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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 293 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

1911 and 1924 Virginia Beach Oceanfront Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-363
Scope and Contents

Twelve 1911 photographs and four 1924 photographs featuring scenes from the Oceanfront at Virginia Beach, Virginia. Subjects include the United States Life Saving Station, the Arlington Hotel, Virginia Beach Public Library, and ship figureheads "Miss Dictator" and the "Norwegian Lady."

Dates: created: 1911, 1924; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1918 Monticello Hotel Fire Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-594
Scope and Contents

Seven 1918 photographs of the Monticello Hotel and adjacent buildings during the fire on January 1 and aftermath. Some photographs feature a fire truck with attached fire ladder covered in icicles in front of the building. Identifiable building signs include Norfolk County Farms and Monticello Hotel Barber Shop.

Dates: created: 1918; Other: Date acquired: 08/31/1972

1919 Hofheimer Cottage Storm Aftermath Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-355
Scope and Contents

Four 1919 photographs of storm damage to Hofheimer Cottage in Ocean View, Norfolk, Virginia. Includes one 1902 postcard of Norfolk's first traffic officer: F. D. Seymour.

Dates: created: 1919; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2003

1920s-1930s Norfolk and Augusta County Photograph Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-333
Scope and Contents One circa 1920s-1930s scrapbook of photographs featuring people and scenes in Norfolk and Mount Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia. Many of the photographs in the scrapbook depict ships, one of which is labeled Gaza-Lisboa. Notable shots of Norfolk include the Medical Arts Building, Barney's Market, Gulf gas station, and Jerusalem Baptist Church off of Brambleton Avenue in downtown Norfolk. One photograph with handwriting on the back identifies Miss Margaret Rimel in Mt. Sidney, Va, and...
Dates: created: 1920s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1920s-1960s Norfolk Businessmen Portrait Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-606
Scope and Contents

Sixteen portrait photographs of Norfolk, Virginia businessmen, dated circa 1920s-1960s.

Dates: created: circa 1920-1960; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1920s Hampton Roads Aerial Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-408
Scope and Contents

Thirty circa 1923 aerial photographs of scenes in Norfolk, Norfolk County, and Newport News, Virginia. The photographs were likely taken during a naval air reconnaissance photograph training flight.

Dates: created: 1920s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1920s Norfolk, Virginia Aerial Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-370
Scope and Contents

Fifteen 1920s aerial photographs of scenes in Norfolk, Virginia. Notable buildings in the aerial photographs include City Hall, the Norfolk Fire Department, City Hall Garage, Fairfax Hotel, City Market, and the Monticello Arcade. Aerial photographs also include residential sections of Norfolk, particularly along the waterway, a few photographs of a track, and one photograph of a boat in the water.

Dates: created: circa 1920s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1920s Winona, Norfolk, Virginia Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 2016-077
Scope and Contents

Three circa 1920s photographs of street scenes in the Norfolk, Virginia neighborhood of Winona.

Dates: created: circa 1920s; Other: Date acquired: 11/15/2016