Small Collections Box 125
Contains 9 Results:
Cary Grant William and Mary Photograph
A black and white photograph of a female William and Mary student and Cary Grant ducking under an archway of raised arms at a dance. There is writing on the back of the image that reads, "Grant + WM+Mary student (pres of German club) leading figure at club dance in Williamsburg."
Medieval Manuscript Leaf
A leaf from what was likely a book of hours. The leaf is 8 x 5 3/4 inches and is written in Latin with a mix of black ink and colored pigments. The illuminated letters appear to be gilded.
Travel Diary of a Trip through Western Virginia and Niagara Falls
John L. Little Diary
One diary written in pencil and pen by John L. Little, a captain during the Civil War at the Siege of Suffolk.
Walter L. Rau Diary
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Letter
A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to William C. Bitting Jr. relaying his condolences on the passing of Mr. Bitting's father. A sheet of stationary is pasted to the back of the letter with a drawing of steamship in the left top corner, and the words "On Board Cunard 'Laconia'" on the top right.
Whaling Photo Album
Richmond, Virginia, Stereoscopic Photographs, circa 1870-1879
Early Twentieth Century Photographs
Five faded black and white photographs, circa 1910, possibly scenes in Williamsburg and/or other parts of Virginia: Old mill in disrepair, a group of people standing near a trolley or railroad car, the shoreline of a river, a colonial style house with a girl on the porch and a horse and buggy on a dirt road.