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Title
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Selections from the Frank Nivison Photograph Collection
Subject
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Nivison, Frank
Black and white photographs
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
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Frank Reginald Nivison served as a contract photographer for Colonial Williamsburg during the initial restoration of the town between 1930 and 1935. Prior to this, he served as a darkroom assistant at the University Film Foundation at Harvard University. He was hired by the Williamsburg Holding Corp. to take progress photos of construction and restoration work, as well as of buildings to be wrecked or moved. According to a memo issued by architect William G. Perry to Frank Nivison on December 12, 1930, his work was to “…include the photography of all buildings and parts of buildings, exterior and interior, which the architects deem necessary for architectural and historical purposes. Such photographs would be supplemented by progress photographs of construction work as it proceeds. All buildings to be wrecked should be photographed before the wrecking takes place. In addition, there will be photographs of furniture, fabrics, and objects of all kinds.”
Nivison set up a small photographic studio in a room in the Bruton Parish House. His equipment included a Zeiss camera, 5x7 inch, with a F 4.5 lens and a special magazine for cut films, along with a Mitchell tripod with a ball and socket head. His darkroom equipment consisted of an Eastman Auto-focus Enlarger, printing machines, and various accessories such as tanks and scales. Over the course of five years, he took more than 7,000 photographs documenting each stage of the restoration or reconstruction of various 18th-century buildings in Williamsburg. Copies of these photographs were forwarded to the offices of Perry, Shaw, & Hepburn in Boston so that the architects could monitor the progress of various projects. Nivison’s photographs were also used to produce postcards, “before and after” lantern slides, and publicity relating to the restoration of Williamsburg.
By late 1935, Nivison had started taking on a lot of outside photography business and Colonial Williamsburg officials felt he should establish himself as an independent photographer. Nivison’s employment with Colonial Williamsburg terminated on July 1, 1935. However, Colonial Williamsburg continued to utilize his services on an as needed basis and assisted him in setting up his own business in Williamsburg. Unfortunately, Nivison did not attract enough outside commissions to enable him to operate independently and filed for bankruptcy in 1937. He applied to Colonial Williamsburg for a monthly retainer fee for his periodic services and was given $100.00 per month to draw upon in 1938. With the advent of World War II, Nivison moved back to Massachusetts in 1940.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
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8 x 10 inches
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Title
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Edinburgh Castle Tavern
Subject
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Block 17, Building 2C
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Taverns - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
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Construction progress on Edinburgh Castle Tavern, originally known as Burdette's Ordinary, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1930s.
Creator
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Nivison, Frank
Date
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Circa 1930s
Date Created
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Circa 1930s
Is Part Of
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Frank Nivison Photograph Collection
Format
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jpeg
Type
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Image
Identifier
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N6697
Rights Holder
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Burdette's Ordinary
Chimneys
Clapboard Siding
Dormers
Duke of Gloucester Street
Edinburgh Castle Tavern
Frank Nivison
Pediments
Restoration Progress
Transoms
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Bit Depth
8
Channels
3
Height
246
Width
1024
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Title
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Singleton P. Moorehead Streetscapes
Description
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Singleton P. Moorehead (1900 – 1964), was born in Saranac, NY, attended Harvard (BA, 1922; M. Arch, 1927), and was employed in 1928 by the Boston architectural firm of Perry, Shaw and Hepburn. In the same year, he came to Williamsburg as a member of its' architectural field office responsible for the initial restoration work in the historic area. He married Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman, a descendant of colonial era Williamsburg resident St. George Tucker. Staying on, Moorehead joined the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s architectural office at its creation in 1934, became director of architecture from 1944 – 48, and continued as an architectural consultant until his death.
This collection of streetscapes was created by Moorehead for the use of John D. Rockefeller Jr. They were created at a reduced scale so Rockefeller might study recommendations comfortably in his limousine. By comparing the small-scale view with what he saw through car windows, he was able to decide whether to approve funding for the work. The colored dots denote four different kinds of properties. Blue indicates additional work to be done at properties already restored or reconstructed; red signified work proposed for properties owned by the restoration; black indicated work to be done at properties owned by the restoration but subject to life tenure and green indicated work to be performed at future acquisitions.
The nine streetscapes in this collection were executed by Moorehead to accompany a February 20, 1939 report entitled: Proposed Ultimate Restoration Work” written by A. Edwin Kendrew, Foundation Architect and head of Colonial Williamsburg’s architectural staff. About these illustrations, Moorehead wrote: “I made some renderings in water color and crayon … And I did elevations of all the streets that occurred in the area where restoration or reconstruction work was or was to be done. Those were mounted on stiff cardboard mats. I think in all there were about eighteen feet of them … Those were passed to Mr. Rockefeller, and he toured the town in his car. He would go up one side of the street and down the other and follow the schedule by circles of color … He didn’t have to stand around with the wind blowing huge blueprints and stuff. He just had these simple little renderings. (They were quite attractive, even if I do say so.) He bought the proposition, and then the fun really started.”
Still Image
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Original Format
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Crayon on paper.
Physical Dimensions
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13.3 x 60.5
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Title
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Block 17; Block 8: Duke of Gloucester Street
Subject
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Block 8
Block 17
Alexander Craig House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Capitol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Edinburgh Castle (Williamsburg, Va.)
Golden Ball (Williamsburg, Va.)
John Carter's Store (Williamsburg, Va.)
John Crump House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Margaret Hunter Shop (Williamsburg, Va.)
Pasteur & Galt Shop (Williamsburg, Va.)
Prentis House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Russell House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Secretary's Office (Williamsburg, Va.)
Unicorn's Horn (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
<p>This view looking north along Duke of Gloucester Street at Blocks 17 and 8, shows the Prentis and Russell houses, Craig's Shop (now the <a href="http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR1362.xml">Margaret Hunter Shop</a>), the Golden Ball, Carter's Shop (now the Unicorn's Horn and <a href="http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR1355.xml">John Carter's Store</a>), Raleigh Tavern, Allen's Inn and Ordinary (the Alexander Craig House), <a href="http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR1375.xml">Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop</a> Red Lion Inn (the John Crump House), Burdette's Ordinary (now the Edinburgh Castle Tavern), Walthoe's Shop (likely the Armistead House), the Public Records Office (now the Secretary's Office), and the Capitol.</p>
Creator
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Singleton P. Moorehead
Publisher
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Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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>
Is Format Of
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Singleton P. Moorehead Streetscapes
Format
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jpeg
Language
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eng
Type
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Image
Identifier
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D2010-COPY-0106-1033.jpg
Alexander Craig House
Capitol
Edinburgh Castle Tavern
Golden Ball
John Carter's Store
John Crump House
Margaret Hunter Shop
Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop
Prentis House
Raleigh Tavern
Russell House
Secretary's Office
Unicorn's Horn