007. Collections

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Six October 28, 1909 photographs featuring the laying of the cornerstone for Christ and Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia. The photographs were taken by P. H. Tarlon.

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Forty-nine circa 1951-1955 photographs from fundraising events of the Norfolk Community Chest, including the Uptown Division and Women's Division in Norfolk, Virginia. Fundraising took place in October of each year. Photographs were taken by the United States Army, United States Navy, and Photo Craftsmen, Inc. Some photographs include names of headlines and dates that correspond to inclusion in local newspapers such as the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.

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Three late 1800s to early 1900s photographs of Jones male family members: Jesse Jones Charles Edward Jones, and Jesse Jones.

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Seven 1914-1967 photographs of homes and other buildings in Norfolk, Virginia and Hampton, Virginia.

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Photographs of Beatrice Smyth Steele and the nurses at St. Vincent's Hospital, and family and friends of Beatrice Smyth Steele. Photographs from the Texaco Company and Eddie Buchanan. Photographs of the Capps family and friends.

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Print photographs that document the history and cultural heritage of Norfolk and Hampton Roads, Virginia.

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Circa 1950s photographs of the interior and exterior of J. C. Penney in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Photographs also include men playing golf, men and women shopping, and groups of individuals. Identified individuals include J. C. Penney, Marvin S. Thomas, and George M. Stone.

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1970s cardboard panels with pasted photographs featuring houses and buildings in the neighborhoods of Ghent and Freemason in Norfolk, Virginia. Some panels also include small maps highlighting the buildings photographed. Panels include overlapping 3.5 x 5" photographs, generally providing a "street view" of that particular street. Panels typically include the name of the primary street next to the panel number.

Scope and Contents Photo Craftsmen was a Norfolk commercial photography company that opened in 1946 at 512 West Olney Road. Jim Barry was the proprietor. The company moved to 1043 West 45th Street by 1958, and relocated to 251 West Bute Street by 1961. The company again relocated, to 420 West Bute Street by 1966, and then to its final location at 415 West York Street by 1978. When Barry died in 1976 the company was purchased by employee Len Rothman. Rothman changed the company name to Len Rothman Photography...

Scope and Contents Photographs relating to Robert R. Lambert's service in the United States military during World War II in Manila, Philippines; Yokohama, Japan; and Tokyo, Japan. One photograph shows a corporal standing beside a sign for 863rd Engineer Aviation Battalion, recognizing the unit's 19th month overseas. Another photograph shows a tugboat pulling the USS General George M. Randall (AP-115). Several photographs are stamped: "Passed by Base Army Examiner."...