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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

45th International Azalea Festival Grand Parade Photographs

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: MSS-0000-497
Scope and Contents

Photographs of parade floats from the 45th International Azalea Festival in 1998 that passed by on Granby Street primarily between Charlotte Street and Bute Street in Norfolk, Virginia. There are also photographs of Queen Azalea Helena Winther from Denmark and her court standing in front of the United States Post Office and Courthouse building at 600 Granby Street.

Dates: created: 1998 April; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

"100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-0000-102
Scope and Contents

One scrapbook of clippings featured in a section of the newspaper titled "One Hundred Years of Norfolk." Each article includes the following description: "A Retrospective Glance Over the Local History of the Century Just Closed. - A Magnificent Record of Steady Advance Despite War and Pestilence - A Pen Picture of Norfolk in 1800 - What it Cost to Live Here a Century Ago - From Less than 8,000 Inhabitants to Our Present Busy City and Its Populous Suburbs."

Dates: created: circa 1900; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

100th Anniversary of McClure Field Baseball Cards

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-2017-026
Scope and Contents

Two baseball cards of the Naval Training Station Blue Jackets, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 2017-2017; Other: Date acquired: 04/19/2017

111th Field Artillery Photographs

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: MSS-2017-004
Scope and Contents

One loose photograph and 14 scrapbook pages with pasted photographs featuring the 111th Field Artillery from Norfolk, Virginia. All photographs date from the 1920s to 1930s.

Dates: created: circa 1920s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 02/09/2017

1800s-1840s Collection of Legal and Commercial Documents, Norfolk, Virginia

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: MSS-2016-014
Scope and Contents

Includes handwritten legal/court and commercial documents from the Borough of Norfolk and Norfolk County, Virginia, dated between 1800 and 1835. Also includes a Norfolk County land grant from 1692.

Dates: created: 1692-1840; Other: Majority of material found in 1810-1835; Other: Date acquired: 02/19/2016

1870s-1880s Norfolk, Virginia Court Records Transcription Book

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-0000-422
Scope and Contents

One 170-page record book containing handwritten transcriptions of court records primarily from the Corporation Court of the City of Norfolk and the Circuit Court of Norfolk County, Virginia. The circa 1870s-1880s transcriptions were written in pencil and in ink and appear to be written by various individuals. The first several pages include pasted clippings featuring auction sales, legal notices, commissioner's sales, and trustee's sales in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1870s-1880s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1870s-1880s Norfolk, Virginia Stereoview Photograph Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-2016-067
Scope and Contents

Three 1870s-1880s stereoscopic photographs of buildings and streets in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1870s-1880s; Other: Date acquired: 08/16/2016

1880s-1910s Norfolk Studio Portraits

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-0000-618
Scope and Contents

Seven Norfolk, Virginia studio portait photographs of individuals, mostly children, in the late 19th century to early 20th century.

Dates: created: 1880s-1910s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1891-1898 Account Ledger for Employees

 Collection — 1 ledger
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-266
Scope and Contents

One 1891-1898 ledger of employees' names and account balances with an alphabetical index in front of the volume. Some employees are listed as cooks, bellboys, and waiters. The ledger is likely from the Atlantic Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1891-1898; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1903-1906 Norfolk Schools Sports Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-389
Scope and Contents

Six circa 1903-1906 photographs of Norfolk, Virginia boys' school sports teams.

Dates: created: circa 1903-1906; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014