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WLU Coll PP. Print and Photographic Collections

 Collection Type
Identifier: WLU Coll PP

Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:

Two Photographs of the Hamilton's School House at Rapp's Mill, Rockbridge County, Va.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0122
Content Description

Two photographs of the students of the Hamilton's School House at Rapp's Mill in Southwest Rockbridge County, VA. Some student's names are written on the back of one of the images, but not all are identified. This picture was taken sometime in the second half of the 19th century. It is unclear when the second photograph was taken, though it appears to be of the same era

Dates: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1910

Engraving of General Wade Hampton

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0121
Content Description

An engraving of General Wade Hampton. Wade Hampton, III (1818-1902) was a South Carolina plantation owner and politician who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War.

Dates: Majority of material found within Date of the engraving

Graham Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0120
Content Description

A group of 5 'Pocket Kodak' photographs of members of the Graham Family, of Lexington, Va., dated March 1896. Images include Williamson Graham, Lizzie Graham, Maggie Graham (2), and an unknown member or friend of the family.

Dates: Approximate, late 1800s

Photograph of the footbridge between the DeHart Hotel and the Lexington (Va.) train station

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0126
Content Description

A real photographic post card of the footbridge that connected the Lexington, Va. train station with the DeHart hotel (Castle Hill). The image provides the view from the west end of the bridge loooking east towards Lexington and includes the station and dwellings along Myers street. Both the footbridge and DeHart Hotel were destroyed before 1950.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1905 - 1920

Copy of a Photograph of a Theater Backdrop Painted by Cy Twombly

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000005766]
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0098
Scope and Contents

This is a copy of a photograph of a theater backdrop that was painted by Cy Twombly in Lexington, Virginia. The location and name of the theater production is unknown.

Dates: Event: Date of original photograph ; Date of photographic copy unknown

Carte de Visite Photograph of William E. Dold WLU Coll PP 0104

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll
Content Description

A carte de visite photograph of Washington and Lee University student William E. Dold. Dold graduated in 1876. The photo was taken by Lexington, Va. photographer Michael Miley and is autographed by Dold.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1873 - 1874

Photographs of the Washington and Lee University Campus from the World War Two era.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU -Coll -PP-0109
Content Description

12 photographs of Washington and Lee University campus which include the colonnade and academic buildings, Lee Chapel, Doremus gym, dorms, and fraternity houses. The photographs were taken by Army officer J.W. 'Bill' Stevens, who attended the U.S. Army's School for Personnel Services hosted by Washington and Lee University during World War Two.

Dates: Majority of material found within Creation of the photographs

Copy of an ambrotype photograph of George Lewis Dull

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0110
Content Description

Two modern print copies of an ambrotype of George Lewis Dull in his Confederate uniform. The original photograph was taken by Richmond, Va. photographer Charles Rees

Dates: Majority of material found within Creation of the ambrotype

Photograph of a painting of Daniel Parke Custis

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0111
Content Description

A modern black and white photograph of John Wollaston's painting of Daniel Parke Custis. Wollaston's portrait was done in 1757. The original painting is owned by Washington and Lee University.

Dates: Date of painting; Majority of material found within Creation of Photograph

Photograph of Paxton Davis

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0112
Content Description

A photograph of author and W&L Journalism professor Paxton Davis (James Paxton Davis, Jr.).The photograph was retouched for reproduction in the Washing and Lee Alumni magazine.

Dates: Majority of material found within Date of the photograph

Photograph of James R. Echols

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0113
Content Description

A copy of a photograph of James R. Echols. The original of this image, location unknown, was likely created approximately in the 1960s. The James Echols in this image could have been a Sociology graduate student at the University of Virginia in the late 1940's - otherwise no information is known about the individual.

Dates: Majority of material found within Likely creation dates of original (not copy)

Photograph of Teeny Dudley

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0114
Content Description

Teeny Dudley was a well-known local personality in Buena Vista, Va. The image shows Dudley smiling as an older woman, with a bandolier of blank rifle ammunition around her neck. The image is a photocopy.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000

Cabinet Photograph of Bessie Gardner

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0115
Content Description

A cabinet photograph of Elizabeth Gardner 'Bessie,' who married Alfred I. duPont in 1887. The image was made by 'Davis & Sanford, Artist Photographers' of 246 Fifth Avenue, New York.'

Dates: 1887

Photograph of Elizabeth Huntington Gibb

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0116
Content Description

An oval silverprint photograph of nineteen year old Elizabeth Huntington Gibb taken before the annual Washington and Lee University Fancy Dress Ball in 1915.

Dates: 1915

Copy of a carte de visite photograph of James Edward Allan Gibbs

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0117
Content Description

Modern copy of carte de visite photograph of James Edward Allan Gibbs (1829–1902). The Rockbridge County, Va. inventor was a partner in the Wilcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine Company.

Dates: Majority of material found within Creation of original carte de visite photograph.

Small engraving of General John B. Floyd

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0118
Content Description

A carte de visite sized engraving of General John B. Floyd in uniform by engraver 'Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St, NY.' The image of Floyd is bordered by a decorative red oval. It resembles a trading card. Floyd was 31st governor of Virginia and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

Dates: Majority of material found within Approximate

Photograph of Reverend Alfred T. Graham

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0119
Content Description A copy of an earlier photograph of Alfred T. Graham, a prominent pastor in Virginia and North Carolina from 1883 to 1917. Graham was born in 1859 in Winchester, Va. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1878 and the Union Theological Seminary in 1883. Graham was a minister at Rockville Church in Davidson, NC and from 1907 until 1917 minister at the Lexington Va. Presbyterian Church. He married Isabelle Irwin of N.C. in November 1886 and had three children. Reverend Graham died in...
Dates: Majority of material found within Era of photograph

Haskins Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0127
Content Description

Two original photographs of young girls, each dated March 4th, 1896. One image includes Louise Haskins and May Haskins and the other shows Louise Haskins and Lucy Patton. Both small images are 'Pocket Kodaks.' The photographs are the same format and size and include same handwriting on their backs as collection WLU PP # 0120 - Graham Family Photographs.

Dates: 1896-03-04

Photograph of B.H. Herrick

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0128
Content Description

A photograph identified as B. H. Herrick, c. 1970 - 1990?. No further information is included and this image is likely not Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Bruce Hale Herrick who died in July 2012.

Dates: Majority of material found within Creation of Photograph

Photograph of Congressman Hayes

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0129
Content Description

A photograph of Congressman Hayes. No other information is available, though it can be estimated that this photograph was taken during the early 1900s and is a similar size, format, and markings, as other photographs in the general collection - they were likely published together. See related resources below.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1900 - 1920

Photographs of the Highland Belle School near Lexington, Va

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0130
Content Description

One original photograph, as well two copies of a different photographs of the Highland Belle School in Lexington, VA circa 1938. The children pictured are identified on the back of each image. Surnames of students include Swink, Smith, Shoemaker, McCown, Black, Muterspaw, Johnson, Horne, Davis, Hostetter, Campbell, Doran, Johnston, Linburg, and Ayers

Dates: 1938

Hotinger family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0131
Content Description Photograph collection of members members of the Hotinger family of Rockbridge County, Va. This collection includes a photograph of Rice Hotinger and Susan Radar Hotinger celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on October 18, 1949; Harvey and Katherine Hotinger; Gertrude Hotinger; as well as a group picture of the Hotinger family. Each individual in this group photograph is identified. The collection consists of originals and copies. Also incuded is a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Grover...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1960

Collection of Images Related to Stonewall Jackson

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0134
Content Description

A collection of 17 photographs, copies, and postcards related to Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson, his first wife Elinor Junkin and second wife Mary anna Morrison. The collection includes two original cartes de visite. One, a retouched image of Jackson in his pre - Civil War U.S. Army uniform without a photographer's imprint and the other, a view of his grave by Michael Miley, of Lexington, Va., c. 1870 - 75.The postcards date to the mid 20th century.

Dates: Majority of material found within Cartes de visite

Photograph of an oil portrait of Julia Rush Junkin

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0135
Content Description

One print copy of a 19th century oil portrait of Julia Rush Junkin, who was the wife of Reverend George Junkin. The original painting is in private hands.

Dates: Majority of material found within Creation of original painting