Fort Monroe (Va.)

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One September 29, 1932 handwritten booklet featuring descriptions and pasted images of local places in and around Norfolk, Virginia. Locations include Cape Henry, Fort Story, St. Paul's Church, Fortress Monroe, Yorktown, Williamsburg, and the Norfolk naval base.

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Two front-and-back scrapbook pages featuring 24 circa 1916-1917 photographs of an unidentified family or families visiting Norfolk, Hampton, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Photographs include people at the beaches in Virginia Beach and Ocean View, exterior shots of buildings Hotel Chamberlain at Old Point Comfort and Coast Guard School Building at Fortress Monroe, and individual shots of a man and woman on a nature walk. At least six photographs are missing from the pages.

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One 1864 letter from son to mother, with news of his arrival at Fortress Monroe, his good health, and love sent from various individuals to their families back home.

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One October 19, 1864 certificate issuing the discharge of Union soldier Leroy Bedell from the 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry in Norfolk, Virginia.

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One circa 1900 book titled Norfolk, Va., illustrated in photo-gravure, copyright by A. Wittemann, The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, New York. The book features photographs of local landmarks in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton, Virginia.

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One 1864 letter informing the recipient of Nugent's safe arrival at Fortress Monroe and his promise to write upon reaching Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents This is the personal photograph collection of William Elton Beale, Sr., which includes photograph prints he captured of various scenes in the Hampton Roads region and beyond.  The initial donation of six photograph prints received on July 30, 2025 includes images that depict the Norwegian Lady masthead at the Virginia Beach oceanfront sometime in the early 1910s; Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia in the 1910s; a Curtiss Golden Flyer in-flight in the 1900s; construction of the Hampton Roads...

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Forty-one late 19th century to early 20th century photographs of people, ships, houses, and businesses. Identified geographic locations include Norfolk, Suffolk, Fort Monroe, and Mathews, Virginia. Several photographs may relate to the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia.