Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and New York photographs Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and New York photographs MSS 15684

Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and New York photographs MSS 15684

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Tanner Greene

Repository

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Identification

MSS 15684

Title

Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and New York photographs circa 1900

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/706

Quantity

0.15 Cubic Feet, 1 album

Language

Materials are in English.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS15684, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and New York photographs, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Provenance

Accession 2018-0061 Purchased 2 December 2013; Robert and Virginia TunstallTrust Fund.

Historical Note

Creator of the photo album is unidentified, though possibly a member of the U.S. Navy, judging by the frequency of naval ship photographs.

Source: Materials within collection.

The photo album (circa 1880s-1910s; 0.15 cubic feet) contains scenes of ships in Hampton Roads including the U.S.S. San Francisco, U.S.S. Brooklyn, the Cape Charles light ship, the Princess Anne, and the St. Louis. There are scenes of the seashore at Virginia Beach and Richmond. Beyond Virginia, scenes include monuments in Baltimore, Maryland, various streets and historical sites in New York City, and the United States Capitol.

The album consists of a total of 50 pages, 8 of which have no photographs pasted on them.

Please note: Collection contains racist language typical of the time period.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Black-and-white photographs
Historic buildings -- Virginia.
Photograph albums
United States. Navy