Virginian Railway
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
A. M. Traugott Photographs and Papers on the Virginian Railway
Collection — 11 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-235
Scope and Contents
Circa 1900s-1930s photographs and a scrapbook featuring the Virginian Railway, primarily in West Virginia. The photographs depict trains, railroad tracks, bridges, tunnels, and housing construction. There are also photographs depicting railroad construction workers as well as family photographs. The collection also includes postcards, correspondence, and clippings of A. M. Traugott, along with a 1947 annual report, 1933 magazine feature, and 1938 organizational chart of the Virginian Railway...
Dates:
created: circa 1900s-1948; Other: Majority of material found in 1900s-1920s; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
W. J. Hunt Wallet
Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-013
Scope and Contents
One April 3, 1909 wallet with invitation, menu, guest list, participants list, and autographed card of W. J. Hunt regarding a dinner to Henry H. Rogers upon completion of the Virginian Railway, celebrated at the Monticello Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia.
Dates:
created: 1909; Other: Date acquired: 03/11/2019
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Winding Gulf, West Virginia Photograph Scrapbook
Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-028
Scope and Contents
One circa 1900-1910 photograph scrapbook of people, pets, and scenery. Photographs depict horse-drawn carriages, owners with their dogs, camping tents, houses, railroads, railroad workers, and coal miners. Geographic locations identified include Winding Gulf, West Virginia; Soak Creek, West Virginia; and Aspen, Virginia. Railways captioned include the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the Virginian Railway. One tent is labeled "No. 2 Palace" and one photograph identifies the Gulf Smokeless...
Dates:
created: circa 1900-1910; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Photographs 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- West Virginia--Social life and customs 2
- Annual reports 1
- Autographs (manuscripts) 1
- Biographies (documents) 1
- Booklets 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Coal miners--West Virginia 1
- Coal mines and mining 1
- Correspondence 1
- Invitations 1
- Magazines (periodicals) 1
- Menus 1
- Norfolk (Va.) 1
- Organizational charts 1
- Photograph albums 1
- Postcards 1
- Railroad companies 1
- Railroad stations--West Virginia 1
- Raleigh County (W. Va.) 1
- Virginia--Maps 1
- Wallets 1
- Winding Gulf (W. Va.) 1