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Small Town Atmosphere

The war prevented their returning
to London so Mr. And Mrs.
Victorius decided to live in Charlottesville,
a place with the type of
small town atmosphere Mrs. Victorius
preferred.

To the business of selling prints
And books they added picture framing.
While Mrs. Victorius managed a
retail store Mr. Victorius concentrated
on a wholesale molding factory,
actually designing some of the
moldings produced. The factory has
since been sold; however the retail
store, selling frames And prints, is
still a growing concern. It is under
what Mr. Victorius considers the
expert management of Mr. Richard
Freeman, who has remodeled And
expanded the store, And its reputation
is such that During the Truman,
Eisenhower And Kennedy administrations
some of the new pictures
hung in the White House were
framed in Victorius-designed
mouldings.

According to Mr. Freeman, only
about half the business is from
within Charlottesville. The rest is
sent in from all over the United
States.