1
20
2
-
https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/75d0b6557db469ea6a339933e810cadf.jpg?Expires=1712793600&Signature=KGAFwWWTeSDQ6AS7ypGy7oqctZFQ%7ECAzsrKQljGQ12ZiDEs48xbiYQd8hNNYw4dXW9GQI6209af1gwKDw1Jhw1dmGH8rEmkaOpok0dVtzezQQWWU5wrvXLCfZfwuVikxzKf--hPUWHTy8CWT-ZrPlFqNl%7E9iktZta98iswcW5t8WSB7mhPGtGDS68rB%7ElM362OZuJl%7EQKvsGRFDq35PPe0iuO0k48JnsbaGAM9zUN7vgKpUXecvXRdFHGHQHEUnnDOmxoskcwHV13qaZvvHhkJW4KqBGvAYhS-vDV3gCpouxv-uyZq8hEmFn5c-srZ7TJoCS1PWY1BOoDVDbhIOltw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM
8aeba4ddea276217a69c4333ecabd26a
Omeka Image File
The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files.
Bit Depth
8
Channels
3
Height
1029
IPTC Array
a:5:{s:7:"caption";s:153:"Recto of postcard titled "Model School, on Site of Lord Dunmore's Palace, Williamsburg, Va.," published by J.H. Stone, ca.1920s, accession # AV2001.9, 7.";s:14:"caption_writer";s:15:"Marianne Martin";s:11:"object_name";s:15:"AV-2001-09-07-R";s:7:"keyword";s:59:"Model School, Matty School, Block 20, J.H. Stone, Postcards";s:16:"copyright_notice";s:91:"Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation";}
IPTC String
caption:Recto of postcard titled "Model School, on Site of Lord Dunmore's Palace, Williamsburg, Va.," published by J.H. Stone, ca.1920s, accession # AV2001.9, 7.
caption_writer:Marianne Martin
object_name:AV-2001-09-07-R
keyword:Model School, Matty School, Block 20, J.H. Stone, Postcards
copyright_notice:Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Width
1578
https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/3331e3d27b574ea26df16f9e346d6c00.jpg?Expires=1712793600&Signature=bmup9TD1Vk8ggHZS0OlAZRiVmS2jzf%7E5Pod7hAy55%7EVGt2biSSt7WSVgytNysAwX-gCM1X-0gpeb3Sw0bmeoh1Wpb6f243s07MFVrcrdMh2YCo-8HtXBRV9IOJzxG%7EwrHEagMimu5vmhs6rrMW2MGRaiLlHwvqe8x2cYjLuEJ6knUeNvlh9RFxURR1xk4hGrMFgACQ3N9DroJzF8hAEFBvMVxhv8zqVBQWo0HuE4GWnVbfynCVOxEQMrvLWz%7EYAeQF6qP7O6Pv4coP7C4OgsHPeuMImavOR0wyP9pM9XH%7EhMIsAevidZJaV1LXwtR4j9DTO1Q5Z%7Ecb9d6sxDiu2VFA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM
0b7d53fa748707706e407ab54a2cbdcc
Omeka Image File
The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files.
Bit Depth
8
Channels
3
Height
1014
IPTC Array
a:5:{s:7:"caption";s:153:"Verso of postcard titled "Model School, on Site of Lord Dunmore's Palace, Williamsburg, Va.," published by J.H. Stone, ca.1920s, accession # AV2001.9, 7.";s:14:"caption_writer";s:15:"Marianne Martin";s:11:"object_name";s:15:"AV-2001-09-07-V";s:7:"keyword";s:59:"Model School, Matty School, Block 20, J.H. Stone, Postcards";s:16:"copyright_notice";s:91:"Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation";}
IPTC String
caption:Verso of postcard titled "Model School, on Site of Lord Dunmore's Palace, Williamsburg, Va.," published by J.H. Stone, ca.1920s, accession # AV2001.9, 7.
caption_writer:Marianne Martin
object_name:AV-2001-09-07-V
keyword:Model School, Matty School, Block 20, J.H. Stone, Postcards
copyright_notice:Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Width
1568
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 Postcard Collection
Description
An account of the resource
The Postcard Collection housed at the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library consists of postcards of Williamsburg and surrounding areas dating from the late 19th-century to the present. It includes examples of early postcards of the town prior to its restoration by John D. Rockefeller Jr. In addition, it encompasses many examples of official postcards produced by Colonial Williamsburg for tourists. A smaller number of postcards of neighboring historic sites, such as Jamestown and Yorktown, are also present.
The selections included here are primarily vintage postcards of Colonial Williamsburg and surrounding tourist attractions ranging in date from 1898 to the 1950s. Early cards in the collection illustrate a range of common postcard types and reproduction techniques. The history of the postcard's development as a souvenir, as well as the growth of tourism in Williamsburg, can be traced via Colonial Williamsburg's Postcard Collection.
During what is known as the Pioneer Era from 1870-1898, the first form of postcard, featuring an illustration on one side and an undivided back on the other, did not allow the sender to include a note, unless it was written across a portion of the image on the front. The majority of pioneering postcard formats served as advertisements up until the 1893 Columbia Exposition, when postcards first appeared as souvenirs for Exposition visitors to purchase.
The Private Mailing Card Era from 1898-1901 is characterized by cards printed with the notice "Private Mailing Card Authorized by Act of Congress on May 19, 1898." Backs of the cards remained undivided and purchasers could mail the cards for a cost of one cent. Several examples of postcards from this era are present in the collection. They include some of the earliest instances of souvenir cards created to promote Williamsburg historic sites, such as the Courthouse, Bruton Parish Church, the Powder Magazine, and the Capitol site. European rather than American printers created many of these postcards due to their superb skills. Chromo-lithograph cards of this era exhibit extremely rich colors.
By the time the Jamestown Exposition took place in 1907, postcard production had entered the Divided Back Era, which continued until 1915. Modified postcard backs offered a segment on the left side for senders to pen a brief message. Production of cards gradually shifted to more American printers. The Jamestown Exposition provided a strong impetus for promotion of other historic sites that attendees might also stop at along the way. A series of postcards commemorating Williamsburg area historic sites in conjunction with the 1907 celebration are excellent examples of very early divided back cards.
The Early Modern Era between 1916-1930 led to an increase in production of souvenir cards relating to the Williamsburg area. One type of format popular in this period is the "White Border Card" characterized by a view surrounded with a white border. Real photo cards also began to appear that featured photographs, rather than prints, of local surroundings. In the era before Colonial Williamsburg operated official gift shops, tourists counted on the Cole News Shop as their source for maps, postcards, travel guides, and souvenirs. Mr. Henry Dennison Cole served as the proprietor. His business stood on the site of the present day Taliaferro-Cole Shop. He produced his own postcards of historic sites in the area being restored by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and other groups of preservation minded citizens. Several examples of cards published by the Cole Shop can be found in the collection and offer a glimpse of attractions popular with early 20th-century tourists, such as the old Masonic Hall and Custis Kitchen.
Once Colonial Williamsburg opened a core group of exhibition buildings to the public in the early 1930s, a new era dawned in which the museum began production of official postcards as souvenirs for visitors. Photographs by F.S. Lincoln, an architectural photographer hired on a contract basis in 1935 to take some of the first promotional photos of Colonial Williamsburg exhibition buildings, appeared on a number of real photo postcards issued in the late 1930s. Both examples of postcards bearing his photos, as well as his actual photograph collection, reside at the Rockefeller Library.
The Albertype Company of Brooklyn, New York, produced one of the earliest official postcard series highlighting Colonial Williamsburg exhibition buildings, costumed interpreters, Williamsburg Inn and Lodge, and Merchants Square. In addition to holding numerous examples of Albertype cards, the Rockefeller Library also houses the corresponding photographic prints used to generate the postcards. Albertype cards are characterized by sepia toned images that show exterior and interior views of exhibition buildings, as well as some of the earliest scenes of African Americans in costume demonstrating colonial cooking techniques.
For further information about Williamsburg postcards, please consult:
Preacher, Kristopher J. "Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards." Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.
Reisweber, Kurt. "Williamsburg in Old Post Cards." Colonial Williamsburg XXI, No.2, (June/July 1999): 52-57.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) - Virginia - Williamsburg - Pictorial works
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
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 x 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
Model School on Site of Lord Dunmore's Palace, Williamsburg, Va.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Block 20
Schools - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Recto and verso of postcard featuring the Model School once located on the site of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Va., published by J.H. Stone, ca.1920s.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
J.H. Stone
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
ca. 1920s
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
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>
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Postcard Collection
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
AV-2001-09-07-R
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Block 20
Governor's Palace
J.H. Stone
Matty School
Model School
Postcards
Schools
Virginia
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Knitting Mill
-
https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/0acf03dc0312a3a73a622e64fb15d7fb.jpg?Expires=1712793600&Signature=GDmqYIShFKM0dr0mXQ4V5fQ1Sl1CzMP8bv6cWo2R0dzOaLO0am7XrNIVgUhcC3vt3bKlBknjzmIwSqJFoZpqsWshj5ouKF7sBILbKOYLw9xondxxra6q1%7EBjMIlTy5L0rNLSyXPPAD5rd%7EXH5IfZs7Y5osDSSw2aDTaUVT-95UL2tpdCaEhidT%7EsF28xBEH%7ESuDw6J0ImAAAdaKlt15SUYJoKApodvAgRKtakuGJ2YDZBGWNkmHUXrZEW9ilkGgtvmXyHYIbvIwmqu8AFUXtvysOoGSmTQ8U2KnCr3TRwePwZ2N6Y0XwXFX-EYt%7ERN80wvGsDuelwpqFw4c8IdtaLg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM
836fd682c9a0d0cce0d6e3aa61ca0df2
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
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slide Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Hornbeck, Peter - 1936-1998
Williamsburg (Va.)--History.
Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Mr. Peter Hornbeck, a renowned Landscape Architect and Harvard professor, assembled this collection of lantern slides produced between the late 1930s and early 1940s. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Peter Hornbeck managed the landscape architecture firm of Hornbeck Associates in North Andover, Massachusetts during the 1950s. He became a faculty member of the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1963 and taught courses focusing upon historic landscape preservation and city planning.. These lantern slides served as visual aids during lectures he gave about the Williamsburg Restoration and eighteenth-century garden history. The lantern slides encompass a variety of images of Williamsburg available commercially from A.D. Handy, F.S. Lincoln, Eldredge Studio, and the National Geographic Society. They also include some images of historic homes and gardens in other parts of Virginia and in Great Britain.
This collection is significant as a record of how landscape architects were interpreting and presenting eighteenth-century garden history during the 1930s and 1940s. It also provides a visual record of Williamsburg buildings and gardens before, during, and after the restoration work undertaken in the early 1930s. In addition, the collection documents how the Williamsburg Restoration publicized its work through commercial slide sets. For example, Mr. F.S. Lincoln, a New York photographer hired to compile a photographic portfolio of restored Williamsburg buildings for a special issue of the "Architectural Record" in 1935, also created colorized lantern slides of his photos for sale in Williamsburg shops. The Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slide Collection contains numerous examples of these early souvenir images.
A precursor of 35mm slides, lantern slides are large format positive transparencies, usually 3.25 x 4 inches, sandwiched between two pieces of glass. Many were hand-colored. A projector allowed the slides to be viewed on a wall or screen. Instead of automatically advancing from one slide to the next, the lantern slides had to be manually placed into a slot on the projector.
Invented in 1848, lantern slides evolved from those associated with magic lanterns in the late nineteenth-century to the format represented in this collection. Between 1848-1870, oil lamps served as the light source for magic lantern projectors. By the 1890s, the carbon arc lamp offered a better lighting method. The introduction of electricity in the twentieth-century allowed the projection of lantern slides to become common in schools and universities. Lantern slides became obsolete in the 1950s when the Kodachrome three-color process brought about the introduction of 35mm slides.
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
Lantern Slide
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3.25 x 4 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
VEPCO Building, Governor's Palace Site
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 2
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
HLS-105
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Block 20. Building 03.
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Power-plants
Lantern Slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Description
An account of the resource
The Virginia Electric and Power (VEPCO) Building once stood adjacent to the site of the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia. This photo from circa 1930 shows the structure just prior to its demolition as part of the process of reconstructing the Palace complex on the site of foundations excavated during archaeological investigations.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
A D Handy Co
A.D. Handy Company
Block 20
Glass Transparencies
Governor's Palace
Lantern Slides
Peter Hornbeck
Power Plants
Pre-Restoration
Virginia
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Water Towers
Williamsburg