Christmas

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Two 1990s-2010s scrapbooks of the Capeview Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia of the club's activities, including volunteer work for Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Thirty-four circa 1900 photographs of individuals, families, other groups, a gravesite, a horse-drawn carriage, and school classes primarily in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the photographs feature one subject or a small family group. Also, two oversized portraits of unidentified young girls.

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Ten pieces of printed ephemera relating to Norfolk, Virginia. The ephemera includes materials from hotels, schools, and automobile businesses from circa 1940s-1960s.

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Circa 2006 negatives of the Lafayette Motor Hotel and construction site of Tanner's Landing on Llewellyn Avenue at the Granby Street Bridge in the Riverview section of Norfolk, Virginia. There are also images of two individuals each sitting in front of a Christmas tree inside a home.

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One book of poetry titled A Christmas Token, two circa 1912 postcards written by Luther Buskey to his sister Mae Buskey in Norfolk, Virginia, and one circa 1969 book titled The Dam Neck Story.

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World War I and World War II personal military-related records, papers, photographs, and objects of the Tarrall brothers: Elmer Tarrall, Henry Alberti Tarrall, and Melvin Orr Tarrall of Norfolk, Virginia.

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Photographs, scrapbooks, policies, and minutes of The Dwelling Place in Norfolk, Virginia. Many of the photographs depict events from the first two years of operation, including house dedication ceremonies and Christmas party reunions. The minutes from 2005-2015 include records from the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and financial reports. The collection also includes newsletters from 2005-2013, correspondence, reports, proposals, and plans.

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One 1939 children's booklet with Christmas-related illustrations, activities, and store advertisements.

Scope and Contents Loose photographs and scrapbook pages of the Whitehurst family in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the collection consists of fragments of scrapbook pages with photographs still adhered to them. The scrapbook pages appear to have been taken in the early part of the 20th century, with family photographs depicting various subjects such as snow, the beach, fire, a mail truck, a shoe store, amusement parks, a Christmas tree, and both people at home and on vacation. Identified geographic locations of...