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WLU Coll PP. Print and Photographic Collections

 Collection Type
Identifier: WLU Coll PP

Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:

Adair-Hutton Department Store Fire Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0015
Scope and Contents

The image depicts the aftermath of the Adair-Hutton Department Store fire in Lexington, Virginia on December 16, 1949. The building was located on the southwest corner of Main and Washington Streets. There are onlookers and cars parked up the street. This photograph is a modern copy of the original, which was taken a few days after the fire.

Dates: Event: 1949-12-16

Photograph of Bent Mountain High School

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0021
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an albumen photograph of Bent Mountain High School, which was established in 1915 in Bent Mountain, Virginia. The photograph includes men, women, and children in front of the school.

Dates: 1915

Photograph of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0026
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an albumen photograph of the Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg, Virginia c. 1875-1885. The image includes two people sitting on the ledge outside of the church.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1875 - 1885

Photograph of Buffalo Forge Train Station

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0028
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a photograph of the Buffalo Forge Train Station. It is explained on the back of the photo that it was taken on the way to Roanoke, Va. The man in the photograph is most likely Frank Tardy.

Dates: 1940 - 1950

Three Photographs of Buildings in Buena Vista, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0032
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three color photographs. One is of the 'Landmark' building. One is of a house on the corner of 21st Street and Chestnut Street, and one is of the original Buena Vista Courthouse, which is now the Buena Vista Public Library. The buildings date from 1895-1910.

Dates: 1991

Photograph of Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0035
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a full plate mounted albumen photograph of Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia. The photograph was inscribed to Benson J. Lossing by General William Reading Montgomery between 1864 and 1871. The handwritten inscription mentions history of Christ Church, including George Washington's pew being intact. A second inscription reads 'Photograph By Hartman Marshall House Alexandria, Va.'

Dates: Majority of material found within 1864 - 1871

Photograph of a Wall of Beatty's Mill

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0034
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a color photograph of a large sign painted on an exterior wall of Beatty's Mill in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The sign reads 'J. W. Beatty flour, feed, meal' and 'Ballard's Famous Insurance Feeds and Obelisk Flour.'

Dates: 1981

Photograph of the Forest Inn in Natural Bridge, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0037
Scope and Contents

Photograph includes a horse and buggy that is parked in front of the Forest Inn Hotel on Stagecoach Road. This contemporary copy was made from an original Michael Miley negative.

Dates: 1885

Photograph of Fort Phantom Hill, Texas

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0038
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single photograph of Fort Phantom Hill, Texas, likely taken during the 1940s. The image shows multiple stone structures with chimney ruins in the background.

Dates: 1940s?

Photograph of "The Gables"

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0039
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a contemporary black and white photograph of 'The Gables,' a Gothic revival home on South Jefferson Street in Lexington, Virginia. The home was built c. 1850, and likely based on designs by architect Andrew Jackson Downing.

Dates: Unknown

Postcard of Humpback Bridge

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0056
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a color postcard of Old Humpback Bridge near Covington, Virginia. The postcard was written by G. Black to Miss Mary Rader of Lexington, Virginia on June 11, 1947.

Dates: 1947-06-11

Postcard of Union Station in Harrisonburg, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0052
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a postcard printed by Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, Maryland of Union Station, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The image shows men waiting for the train. The station closed in 1941.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1941

Photograph of D. C. Humphreys' Home

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0057
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an albumen photograph of D. C. Humphreys' home in Lexington, Virginia. Humphreys was a professor at Washington and Lee University.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1894 - 1895

Postcard of Kerr's Creek

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0058
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a black and white postcard that is a reproduction of a photograph of Valley Service Station and Cabins on J. C. Wilhelm's property in Kerr's Creek, Virginia.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1950

Photographs of Jim McDonough's House on Letcher Avenue in Lexington, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0059
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two black and white photographs of Jim McDonough's home on Letcher Avenue in Lexington, Virginia. One image gives almost a full view of the house, while the other is close up.

Dates: 1968-02

Postcard of Parade on Main Street in Lexington, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0060
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a postcard of a parade on Main Street in Lexington, Virginia. The photo is credited to Mr. W. L. Hess, Jr. and was printed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1916

Postcard of Trestle and Covered Bridge on North River

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0061
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a black and white postcard of the trestle and bridge on North River in Lexington, Virginia. The postcard is credited to Cyrus Hall McCormick Library, Washington and Lee.

Dates: 1978

Photographs of Lexington Train Station

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0062
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two photographs of the Lexington Train Station, c. 1915. The images were printed in 2002. There is a vintage car in the image.

Dates: 1915

Postcard of Miller's Mill, Lexington, Va.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0063
Dates: Majority of material found within 1950 - 1960

Photographs of the Murray House, "Apple Cottage," Lexington, Va.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0064
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two silver gelatin prints of the Murray House or 'Apple Cottage,' 6 Jordan Street, Lexington, Va.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950 - 1960

Postcard of the Natural Bridge Hotel, Natural Bridge, Va.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0065
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a color postcard printed by Marken & Bieleld, Inc., of the Natural Bridge Hotel in Natural Bridge, Va.

Dates: 1950 - 1963

Photographs of "Old Monmouth" Presbyterian Church

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0066
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two matted albumen photographs of the 'Old Monmouth' church. The images are almost identical.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850 - 1880

Lexington-Rockbridge County Calendar

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0067
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 1977, 1978, and 1981 calendars of Lexington-Rockbridge County produced by the Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Dates: Publication: 1977 - 1981

Souvenir Calendar of Lexington, Va.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0068
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a souvenir calendar of Lexington, Va. for 1901. It includes images of Washington and Lee, Virginia Military Institute, and Recumbant Lee statue by Edward V. Valentine.

Dates: Issued: 1901