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Tin types, cartes de visite, photographic prints., 1875-1942, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: id92620

Scope and Contents

Tin types, cartes de visite, photographic prints of Earl Gregg Swem, from childhood through adulthood. circa 1875. Tin type, 6 1/2"x4 3/4", black and white, full length, front view of Earl Gregg Swem "about 5 years old," posing for photographer with straw hat on head. 1 item Ph. (P14) ca. 1881. Tin type, 3 1/2"x5", black and white, full length view of Earl Gregg Swem posing for a photographer, sitting on a "wall" with a backdrop of a garden. 1 item Ph. (P15) ca. 1884. Carte de visite, 4"x6 1/2", black and white, waist length view of Earl Gregg Swem posing for a phtographer at "Swem," "Cottage Gallery," Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1 item Ph. (P16) 5 Nov[ember] 1930. Photographic print, 8"x10", black and white, full length, front view of Earl Gregg Swem with President of senior class; Dr. Wagener, President Chandler; Governor Pollard; Colonel Williams; another student; Dr. Hoke. This is the ceremony where the college formally presents the Governor of Vrginia witha copy of Latin verses; EGS holds the mace next to the Governor. 1 item Ph. (P17) 1942. Copy of photographic print, 12"x8 3/4", black and white, waist high, front view of Earl Gregg Swem sitting at desk with bookcases behind him. 1 item Ph. (P18) [Ca. 1942]. Copy of Photographic print, 8 1/2"x7", black and white, full length, partial side view of Earl Gregg Swem seated at a table, with bookcases behind him. 1 item Ph. (P19) [ca. 1942]. Photographic print, 8"x10", black and white, Earl Gregg Swem, seated on couch, at right, with John Stewart Bryan and Robert M. Hughes, Jr. 1 item Ph. (P21) undated. Copy of Photographic print, 2 1/2"x5", black and white, head and shoulders, front view of Dr. Earl Gregg Swem. This is a composite picture; he is shown with Dr. E.M. Gathmey and Dr. J.R. Geiger. 1 item Ph. (P22) undated. Photographic print, 8"x10", black and white, full length, side view of Earl Gregg Swem sitting at the end of a table; pointing at and looking at a book with four men and one woman. 1 item Ph. (P23) undated. Photographic print, 5"x8", black and white, head and shoulders, front view of Earl Gregg Swem as photographed by Underwood & Underwood, Washington, [D.C.]. 1 item Ph. (P24) undated. Photographic print, 5"x8", black and white, waist length, front view of Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, sitting in a chair, clasping his hands, as photographed by Underwood & Underwood, Washinton, [D.C.], 1 item Ph. (P25) undated. Photographic print. 7"x10", black and white, waist length, front view of Earl Gregg Swem, as photographed by Greystone Studios, New York, N.Y, 1 item Ph. (P26) undated. Photographic print, 8"x10", black and white, three quarters length, front view of Earl Gregg Swem with unidentified man who is holding a Jamestown 350th Anniversary booklet. 1 item Ph. (P27) undated. Photographic print, 3"x4", color, profile, full length view of Earl Gregg Swem sitting outside wih legs crossed. 1 item Ph. (P28) undated. Photographic print, 5"x7", black and white, front view of Earl Gregg Swem's home on Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va. 3 items Ph. (P29, P30, P31) undated. Photographic print, 3 1/2"x3 1/2", color full length, front view of Earl Gregg Swem, his wife Lilia, and his mother Emeline, and an unidentified couple. All are seated in a semi-circle. 1 item Ph. (P32) undated. Photographic print, 3 1/2"x3 1/2", color, full length, front view of Earl Gregg Swem, his wife Lilia, and his mother Emeline, and an unidentified couple. All are seated in a semi-circle and EGS has his eyes closed. 1 item Ph. (P33)

Dates

  • Creation: 1875-1942, undated

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access:

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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