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Morgantown Residential Photography, Glass Plate Negatives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4154

Scope and Contents

Includes 28 glass plate negatives documenting subjects from Morgantown, West Virginia circa 1890-1910. Subjects include Morgantown homes owned by Captain Hatfield (corner of Spruce and Willey), J. H. Stewart, I. G. Lazelle, Rumsey, Dr. I. C. White, H. B. Allen. Miss Hattie Tennant (southeast corner of Spruce and Pleasant), W. P. Willey (background features Miss Hattie Tennant house), William H. Moorhead and Frank Cox (corner of Pleasant and Spruce Street), McDermott's Stables (Kirk Street), William H. Moorhead, and W. H. Cooke and some of I. C. White's home. One box contains the original glass plate negatives while the second box contains the sleeves that originally held the negatives, including identifying information where present. Digital scans are available.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1890-1910

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

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

0.63 Linear Feet (7.5 in. (1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.))

Language

English

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/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from WVU. Libraries. West Virginia and Regional History Center, 2015 November 04

Title
Morgantown Residential Photography, Glass Plate Negatives
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2023/05/02
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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