1 20 3 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/25e449540ebb3b680caecc9add78e348.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=fhHctZYcgf827q6q7akUH4n6Gjp6mN-2ljxEJqunDnQpiUPTxB5N7FvWmIj2d3g-mgfDigwCJtnvGeQPTAxLpkNWks%7EwNURhxS2WJreHbsJyyktc0u28T9XnPzECGDivC4xst-qE1B2KarD-0K2ZrlAe7XWn7i023qoCf4cJiEUfiaJhytGpkLxJTXWxh5ZH2jQ-qi-CoyLqWCPloTRlPh%7E0SFt-5OZ1p0bc8D18zEpK2sAamAguheLe7mz9KhQX2xo7jX-I-AaT3cl4MHlocIfp10tmQw0O%7Ee95AS-uaOXlfU9svhBQIHK%7EXWiDOcNans-b9DQ7VX30a-N2O5-Cvg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM fe1840bb93968ac0ae15ee4401749276 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 Bootsie Smith House, Fred Epps House, and Mount Ararat Church Subject The topic of the resource Historic Buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Church architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg Mount Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.) Streets - Virginia - Williamsburg Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia, including Bootsie Smith house, Fred Epps house, and Mount Ararat Baptist Church, circa 1928. 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 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. 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-6 see also N3605 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Bootsie Smith House Church Architecture D. N. Davidson Domestic Architecture Francis Street Fred Epps House Mount Ararat Baptist Church Pre-Restoration Street Scenes Virginia Williamsburg https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/3854/archive/files/5e93410694d36fd93a671f4dc19ccb4a.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=dgYsF%7EJNdBwtM4JdiDpYHNNvpVQ%7EguNtMM8dFWUVldKg4XKXAmdCVwcjdxvEexaxqvzKAZzJD1BNVmzPMRZ9tXKsQRSjET3vaJ0aWvMctv5la5bBBMUXBbPchburugXaUC%7Eya7b16T-eSc9nNOP-A99e1FcGEenbqg4AWHEBByvJobewB%7EHuhpnjDsCt24yg8hwgl7xudaRETI%7EPxR23KuQxBocCM9DRZFtYjkiT5Cla9hjbG8SRLaZX3TztMT1DN6ZQ1e6qXziZkRwdiyDKWNdDi8gPlHU7e7oUJCYcObUbYwdrCPN26cwMLQ-lHwV1oFO4P%7Ebln%7ELuwmOFLehWzg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cde95e4056bbaf83d0edc4fa0b695bae 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 Todd and Brown Inc. Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Todd and Brown Inc., New York Todd, Webster B. Brown, J.O. Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1930-1939 Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc. Description An account of the resource Todd and Brown, Incorporated, a subsidiary firm of Todd, Robertson and Todd Engineering Corporation, headquartered in New York City, entered into a contract with the Williamsburg Holding Corporation on June 6, 1928. The engineers and contractors carried out work as directed by the architects and landscape architects on the reconstruction and restoration of historic structures and gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. Mr. Webster B. Todd and Mr. J.O. Brown served as the principals of Todd and Brown, Incorporated. They appointed Robert Trimble to head the firm's Williamsburg office. Between 1928 and 1934, the Williamsburg crew undertook many different construction tasks in support of the museum's development and the relocation of the town's business district to Merchants Square. The Williamsburg office closed in 1934, when Williamsburg Restoration Inc. established its own Construction and Maintenance Department. However, the firm continued to be involved in a supervisory capacity with the building of the Williamsburg Inn from 1936 to 1938. The Todd and Brown Inc. Photograph Collection, AV2010.3, encompasses over eight hundred negatives and their corresponding photographic prints housed in an album. Systematic examination of the town and extensive planning occurred before the contractors began their assignment to demolish or move buildings not dating to the colonial era. Each photograph they took served a documentary purpose of recording a colonial structure, modern dwelling, business, church, municipal building, or outbuilding as it appeared prior to any work proceeding at a site. The collection is thus a significant archive of the many homes, grocery stores, general stores, gas stations, barber shops, banks, and offices that once stretched up and down Duke of Gloucester Street. It also offers many pre-restoration views of eighteenth-century buildings that had undergone modifications by later residents. A selection of images offers views of early progress on the reconstruction of such public buildings as the Capitol and Raleigh Tavern. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Todd and Brown Inc., New York 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. 2.5 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Todd and Brown Inc. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Todd and Brown Inc. Photograph Collection, AV2010.3, Box 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 TB509 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Title A name given to the resource Fred Epps House Subject The topic of the resource Block 02. Building 22. Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Lost architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Fred Epps House, 416 East Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia Clapboard Siding Francis Street Fred Epps House Pediments Porches Todd and Brown Inc. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Architectural Photo Albums Collection Description An account of the resource The Williamsburg office of architects Perry, Shaw and Hepburn began compiling this extensive collection of 367 boxes of black and white photographs in a series of photo albums in the late 1920s and early 1930s. After the establishment of a Department of Architecture in 1934, the architectural team continued to add photographs to the albums until the 1980s. Together, they comprise a detailed chronological record of the changes that have occurred over time at each site in the Historic Area, ranging from pre-restoration views and archaeological excavations to restoration or reconstruction progress, landscaping installation, completion, and renovation photographs. Contract photographers Thomas Layton and Frank Nivison took many of the earliest images of the restoration work. Layton, a photographer who operated a studio at 507 E. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia, worked for the restoration between 1928 and 1930 creating periodic photo documentation of work at the Wren Building, Capitol, Raleigh Tavern, and Ludwell-Paradise House, as well as many pre-restoration views of sites throughout the Historic Area. Frank Nivison, a photographer from the University Film Foundation at Harvard University, took over in late 1930 and spent the next five years meticulously photographing each successive stage of work at sites under reconstruction or restoration. Photos by Layton and Nivison are supplemented by images of pre-restoration Williamsburg that the architects collected from town residents and had copied for research use in the photo albums. They include images taken by Clyde Holmes, D.N. Davidson, and Edward Beckwith. In addition, the albums encompass some photographs taken by members of the architectural team, including Landscape Architect Arthur Shurcliff and Interior Designer Susan Higginson Nash. Post-1930s photos within the albums encompass those taken by official Colonial Williamsburg photographers such as Thomas Williams, Loring J. Turner, Dan Spangler, Chuck Kagey, and Steve Toth to document the continuing evolution of architectural and archaeological investigations and restoration work at each site. The collection is organized according to the Foundation’s in-house Block and Building System. Initial folders on properties identify the various names associated with buildings through time. Some houses have been known by a succession of names and, in most instances, are now called by the builder’s name or that of the most famous occupant. In some instances, the images are the first generation master prints, and notes on backs of photographs sometimes identify the people shown and describe what is shown—especially in those documenting archaeological excavations. Usually, the Foundation’s archaeological drawings (also in the Library’s Special Collections Section) show the exact positions and directions from which certain shots were made. Evolution of the work of restoration and reconstruction can be followed chronologically in most instances, although the collection has not been expanded since its transfer from the Architectural Research Department in the 1980s. Images of Carter’s Grove Plantation are included due to its ownership by the Foundation until sale in the early twenty-first century. Van Cortlandt Manor, in Westchester Co., New York is also documented due to its acquisition by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1953. The restoration there was carried out by architects from Colonial Williamsburg and the Foundation’s drawing files contain the plans for this work. The house today is a National Historic Landmark belonging to Historic Hudson Valley. Following the portion concerning Williamsburg’s Historic Area buildings are a series of notebooks identified by subject. Topics included are: aerial views of the Historic Area from 1925 - 1956, Williamsburg street views, architectural details, Williamsburg Shopping Center, mantels (salvaged models bought in early restoration), 18th-c. theaters, Kingsmill, H. Avery Tipping’s English Houses, and Johannes Kip engravings (bird’s-eye views of English country houses). Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Architectural Photo Albums Collection, AV2013.2 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 Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc. Photograph albums Architecture, Colonial - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Extent The size or duration of the resource. 367 boxes 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/. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Architectural Photo Albums Collection, AV2013.2, Box 10, Folder 3 Subject The topic of the resource Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Church architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg African American churches - Virginia - Williamsburg Block 02. Building 21. Block 02. Building 22. Block 02. Building 24. Description An account of the resource Recto and verso, pre-restoration view of buildings on the south side of Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Pictured are, left to right, the Bootsie Smith House, the Fred Epps House, and Mount Ararat Baptist Church. All three structures were eventually demolished as the restoration of Williamsburg to its eighteenth century appearance progressed. The congregation of Mount Ararat Baptist Church moved to a new church building located on Scotland Street. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davidson, D.N. Nivison, Frank Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928 1933 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 N3605R, N3605V Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Title A name given to the resource Bootsie Smith House, Fred Epps House, Mount Ararat Baptist Church Bootsie Smith House D.N. Davidson Demolished Buildings Francis Street Frank Nivison Fred Epps House Mount Ararat Baptist Church Pre-Restoration Virginia Williamsburg