in 1941 by Thomas T. Waterman as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.



Dr. Anderson at Pruden and Main

Dr. John Anderson is shown on Pruden Avenue, near Main Street, with J. I. Overbey and Sons Hardware behind him, in a July 1946 photograph (provided by William F. "Bro" Overbey).



Chatham Hotel, Main Street and Court Place

Chatham Hotel, Main Street and Court Place (image from a postcard). The spire of Chatham Baptist Church is seen to the rear.



Main Building, Hargrave Military Academy

Main building, Hargrave Military Academy (image from a postcard).



Pruden Hall, Chatham Hall campus

Pruden Hall, on the Chatham Hall campus (image from a postcard).



Pruden Hall, Chatham Hall campus

A second image of Pruden Hall, from a postcard.



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