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Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
An account of the resource
Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
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Albumen print on board
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11 x 14 inches
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Title
A name given to the resource
William and Mary College, Williamsburgh, Va.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Block 16. Building 3.
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg
Wren building (Williamsburg, Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
Begun in 1695, the construction of the Wren Building marked the birth of an academic center in colonial Virginia. A series of fires in 1705, 1859, and 1862 damaged parts of the structure but never completely destroyed exterior walls.
During the Civil War, the Wren Building caught fire on September 8, 1862. Although this blaze was extinguished, a group of Union soldiers incensed by a Confederate raid re-ignited the fire on September 9th. The entire interior burned and only a shell of the exterior walls remained. This photo shows the reconstructed version completed after the conclusion of the war.
The Botetourt Statue survived the war despite vandalism and skirmishes taking place around it.
Creator
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Centennial Photographic Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ca. 1875
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Albumen Print Collection, MS2005.16
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
Centennial Photographic Company
College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg
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Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
An account of the resource
Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
Fort Magruder, Williamsburgh, Va.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Fort Magruder (Va.)
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
Description
An account of the resource
This photo captures several men sitting atop redoubts as they contemplate the events that took place not so long ago at the site of Fort Magruder, the most important Confederate defense line immediately east of Williamsburg. They are seated upon a portion of the earthen walls that once formed the outline of the fort.
The Battle of Williamsburg occurred on May 5, 1862. To buy time for Confederate troops evacuating the peninsula towards Richmond, General Johnston chose to send a smaller contingent back to take defensive posts outside of Williamsburg. Led by General James Longstreet, the troops assembled around earthworks constructed to protect two roads leading to Williamsburg. As the rebels pursued the Confederates, they encountered the surprise defense line and a bloody skirmish ensued. The Union assault proved to be too powerful for the Confederate soldiers, who eventually retreated, yet were pleased with their efforts to delay the Union army’s progress towards the Confederate capital at Richmond.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ca. 1875
Rights
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This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions
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Marcus Whiffen Papers, MS1991.9
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jpeg
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Image
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D2014-SC-0003
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
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Centennial Photographic Company
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Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
An account of the resource
Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Albumen print on board
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11 x 14 inches
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Old Court House, Williamsburgh, Va.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Courthouse (Williamsburg, Va.)
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Block 19. Building 03.
Description
An account of the resource
A prominent colonial building still standing in Williamsburg in 1875, the Courthouse had played a more recent role in the Civil War as a hospital and morgue after the Battle of Williamsburg. Portions of the interior received significant damage during this period. The building was repaired and resumed its function as a city courthouse after the war. The photo captures the structure's central location on Market Square, where residents gathered on its steps to mingle and converse.
This view of the south and east facades of the Courthouse shows the building with its unique cantilevered entrance porch. This original building was constructed shortly before the Revolution, and it is surmised that stone columns intended to support the portico never arrived from England. A unique 18th-century feature is the original weathervane on the cupola.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ca. 1875
Rights
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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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Albumen Print Collection, MS2005.16
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jpeg
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image
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An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2010-BTL-0322-1140
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Courthouse
Cupolas
Market Square
Porticoes
Round-headed Windows
Virginia
Weathervanes
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
An account of the resource
Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Albumen print on board
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11 x 14 inches
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bruton Parish Church Cemetery
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Block 21. Building 01.
Cemeteries - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Tombstones and monuments of important historical figures fill the cemetery of Bruton Parish Church. The efforts of the Centennial Photographic Company to document the graves of earlier inhabitants underscores its mission to visually record historic features of the town. Along with several marked memorials to fallen Confederate soldiers, the graveyard is known to contain the unmarked plots of at least forty Confederate soldiers who died after the Battle of Williamsburg.
One of the earliest organized activities to preserve Williamsburg's historic heritage occurred in the churchyard under the direction of the Catharine Memorial Society. In the early 1880s, a group of women led by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Coleman raised money to repair the cemetery in memory of her daughter, Catharine Brooke Coleman. This photo records the condition of the graveyard prior to any preservation efforts.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ca.1875
Rights
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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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Albumen Print Collection, MS2005.16
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jpeg
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image
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D2010-COPY-0302-2010
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
Bruton Parish Church
Cemeteries
Centennial Photographic Company
Graveyards
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
An account of the resource
Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Albumen print
Physical Dimensions
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11 x 14 inches
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Title
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Bruton Parish Church
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Block 21. Building 01.
Church architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
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Since 1715, Bruton Parish Church has served continuously as a house of worship for the Williamsburg community. Like many other public buildings in the town, the church became a makeshift hospital during the Civil War. The sanctuary housed injured soldiers after the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862. Many Confederate soldiers lie in unmarked graves in the surrounding cemetery.
Various 19th-century modifications are documented in this photograph. One of three chimneys along the roof ridge is visible on the right. Added in 1840, when the altar was moved to the west end and a new entrance cut into the east façade, the chimneys provided ventilation for three large stoves used to heat the interior. A clock face is mounted on the steeple and almost obscures the small window in the octagonal section of the tower. Shutters cover the round-headed windows. Ivy climbs the east wall and thickly curtains the brick.
Fortunately, the overall exterior appearance of the church remained intact into the twentieth-century. During his first period as rector of Bruton Parish Church from 1903-1907, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin oversaw restoration of the interior to commemorate the Jamestown Tercentenary of 1907. Further restoration work, including removal of the unauthentic exterior window shutters, occurred in 1939.
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Centennial Photographic Company
Date
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ca.1875
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Virginia Area Albumen Prints Collection, MS2005.16
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D2010-COPY-0302-2015
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
Bruton Parish Church
Centennial Photographic Company
Church Architecture
Churches
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
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Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
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Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
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Albumen print
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11 x 14 inches
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Main Street, Williamsburgh, Va
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Duke of Gloucester Street (Williamsburg, Va.)
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Palmer House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Streets - Virginia - Williamsburg
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This view looking west down Duke of Gloucester Street from the site of the Capitol captures the quiet, slightly dilapidated atmosphere of Reconstruction Era Williamsburg. The Palmer House is visible on the left, and what Colonial Williamsburg researchers believe is the porch of Charlton's Coffeehouse is seen to the right. A series of rutted horse and oxen trails wind their way from the foreground into the distance. Lines of trees shade foot paths on each side of the deserted street slumbering in the summer heat of mid-afternoon.
After the Capitol moved to Richmond in 1781, Williamsburg's colonial Capitol building fell into disrepair, and townspeople demolished the eastern portion in 1793. The remains burned down in 1832, leaving nothing but foundations. A building housing the Williamsburg Female Academy stood in the approximate location from 1849-1861. Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple converted the building into a hospital for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Its ruins may have been visible behind the photographers when they set up on the grassy lot to take this vista photo.
Known in the 19th-century as the Vest House, the Palmer House served as a military headquarters during the Civil War. First occupied by Confederate generals John Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston, it became a Union point of command after the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862. General George B. McClellan resided in the house briefly before Federal provost marshals took over to police the occupied town. Its prominence may be one reason the photographers chose this vista, since the Centennial Photographic Company strove to record important Civil War sites.
The Virginia General Assembly officially christened the broad avenue Duke of Gloucester Street in 1699 to honor Prince William Henry. However, as the photo inscription notes, Main Street is the name by which most residents referred to the principle thoroughfare of Williamsburg in the 18th- and 19th-centuries.
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Centennial Photographic Company
Date
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ca.1875
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Albumen Print Collection, MS2005.16
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D2010-BTL-0322-1129
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Charlton's Coffeehouse
Duke of Gloucester Street
Main Street
Palmer House
Street Scenes
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Centennial Photographic Company Albumen Prints
Description
An account of the resource
Some of the earliest pre-restoration photos held in the library's archives are albumen prints. Dating to circa 1875, the photos were produced by the Centennial Photographic Company in conjunction with the celebration of America's Centennial. Edward L. Wilson, a photo editor, and William Notman, a Scottish-Canadian photographer, served as the chief officers of the Centennial Photographic Company and directed its efforts after winning the license to take and market souvenir photos of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. The company also sold keepsake photos of former Civil War battlefields and the towns located near them. This set of photos is thought to be part of the Civil War series and documents some of the colonial era buildings still standing in Reconstruction Era Williamsburg, as well as earthworks remaining just outside of town that bear witness to Civil War battle maneuvers.
The quiet, backwater town that had lost its prominence after the state capital was moved to Richmond in 1780 suddenly began to attract some historical attention again due to its associations with the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and subsequent Union occupation. As photographers entered the area to commemorate these events, they discovered remnants of stirring colonial history via extant buildings such as the Courthouse of 1770, the Powder Magazine, Bruton Parish Church and cemetery, and the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.
Invented by French photographer Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard in 1850, the albumen print became a dominant photographic process between 1855-1895. A wet-plate process, it involved sensitizing salted paper in a silver nitrate bath, drying it, and then placing the paper in a frame that could then be put in contact with a glass-collodian negative. When exposed to daylight, the photographic image would begin to appear on the paper. An egg white binder aided in distributing the light sensitive particles in a smooth manner across the paper. This binder is what helps give albumen prints a glossy surface and their trademark yellow or reddish brown cast.
Subject
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Centennial Photographic Company
Albumen prints
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Still Image
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Albumen print on board
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11 x 14 inches
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Title
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Old Powder Magazine, Williamsburgh, Va.
Subject
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Powder Magazine (Williamsburg, Va.)
Albumen prints
Centennial Photographic Company
Block 12. Building 09.
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
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The Powder Magazine, another extant colonial building, stood in dilapidated condition by 1870. It was constructed in 1715 to store the arms and ammunition sent for protection of the colony by Queen Anne. This view, looking southeast, shows the building's entrance. Following the Revolution, it became a multi-purpose structure in the town's central Market Square with uses ranging from a Baptist meeting house to a dancing school, and even a livery stable.
Just prior to the Civil War, it served as a market house where town residents could gather to exchange produce, eggs, and meat. Confederate forces used it as an arsenal, while Union soldiers in turn housed Confederate prisoners inside it after the Battle of Williamsburg.
In 1899, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities acquired the building and commenced efforts to restore the structure. By the late 1890s, it had become a tourist attraction and one of the first shrines commemorating the town's colonial past.
Creator
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Centennial Photographic Company
Date
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ca.1875
Rights
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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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Albumen Print Collection, MS2005.16
Format
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jpeg
Type
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image
Identifier
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D2014-SC-0004
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Albumen Prints
Arsenals
Centennial Photographic Company
Market Square
Powder Magazine
Virginia
Williamsburg