A & P Food Market
Merchants Square (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 15. Building 28D.
Grocery stores - Virginia - Williamsburg
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
View looking west across South Henry Street towards the A & P Food Market on the corner of the newly constructed Business Block, today known as Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Jr.
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AV2009-16_FER0313
Aronia Plant
Plants - Virginia - Williamsburg
Documentary photo of an aronia plant, commonly known as a chokeberry, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1920s, taken by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff as part of his study of local flora.
Shurcliff, Arthur
Circa 1920s
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Image
1987-1108
Boxwood Hedge at Belleville
Outbuildings - Virginia - Gloucester County
Boxwood
Gardens - Virginia - Gloucester County
Outbuilding and boxwood hedge on the grounds of Belleville, Gloucester County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward A.
1926
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Image
Be134 (see also Bec-38)
Governor's Palace Front Gate
Block 20. Building 03.
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Architectural decorations & ornaments - Virginia - Williamsburg
Crate containing decorative sculptures of lion and unicorn for installation on gate posts stands next to the front gate at the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nash, Susan Higginson
Circa 1929-1934
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image
Na384
Interior Door, Herbert Smith House
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Augusta County
Historic buildings - Virginia - Augusta County
Architectural elements - Virginia - Augusta County
Interior door, Herbert Smith House, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1933
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image
Be315
Lester Reed House
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Richmond
Historic buildings - Virginia - Richmond
Gardens - Virginia - Richmond
View looking through trees and shrubs in garden towards a portion of the exterior elevation of the Lester Reed House, Entrance, Richmond, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1933
jpeg
image
Be337
Library, Rose Hill
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Albemarle County
Plantations - Virginia - Albemarle County
Furnishings
Library, Rose Hill, Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
Beckwith, Edward
1933
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image
Be279
Lightfoot House
Historic Houses - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lightfoot House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 03. Building 10.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-restoration view of the north façade of the Lightfoot House (formerly the Allen-Byrd House or Coke House), Williamsburg, Virginia.
Swem, Earl Gregg
Circa 1920
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Swem-36
Log Cabin Beach Picnic
African American Photographers
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Social life and customs
African Americans - Virginia - Williamsburg - Photographs
Log Cabin Beach (Williamsburg, Va.)
Segregation - Virginia - Williamsburg
African Americans having a picnic on the beach at Log Cabin Beach, a segregated swimming and recreational facility located on the James River just outside of Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1950s. People identified as (l to r) unidentified, Roland Epps, Sarah Belpree, & John Billups (a waiter at Chowning's Tavern).
Durant, Albert W.
Circa 1950's
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DUR-5662
Market Square Tavern, Great Room
Market Square Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 12. Building 13.
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
View of the west end of the Great Room of the Market Square Tavern taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. The original tavern structure burned down in 1859 but the remains of the original foundations allowed for the restoration of the building to its eighteenth-century appearance. John Dixon constructed the original around 1749 and used it as a combination dwelling and shop. Later additions allowed the building to be converted into a tavern operated first by Thomas Craig and later by Gabriel Maupin.
After its restoration in the early 1930s, guests at Colonial Williamsburg could rent rooms in the tavern to experience some colonial ambiance. The Great Room served as a gathering spot for conversations, games, and special occasions. Its focal point is a large round table encircled by Windsor chairs. A desk, high chest of drawers, side table, armchair, and ladder-back side chair complete the furnishings.
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: <a href="http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary/Visual_Resources/VisualResourcePermission.cfm">Rights and reproductions</a>
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LC328P2
Market Square Tavern, Great Room
Market Square Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 12. Building 13.
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Williamsburg
View of the west end of the Great Room of the Market Square Tavern taken by F.S. Lincoln in 1935. The original tavern structure burned down in 1859 but the remains of the original foundations allowed for the restoration of the building to its eighteenth-century appearance. John Dixon constructed the original around 1749 and used it as a combination dwelling and shop. Later additions allowed the building to be converted into a tavern operated first by Thomas Craig and later by Gabriel Maupin.
After its restoration in the early 1930s, guests at Colonial Williamsburg could rent rooms in the tavern to experience some colonial ambiance. The Great Room served as a gathering spot for conversations, games, and special occasions. Its focal point is a large round table encircled by Windsor chairs. A desk, high chest of drawers, side table, armchair, and ladder-back side chair complete the furnishings.
Lincoln, F.S.
1935
This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: <a href="http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary/Visual_Resources/VisualResourcePermission.cfm">Rights and reproductions</a>
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LC328P3
Northwest Outbuilding, Wren Building
Block 16. Building 03A.
Outbuildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.)
Northwest outbuilding, Wren Building, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Todd and Brown Inc.
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TB465
Peyton Randolph House
Peyton Randolph House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Recto and verso of official Colonial Williamsburg postcard featuring a photo of a costumed interpreter pausing just inside the door of the stair passage of the Peyton Randolph House.
The caption reads: "Elegant and spacious, this stair passage, with its pine wainscot, welcomes visitors to the home of the first president of the Continental Congress, where the Comte de Rochambeau headquartered in 1781, and the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained during his triumphal return to the United States in 1824."
H.S. Crocker Co., Inc. for Colonial Williamsburg
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AV-2015-02-20-R
AV-2015-02-20-V
Shops on Duke of Gloucester Street
Block 14
Stores, Retail - Virginia - Williamsburg
Central business districts - Virginia - Williamsburg
Snow scene looking across Duke of Gloucester Street towards shops on Block 14, Williamsburg, Virginia
Todd and Brown Inc.
jpeg
image
TB418
Yeardley Desk, Coke-Garrett House,
Coke-Garrett House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 27. Building 01.
Furniture
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-restoration view of the East Wing first floor interior, specifically the Yeardley Desk, of the Coke-Garrett House, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia.
Beckwith, Edward A.
jpeg
Image
Be94 (see also Bec-127)
'Aunt Mary'
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Museum docents
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
African American women - Virginia - Williamsburg
Recto and verso, postcard illustrated with the painting “‘Aunt Mary" by Eleanor R. Craighill, published by The Albertype Co., Text on verso reads: ' "Aunt Mary', born a slave and one of the old cooks of Williamsburg, is now the custodian of the kitchen of the restored Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia.'
Albertype Co.
Albertype Co.
1930s
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D2021-COPY-1014-0079 R
D2021-COPY-1014-0080 V
"Beat Ole Hayden" Parade Float
African American students - Virginia
Parades & processions - Virginia
African Americans - Virginia - Photographs
An unidentified group of African American students ride in a car pulling a float with the banner "Beat Ole Hayden" referring to a rivalry with Hayden High School in Franklin, Virginia.
Durant, Albert W.
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Image
DUR-5941
"Pocahontas" Steamboat
Ferries - American - Virginia
Steamboats - American - Virginia
Rivers - Virginia
Steamboat "Pocahontas" on the James River, Virginia
Unknown
Circa 1903
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Mus-031B
[Ayscough House and William Finnie House]
Block 08. Building 05.
Block 02. Building 07.
Ayscough House (Williamsburg, Va.)
William Finnie House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
A woman standing on the north side of Francis Street looking towards the north elevation of the William Finnie House with the Ayscough House to the right, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nivison, Frank
1933
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N5331R
[Ayscough House and William Finnie House]
William Finnie House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 02. Building 07.
Ayscough Shop (Williamsburg, Va.)
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Progress photo looking towards the Ayscough House, left, and the William Finnie House, right, nearing completion of their restoration, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Nivison, Frank
1933
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N5332R