Amusement parks
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Leon Nowitzky's 1920s Passes and Tickets
Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2023-026
Scope and Contents
Fourteen passes, ticket stubs, and membership cards to various venues and organizations in Norfolk and Virginia Beach dating between the late 1910s to early 1930s. These venues and organizations included are Seaside Park, Auspices Norfolk Sleuth Club, Norva Theatre, Coral Gables Kennel Club, Ocean View Park, Virginia Electric and Power Company, Woodmen of the World Club, Loyal Order of Moose, B.P.O. Elks, and Norfolk Fair.
Dates:
created: 1910s-1930s; Other: Majority of material found in 1928; Other: Date acquired: 08/27/2024
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Whitehurst Family Photographs
Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-387
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...
Dates:
created: circa 1900-1930, 1950-1970, 1987-1991; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection