1 20 7 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/ae289165bca9fd3ea082010be87ae057.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=bcH9JCyUqNF3hHXClXNYG8fXyA1Lj0T1D-6xYnUqi9%7EAHhosSiZuKDUH3HtpJDfe5VS4rHZHEd8kQfaThAGXtUYlnrLEH75J0pmlCqLKxBNlcuqHMhRorGidOyKyV2tiT1-jqVM4-OdjiIyLw3CoEhgIvJvZPbtfPkNf8WBn%7Ed70TJBj%7E%7EzflfaDmcoAuknidj-YvRCWBZD9atmh2vc3KV3iOCrU7jclaeJHoyli%7EahLdpi%7EUUHBs9ghWD%7E9Ujwuz0Sf4zuUJ1v8y%7EouvnoMrs3XlvKokIU2aduO5AYYp1f%7E5Lhn1KZT1cTWF2NuKW1C1wydFokmaF%7ERhLb3guF7vg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 09d6c1bf187e97194c05aa5989297187 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc. Description An account of the resource The son of Norfolk architect Finlay Forbes Ferguson Sr., who served as an Advisory Architect in the late 1920s as Williamsburg’s restoration began, Finlay Ferguson Jr. contributed to two different periods of architectural projects at Colonial Williamsburg. A graduate of the University of Virginia’s architecture program, Finlay Jr. started the first phase of his career working as a draftsman at Colonial Williamsburg between 1930-1933. He assisted other members of the research and design team with preparation of conjectural sketches, preliminary elevations and floor plans, and final measured drawings. Finlay left Williamsburg to work in his father’s architectural firm, Peebles and Ferguson, on the restoration of Fort Macon in Moorehead City, North Carolina between 1934-1935. He continued his association with the Norfolk firm until 1939, when he returned to Colonial Williamsburg to work on research and design for the restoration of Bruton Parish Church until 1943. After serving in the Navy during the remainder of World War II, Ferguson resumed practicing architecture in Norfolk. His early association with Colonial Williamsburg allowed him to become a respected expert in architectural restoration and he oversaw projects at the Adam Thoroughgood House, the Moses Myers House, the Willoughby-Baylor House, and the Old Norfolk Academy. Ferguson also designed the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial and restored St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Ferguson joined his architectural colleagues in taking numerous photographs of both ongoing work in the Historic Area and field research at other sites. These are preserved in the Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16, which encompasses over four hundred black and white images of restoration projects underway in Williamsburg’s Historic Area, as well as architectural design precedents at historic sites in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina used to facilitate reconstruction of details not documented in historical records, archaeological investigations, or visual representations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-1943 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 439 photographs 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Color photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 4.75x3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource View of the southwest elevation of the Benjamin Powell House Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AV2009-16_FER0042 Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Powell House Subject The topic of the resource Benjamin Waller House (Williamsburg, Va.) Block 07. Building 26. Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Jr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Finlay Forbes Ferguson, Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16, Folder 1, Box 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Benjamin Powell House Brickwork Chimneys Cornices Dormers Finlay Forbes Ferguson Shutters Virginia Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/457d52ab439f5d4b1235a8543a215a3d.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=QDhUADfpfewQ7mNrCAt8BIsjyX27nGd7N-Whc1YDdHc5io7-YWF4LepPpxi4OT69eEK7gHAKaW9HowZ%7Et4wrbcBEH3hm0RWG6xTMyxnSmSnOl%7EaTG3tVk3h1cMHrrzYoHGfW5Z8VneQcXqGhvCMAYwS8-BKbfVWlyWAVTFLhvY73PGQl47KfdoG6irLANI-YxnlZOWC0aQ15n2OoGSAVZH%7EBgYd5wAE9iMwi2GuGu3bNvn1ux6m%7EZG9sEE%7EAU87qCu7f%7ENRuTly9cxaDFbJWHvFkC8CikhT1pKTlho7x0w0PChHgDvgcofNgM4JN1xJUVymH7rRsjbulJzRSkEVFjA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6bcdd4990d9d223ef25778092eea177e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc. Description An account of the resource The son of Norfolk architect Finlay Forbes Ferguson Sr., who served as an Advisory Architect in the late 1920s as Williamsburg’s restoration began, Finlay Ferguson Jr. contributed to two different periods of architectural projects at Colonial Williamsburg. A graduate of the University of Virginia’s architecture program, Finlay Jr. started the first phase of his career working as a draftsman at Colonial Williamsburg between 1930-1933. He assisted other members of the research and design team with preparation of conjectural sketches, preliminary elevations and floor plans, and final measured drawings. Finlay left Williamsburg to work in his father’s architectural firm, Peebles and Ferguson, on the restoration of Fort Macon in Moorehead City, North Carolina between 1934-1935. He continued his association with the Norfolk firm until 1939, when he returned to Colonial Williamsburg to work on research and design for the restoration of Bruton Parish Church until 1943. After serving in the Navy during the remainder of World War II, Ferguson resumed practicing architecture in Norfolk. His early association with Colonial Williamsburg allowed him to become a respected expert in architectural restoration and he oversaw projects at the Adam Thoroughgood House, the Moses Myers House, the Willoughby-Baylor House, and the Old Norfolk Academy. Ferguson also designed the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial and restored St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Ferguson joined his architectural colleagues in taking numerous photographs of both ongoing work in the Historic Area and field research at other sites. These are preserved in the Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16, which encompasses over four hundred black and white images of restoration projects underway in Williamsburg’s Historic Area, as well as architectural design precedents at historic sites in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina used to facilitate reconstruction of details not documented in historical records, archaeological investigations, or visual representations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-1943 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 439 photographs 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.5 x 4.5 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Powell-Waller Office Subject The topic of the resource Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Outbuildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Block 07. Building 21. Benjamin Powell House (Williamsburg, Va.) Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of the front elevation of the Benjamin Powell House Office, Williamsburg, Virginia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Jr. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16, Box 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Fer-346 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Benjamin Powell House Finlay Forbes Ferguson Offices Outbuildings Pre-Restoration Virginia Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/fc5e26d775deb1509b88401127c30a08.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=qC4b2vJlAGfdjMMuTW2usDSYV6i2PUo3awxhIaURBeQVHTDhD7oJjYhKGQe0y3lsjr0e2qG%7E1fl1Hy9mwtZtfG0IusCae-QNz7TBBqj%7E-Mk5d0NUyyAbTyIGLPzTJ%7Eozhy-TwqbLWETpFirNujmO4pBn-v7TH3tFyxaKRogny78nSPSWNukZc%7ERNoZycgNURINTd3WaLCT1azLxYez8m4KSR4%7EGDhci5V9ebK2m4l7rGOHmAeNm%7E0017xXwRRW7hOOcqf1C4t%7EwSbLae6u69efu906V4xOLL5jGOkfuZeKFKG8qz5EQ%7EGsZ02Hd5BWtIUewyHo3dohm1ficA-44meg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 19e6b8f2a4dca2e53603220007914f5d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Highlights of the Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Nash, Susan Higginson Williamsburg (Va.)--History Architecture, Colonial - Virginia Documentary photography - Virginia Architectural photographs - 1930-1940 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nash, Susan Higginson Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Description An account of the resource Susan Higginson Nash was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on August 8, 1893 and died in Boston on July 25, 1971. She served as a consultant on antiques and interior decoration in association with the Boston architectural firm of Perry, Shaw, & Hepburn, chosen to carry out the early work on Williamsburg's restoration. Later a member of the American Institute of Decorators, she was a friend of architect William G. Perry with whom she first visited Williamsburg in 1923. During field trips to Virginia sites, she met the popular Richmond novelist Ellen Glasgow, who advised her: "If you do any work at Williamsburg, make it perceptible." Mrs. Nash felt this was a wonderful phrase and quoted it often, evidently taking it to mean that the work should be subtly and sympathetically done. Most of the photos in the Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection date to the early 1930s, when steps to be taken in the physical restoration of the colonial capital were still under study. Sites include many of the important extant eighteenth-century houses in the Tidewater region of Virginia, such as Shirley, Westover, Mt. Airy, Sabine Hall and Marmion. Excursions to such sites were made to help in determining proper precedents for the work to be carried out in Williamsburg's Historic Area. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 1930s 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.25 x 4.25 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Powell-Waller House Office Subject The topic of the resource Block 07. Building 26. Benjamin Powell House (Williamsburg, Va.) Outbuildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of the Powell-Waller House Office, now the Benjamin Powell House Office, Waller Street, Williamsburg, Virginia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nash, Susan Higginson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1929-1934 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Susan Higginson Nash Photograph Collection, AV2009.35 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Na1062 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Benjamin Powell House Offices Susan Higginson Nash Virginia Waller Street Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/cf61ca15c2dfd7e0c24e49eea5e81b55.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=OyXd8zYWitjGUDj9hwgEhiAbpljbG4S%7EdMb6R8OFnL71R5JW3rUdc7ROc6cT5Ghy6TtLEuxTlic1pxKaDgXkwU51RJBfCiUAQPfwiTyKvok4%7E6wLp8ipRGFymDVoI9ECa5GNTDpHDgfXIfQY80sceeo7Eh93iZx%7EIdTfrYRzSE3l2ZwJp8tgTlpQefUvVgrSpYI0y5jIr2BHv%7EUNfvFTgZ9Q-jsE7AU-BgmImgIkLNNBZKVLa2dBeJGmvYlWoSgPayxt9iwqye1tTdC6gBVUpILLZcLS2qJ2tUvHgsjZbJecFcj5bFQDZdLolPXcPw%7ECLm-ht4HgrbLGOZ%7ENzPdwPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c7cd5034e237d47134c4c7212d99b82a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc. Description An account of the resource The son of Norfolk architect Finlay Forbes Ferguson Sr., who served as an Advisory Architect in the late 1920s as Williamsburg’s restoration began, Finlay Ferguson Jr. contributed to two different periods of architectural projects at Colonial Williamsburg. A graduate of the University of Virginia’s architecture program, Finlay Jr. started the first phase of his career working as a draftsman at Colonial Williamsburg between 1930-1933. He assisted other members of the research and design team with preparation of conjectural sketches, preliminary elevations and floor plans, and final measured drawings. Finlay left Williamsburg to work in his father’s architectural firm, Peebles and Ferguson, on the restoration of Fort Macon in Moorehead City, North Carolina between 1934-1935. He continued his association with the Norfolk firm until 1939, when he returned to Colonial Williamsburg to work on research and design for the restoration of Bruton Parish Church until 1943. After serving in the Navy during the remainder of World War II, Ferguson resumed practicing architecture in Norfolk. His early association with Colonial Williamsburg allowed him to become a respected expert in architectural restoration and he oversaw projects at the Adam Thoroughgood House, the Moses Myers House, the Willoughby-Baylor House, and the Old Norfolk Academy. Ferguson also designed the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial and restored St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Ferguson joined his architectural colleagues in taking numerous photographs of both ongoing work in the Historic Area and field research at other sites. These are preserved in the Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16, which encompasses over four hundred black and white images of restoration projects underway in Williamsburg’s Historic Area, as well as architectural design precedents at historic sites in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina used to facilitate reconstruction of details not documented in historical records, archaeological investigations, or visual representations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-1943 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 439 photographs 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3.5 x 4.5 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Powell-Waller House Subject The topic of the resource Block 07. Building 26. Benjamin Powell House (Williamsburg, Va.) Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of west elevation of the Powell-Waller House, today known as the Benjamin Powell House, with the Benjamin Powell Office in the foreground, Waller Street, Williamsburg, Virginia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ferguson, Finlay Forbes Jr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1932 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Finlay Forbes Ferguson Jr. Photograph Collection, AV2009.16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Fer-351 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Benjamin Powell House Finlay Forbes Ferguson Offices Outbuildings Pre-Restoration Street Scenes Virginia Waller Street Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/5efbccf5da6c177a2d987d36b0a15884.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=b17uYLepNJ2zbM1Q4mwhKNV8MtgOQWd89GDbxAFDj%7Ex8U9JjuXsdZHvYiNmcG-zpkgD4sNDxgV1cT7hOqV3by0a47jZA5Jb%7EJK00FHoyq1CmBU1j%7EexfD5mF41ojRZXPb2E8eej7KO7HQ2c92AnJyNYkaft88NTfLmMupdAiSsDaB72nR1XQahmZcNrXP23E3A72-AAEVbfzStp6N3omeQ%7E6hSJ1xE-1mARYiySr3%7EbQSJHd8gWul9Ti0oatIrZBWZm60Ypz5hCn8Z2fF75G2065fN2iia8xL%7EdaI5KYMV2T5kXgJCXeCkpEbEiOztKLBpUqnzJ7fmBKOZgv7kMANA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2e48fbd2cb4631187d845b8a9ecd8474 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Selections from the Clyde Holmes Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Black and white photographs Holmes, Clyde E., 1902-1977 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Holmes, Clyde Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1928-1932 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Description An account of the resource “Since 1924, a young man in Williamsburg, Mr. Clyde Holmes, has been collecting newspaper clippings and taking photographs in connection with the Restoration. This man has apparently all the newspaper write-ups that appeared in the local papers touching the Restoration from the time Dr. Goodwin first attempted to have someone buy the town in 1924; he also has from two to three thousand photographs he has taken of the various buildings and streets in Williamsburg before and after the Restoration began.” Letter, Vernon Geddy to Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, July 29, 1930, Colonial Williamsburg Corporate Archives The Clyde Holmes Photograph Collection originated with Clyde Holmes, a long-term Williamsburg resident with a passion for history. His employment at the Imperial Theater on Duke of Gloucester Street helped to develop his interest in film and photography. As noted in the quote above, Holmes drew inspiration from the early efforts of Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, rector of Bruton Parish Church, to convince both townspeople and wealthy philanthropists to support preservation of dilapidated structures with ties to the days when Williamsburg was a bustling colonial capital. Goodwin first approached Henry Ford in 1924 with the idea of funding preservation of certain Williamsburg buildings. Undaunted by Ford’s refusal, Goodwin pitched his ideas to John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who agreed to finance restoration of the colonial segment of Williamsburg in 1927. He authorized hiring Perry, Shaw, & Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm, to begin drafting preliminary plans. Once approved, the firm assembled a team of architects and draftsmen who started what local residents jokingly termed a second “Yankee invasion” in the late 1920s as they arrived in the area to study and measure existing buildings, uncover buried foundations, and conduct fieldwork at other colonial sites in the region. After his photographic efforts came to the attention of this team, Todd & Brown, the firm hired to oversee much of the construction work connected with the Restoration, encouraged Holmes by asking him to assist them with taking “before” photos of various sites. He also took a few to document early progress with archaeological and architectural investigations. While lacking the superior quality of contract photographers hired to aid the team, his amateur photos were recognized early on as having significant value as a working archive of the town’s pre-restoration appearance. Clyde Holmes cooperated with and supported the restoration effort by turning over his collection of clippings and photographs in 1933. Dating from ca. 1924-1933, his photos capture the birth of the idea of Williamsburg as a tourist destination. Automobiles, a hotel, a souvenir shop, and Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sites all attest to growing activity in the town as it stood on the brink of transformation into a laboratory for one of the nation’s earliest historic preservation campaigns. Examples of lost architecture that was either soon to be moved or torn down to make way for reconstruction of colonial buildings are also well represented in the collection. Holmes donated his photos in a bound fire insurance volume. Adhered to the pages with glue, the photos have since been removed for optimal preservation but still await further conservation treatment to remove residual paper backings. Quite a few of the Holmes images were copied by restoration contract photographers and mounted on linen for insertion into albums used on a daily basis by the architectural team. The visible stains, tears, and creases bear witness to the role this group of photos played in providing visual evidence that guided restoration and reconstruction work. 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 5 x 7 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Powell House Subject The topic of the resource Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Benjamin Powell House (Williamsburg, Va.) Block 07. Building 26. Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of the west and south elevations of the Benjamin Powell House in Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1928. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Holmes, Clyde Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1928 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Circa 1928 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Clyde Holmes Photograph Collection, AV2009.25, Box 1, Folder 4, Sheet 72 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H129 Print Hol-281 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Balconies Benjamin Powell House Chimneys Clapboard Siding Clyde Holmes Columns Porches Pre-Restoration Virginia Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/38deac1e7a5192fa3fe4f8c040e0a274.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=uqsqFTkGdmc5PfdpETw%7ES5TxKp4xk6Ta2YG-QCcvlb%7EfCIZ4bOKfPLxcNIjMd6NPT4z3M%7EzcISu%7EZtHqprOidH8IwiTpp0e5W-OekZWAEJIoltqlQt9zPUblA3hUlhJrnawXkK70K9j145ZPLCytd8ANB0n5jFtx0jfz-twseoVwUCqN7YD6tPLsWqcH7FveGMJsFSDYA0OEVTcPvMR6Xl9kR-Y-3tiMp%7E%7EieCGrIVrSDbix0ccxacpLxZ3ACDkpBESz6m7kaZDHUJ48TL9vSSdNiB519ZMaokCLP21oCPw8nlVwqH3vEeDx4SaIqaPC8rmjGx0UOXnQ%7EOmEtEqQEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 14a1eddbd7375413db788379a7cbda9f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource D.N. Davidson Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg Black and white photographs Architectural photographs - 1920-1930 Lost architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource In 1933, the Williamsburg Holding Corporation acquired a set of over one hundred photographs from Newport News photographer D.A. Davidson. Described in a January 3, 1933 letter by Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin as "...the most valuable photographs which we have...," it formed the nucleus of what would later become an extensive photo archive relating to Williamsburg's restoration. Taken in the Williamsburg, Virginia area, circa 1928, the images offer many pre-restoration views of the town just prior to the commencement of restoration work funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Many local businesses, residences, and even streets known to townspeople in the 1920s but demolished or relocated as part of the development of Colonial Williamsburg in the late 1920s and early 1930s are documented in Davidson's photographs. The collection also provides a visual record of the appearance of many of the surviving eighty-eight public and private buildings dating to the eighteenth-century. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1928 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. D.N. Davidson Photograph Collection Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davidson, D.N. 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8 x 10 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Powell House Subject The topic of the resource Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Benjamin Powell House (Williamsburg, Va.) Block 07. Building 26. Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of the Benjamin Powell House, formerly known as the Lane House and as the Powell-Waller House, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1929. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davidson, D. N. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1929 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Circa 1929 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. D. N. Davidson Photograph Collection, AV-2013.2, Box 1, Folder 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-12 see also N3758 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Balconies Benjamin Powell House Chimneys Clapboard Siding Columns D. N. Davidson Lane House Powell-Waller House Pre-Restoration Shutters Virginia Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/b5a39c2c961892097677bf44b9425d06.jpg?Expires=1787184000&Signature=tqwoXIpwDCzTK327NbGkEc4TzOfK9NsR4ah8voCQNlMbD5E2P7tP9qwyYzv-M%7Eww5ryK74stvXDiqaUEmejCnjlr22XmbsminvJx5ces1GYT5tTJNsXmxGgZX5Eq1Ddusphbf4oTTv0Ei8lu5UZ34ok8ZuuI81Son8C1VF0am9HYbR93x9Exz7OQy0ektZyJrTFpCQuxzjEpvwJxQmgbHu06YZzpFup3nxvkjdceRiZ0nSgPej5KSjNovVhuKkGdYBnpdj19OXipAZ1zwSm6ucnkpDTizfKTZ9gXl7nfpBZCRiPxijZZkD7PTe61WX3OypCbubPWC72E0mkref7gQg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 36da0daf5d86b7681104df6462670133 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earl Gregg Swem Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Swem, E.G. (Earl Gregg), 1870-1965 Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Architectural photographs - 1920-1930 Description An account of the resource This collection of sixty-two black and white photographs primarily documents buildings in pre-restoration era Williamsburg at the beginning of the 1920s. It is not known whether Swem took the photographs in this collection himself or gathered them from various local sources as part of his ongoing research on Virginia history topics. Williamsburg structures represented include the Benjamin Waller House, the Chiswell-Bucktrout House, Moody House, Bracken Tenement, Lightfoot House, Nicholas-Tyler Office, Benjamin Powell House, Mayo House, Wetherburn's Tavern, Palmer House, Dr. Barraud House, Taliaferro-Cole House, Travis House, Alexander Craig House, Public Records Office, Prentis Store, Charlton House, Dudley Digges House (now known as the Bray School), Coke-Garrett House, Peyton Randolph House,Grissell-Hay Tenement, St. George Tucker House, Timson House, St. John House, Roscow Cole House, Ewing House, and the Tayloe House. A few historic sites outside of Williamsburg are also included and encompass Bacon's Castle, Smith's Fort Plantation, and unidentified houses in Smithfield and at Kingsmill Farm. The Confederate stone obelisk on Palace Green, the commemorative obelisk on the site of the Governor's Palace, and mulberry trees on Francis Street are some miscellaneous features of early 1920s Williamsburg that are visually documented in the collection. Several business enterprises once located along Duke of Gloucester Street are recorded in Swem's photographs, including the Williamsburg Hotel on Market Square. Dr. Earl Gregg Swem served as a librarian at the College of William and Mary from 1920-1944. A graduate of Lafayette College, he began building his library career through several positions in the Chicago area in the late 19th-century. In 1903, he accepted an appointment to a position in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. He then held the position of Assistant State Librarian of Virginia from 1907-1919. In 1920, he arrived in Williamsburg to head the College of William & Mary's Library, where he worked diligently to expand its historical collections into what would one day be the nucleus of the library's Special Collections Research Center. During his tenure at the College of William & Mary, Swem also managed the William & Mary Quarterly and published the Virginia Historical Index in 1936. After his death in 1965, the College named its new main library the Earl Gregg Swem Library in his honor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Swem, Earl Gregg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 1920s Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8" x 10" inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Powell House Subject The topic of the resource Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Benjamin Powell House (Williamsburg, Va.) Block 07. Building 26. Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of the west façade of the Benjamin Powell House (formerly the Powell-Waller House), Williamsburg, Virginia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Swem, Earl Gregg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1920 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Circa 1920 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Earl Gregg Swem Photograph Collection, AV2009.24, Folder 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Swem-19 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Balconies Benjamin Powell House Chimneys Clapboard Siding Colonial Architecture Earl Gregg Swem Porches Powell-Waller House Shutters Virginia Williamsburg