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Photograph Album of Residents of Keyser, West Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3752

Scope and Contents

One photograph album of 39 pages containing 40 photographs apparently created by a resident of Keyser, West Virginia, on evidence of the numerous cabinet cards produced by photographers in that city. There are also a few cards created by Baltimore photographers. Although the creator of the album is unknown, many of the pictures have identifications and dates; the subjects of these photos in some cases have been verified as residents of Keyser. These subjects are apparently family and friends of the album's creator.

Names of subjects include:

James Barrick

Alice Carskadon

Lucy Carskadon Fitzer

Reverend S.M. Engle

Charles Head

Reverend S. Johnston

Nancy Lauck

Belle Ravenscroft

Frank Reynolds

Nina Reynolds

Sadie West

Edith Woodcock

Mammie Woodcock

Sarah Murray Woodcock

Types of photograph include:

19 cabinet cards

15 tintypes

3 carte de visite (or CDV)

3 other

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1880-1900

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (Summary: 3 in. (1 flat storage box))

Overview

One photograph album of 39 pages containing 40 photographs apparently created by a resident of Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, on evidence of the numerous cabinet cards produced by photographers in that city. Although the creator of the album is unknown, many of the pictures have identifications and dates; the subjects of these photos in some cases have been verified as residents of Keyser. These subjects are apparently family and friends of the album's creator.

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Photograph Album of Residents of Keyser, West Virginia, ca. 1880-1900
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2010/10/14
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536