Box 20
Scope and Contents
These photographs have been grouped by size, then subject.
Grigsby Family and Relatives
*Dimension average, 4" x 6"
Jan Watkins Carrington, silhouette
Hugh Blair Grigsby
William T. Hamilton (cousin of Hugh Blair Grigsby)
Thomas Jefferson Randolph of Edgehill
John B. Whitehead
Mrs. John B. Whitehead
Hugh Blair Grigsby and Marion Clark Smith
*Dimension average, 2.5" x 3.5"
Photograph of a young lady with an envelope notation "For Carrington to keep for Alice Blair"
Mary Venable Carrington Grigsby (Hugh Blair Grigsby's wife)
John B. Whitehead
*Dimensions range from 5" x 7" to 6" x 9"
"Huge elm at Edgehill B. H. G. standing under gives idea of size. This was taken by H. B. G. Galt".
Ruins of the house at Edgehill (3)
Hugh Blair Grigsby's birthplace on Bank Street (4)
Hugh Blair Grigsby Hugh Blair Grigsby (probably)
Mary Venable Carrington Grigsby (possibly)
Mary (Cousin)
Edgehill
Two girls and a boy, taken by C. C. Firesheets in South Boston, Virginia
Hugh Blair Grigsby's birthplace in Norfolk, Virginia(3)
"Bill Oglesby, Bill Galt. A ppair to draw to"
Friends and Others
Many of these photographs appear to be part of a collection from Hugh Blair Grigsby of friends and famous people.
*Dimension average, 4" x 6"
Horace Binney
Lily Cary
Edward Coles
Langhorne Cosby
Quago Dorman
"David Duncan written in my 84th year Wofford College S. C."
"To Hugh Blair Grigsby from David Duncan, Photograph of Rev. Jas. A. Duncan, D. D. of Virginia"
William Frazier
Miss Mattie Gaines (Dowell, Charlotte County, Virginia)
G. C. Hannah, Jr.
Paul Jones
Gertrude Lannehill
Cincinnatus Newton
Mrs. George Newton
Carter Braxton Poindexter
Edmund Quincy
Wyndam Robertson, Acting Governor of Virginia 1836–1837
Rev. Philip Slaughter
"Master George McPhail Smith" (child)
Henry, William, and Robert Smith
Littleton Waller Tazewell (surname changed from birth name of Bradford to Tazewell)
Martha Trimble
"Annie Tazewell Walker, daughter of Mrs. Richard Walker Norfolk, April 28, 1879"
Robert C. Winthrop (3)
*Dimension average, 2.5" x 3.5"
Mr. Graybill
P. B. Simms
Mr. Noyes
Mary Vaughan
C. Bouldin
C. V. L. Marshall
Jim Smith
Edmonia Reed, Greenfield, Charlotte County, Virginia
Mrs. Megehee
Thomas Hicks Wynne
Walker Hill
Miss Harrison
Mr. Forbes
Josh Otley (tinplate)
Mrs. General Greener
Madame A. Berghmand, formerly Miss Lilly Macalister of Philadelphia
Mr. Binney
Group collage of men from 19th Century
Mr. Tedham's turnout (with man in wagon)
Mrs. H. F. Hamilton
Willie Locke
John Masters (2)
Archer Jeffrey
Miss Jane Comfort
Mr. Dexter and daughter
Charles Deane
William C. Hutter
R. A. Brock
Miss Mary Bradford
B. B. Bonhden
Mrs. Allibone
Miss Fannie S. Daniel, Smithville, Charlotte County, Virginia
Eleanor Harrison Carr
Gussie Talcott
Alibone
Mrs. Noyes
Miss S. Leadon
Thomas R. Jones of Accomack
Lyman C. Raper
George
Miss Emily Doyle
Aaron Jeffry
*Dimension average, 4" x 6"
Lt. William Freeman Zeilin, Marine Corps
John Daniel, US Senator
Julian Harrison
Eugene O'Locke
Includes tintypes of Judd Brush, and Walter and Edna Brush, and a framed daguerreotype of Mary Venable Grigsby.
Dates
- circa 1880-1889
Language of Materials
English Spanish;Castilian
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 16.75 Linear Feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892 (Person)
- From the Collection: Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository