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Partridge and Critcherson, Photography Studio, Portraits of West Virginia Politicians

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4354

Content Description

Twenty "carte de visite" (CDV) portrait photographs of prominent nineteenth-century West Virginia politicians, many of whom played a part in the statehood movement. The logo of the photography studio, Partridge and Critcherson Photographic Artists of Wheeling, is printed on the reverse side of the photographs. Each politician depicted is identified in pencil on the reverse side. Many of these men served in the West Virginia state senate during the fifth session (1867).

Politicians depicted are Isaac H. Duvall; William B. Zinn; Reuben Martin; Andrew Wilson; John Burdett; James Burley; Joseph T. Hoke; Charles A. Thatcher; Samuel Young; Emmett J. O'Brien; Daniel Haymond; A. C. Werninger; Greenbury Slack; D. H. K. Dix; Edward D. Wright; Robert Hagar; James Carskadon; Abijah Dolly; Ellery R. Hall; and E. W. S. Moore.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1860-1880

Creator

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

.1 Linear Feet (1/2 in. (1 folder))

Language

English

Overview

Twenty portrait photographs of prominent nineteenth-century West Virginia politicians, many of whom played a part in the movement for statehood. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information, including a list of names.

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/

Related Materials

For an additional portrait in this series, see item with identifier 027952 (Daniel D.T. Farnsworth) in the photograph catalog "West Virginia History OnView".

Subject

Title
Partridge and Critcherson, Photography Studio, Portraits of West Virginia Politicians
Author
Laureen Wilson
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