Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Trip photograph album, [1890s]

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Trip photograph album includes pictures of railroad cars, tracks, and travelers taken in the 1890s, as well as pictures of trackside scenes in Tennessee and pictures of people enjoying recreational activities on a beach.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by William Lewis, August 2006, and Meg Hixon, August 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Trip album contains 296 photographs taken along a railroad line in Tennessee and on an unidentified beach in the 1890s. Each item is a Kodak No. 2 circular print, mounted onto the pages in groups of 6; two are pasted on top of other pictures. The photographs are numbered 577-863. The volume has leather covers with the title "Photographs" stamped in gold on the front.

Most of the album's images are scenes from a railroad trip in Tennessee, beginning with views of the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Virginia, and including pictures of passengers, tracks, trackside scenery, depots, and small towns. The album also contains pictures of people walking along a beach, displaying captured fish, preparing to launch a rowboat, and shooting small birds. Additional groups of items show a large Victorian house, people disembarking from a boat, and bathers diving into a large partially covered swimming area.

Biographical / Historical:

The photographs in this album were taken in Virginia, in Tennessee, and on an unknown beach circa 1890s.

Acquisition Information:

2006. F-839 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Beaches.
Pigeon shooting.
Railroad tracks.
Railroads--Tennessee.
Swimmers--United States.

Formats:

Photograph albums--1890-1900.
Photographic prints--1890-1900.

Names:

Hotel Roanoke.

Places:

Roanoke (Va.)
Tennessee.