Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks

Access and use

Location of collection:
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Restrictions:

Open to researchers without restriction.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Langley Air Force Base, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Lower Virginia, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Unloading Day's Catch of Oysters at Plant of J.S. Darling and Son, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Elizabeth River Parish Church (Fourth) Erected 1739 Now St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The Borough Church Suggested Original Interior Arrangement, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Gordon or Milhado House - 1768, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - 520 East Bute Street, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Flag of Seaboard Rifles, Company F. 6th Regiment, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Light Artillery Blues in the Gay Nineties, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - A Portion of Market Square in 1888, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Norfolk Fire Department in 1888, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - City Hall Avenue, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Entrance to Municipal Gardens Site of Annual Azalea Festival, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Granby Street, 1902, Looking South from Tazewell Street, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

View of Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Foreman Field - College of William and Mary in Norfolk, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Municipal Airport Administration Building, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Aerial View of Colonna's Shipyard, Inc., 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Central Building, Norfolk Public Library, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Norfolk County, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Myers House - 1791, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Crawford House Erected in 1835, the City's First Hotel, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Ruins of Navy Yard - 1865, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - East Side of Court Street, Corner of High, 1895, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Trophy Park - 1838-1957, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Plant of Dixie Veneer Company, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth High Street Looking East to the Ferries, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

South Norfolk - New Public Library, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Virginia Beach - Cavalier Yacht and Country Club, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The James River Bridge, Approximately Five Miles Long Connecting Warwick with Isle of Wight, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield - Plant No. 2, P.D. Gwaltney, Jr. and Company, Inc., 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Isle of Wight - Historic Isle of Wight Court House, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Isle of Wight - Old Brick Church 1632-1682, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Cape Henry - First Landing 1607 April 26, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Lower Norfolk County - Adam Thoroughgood House, Built Before 1660, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Norfolk County Court House (1846), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Museum, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Langley Air Force Base - Air View, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Langley Air Force Base - 16 Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel, Operation by National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Elizabeth River Parish Communion Service 1700-1764, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Buckroe Beach, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Princess Anne County - Kempsville to Moore's Bridges From Clinton MS. 267 (circa 1781), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Communion Silver (1619), St. Mary's Church, Smith's Hundred Present (circa 1627) to Elizabeth City Parish Church: Now in Possession of St. John's Church, It's Descendent, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Items for Mr. Matthew Godfrey; Handwriting of Dr. Thomas Tabor (circa 1697), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Air View, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - The Norfolk and Portsmouth Ferries, 1895, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Virginia Beach - The Old Princess Anne Hotel in 1888, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Suffolk - Air View, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

South Norfolk - Oscar Frommel Smith High School, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Old Glebe Church, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

High Street West From Crawford, Portsmouth in December 1872, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - The Mariners' Museum, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Court House and Public Safety Building, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Saturday Traffic on Washington Avenue, North From 28th Street, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Waterfront Facilities, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

James River Golf Museum, James River Country Club, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

View of Newport News Shipping and Dry Dock Company, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Franklin High School, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Franklin - Aerial View, Paper Operations, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Jamestown Exposition (1907) - The Powhatan Oak, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Princess Anne County - Cape Henry Lighthouse, the First One Constructed by United States Government (1791), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield Court House Built in 1749, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - The Hague - Ghent Bridge and Mowbray Arch, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - United States Public Health Service Hospital Hampton Boulevard, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Granby Street About 1878 Old Atlantic Hotel on Left, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Benjamin Franklin's Diploma, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Old City Hall and Court House Erected 1847-1850, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Old Point Comfort - View of Fort Monroe (Begin 1819), 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Princess Anne County, Cape Henry to Little Creek, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Lower Norfolk County - "Dudlies", Keeling House circa 1690, Residence of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leon J. Manees, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Boush's Lots, Norfolk 1728-1732, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Fourth Elizabeth City Parish Church (1727) Now St. John's Episcopal Church, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Original Home (1876) at E. Main Street of Bank of Commerce, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - 1896 Picture of Marine Bank Building, Now a Part of the National Bank of Commerce, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Naval Station Bell and Headquarters of the Fifth Naval District - United States Naval Base, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth Parish Church (1762), Now Trinity Episcopal Church, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Destruction of Navy Yard, April 21, 1861 by United States Forces, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Super-Carrier Forrestal Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; World's Largest Warship, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Coal Pier of C & O Railway, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - War Memorial Museum of Virginia (2 Plates), 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The Ocean House, Portsmouth Leading Hotel for Many Years, Built in 1856, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Warwick Public Library, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - View of the Seaboard Market and Armory, Built in 1893 and Burned in 1936, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

South Norfolk - Plant of Lone Star Cement Corporation, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield - Modern Meat Packing Plant in City noted for Smithfield Hams, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - New Esso Bunker Oil Station, C & O Piers, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Naval Hospital, the Navy's Oldest, Built in 1827, Photographed in 1875, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Fort Eustis - "SS Neversail," Army Landship used to Train Port Personnel, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Waterfront and Tunnel Bridge, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Mantle Given by Powhatan to Captain Christopher Newport in 1608, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Wishard House, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Derby's Engraving of the White Map: Chesapeake Bay to Neuse River, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Norfolk County - Norfolk and Portsmouth to Great Bridge, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - 1888 View Showing Car Houses of Norfolk and Western Railroad, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Downtown Granby Street Looking South From Freemason Street, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Main Street, Franklin, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - United States Naval Hospital Cemetery, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The "SS United States" Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News; The Fastest Ship in the World and the Largest in the United States, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Virginia Beach Aerial View, Atlantic Avenue and Boardwalk, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Old Point Comfort - Fort Monroe Casemate Museum, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Victory Arch, Dedicated April 13, 1919, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield - Residential Scene, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Suffolk - Early Day Street Scene, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads 1841, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
4.00 Linear Feet and Four record center cartons boxes
Creator:
Whichard, Rogers Dey
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Langley Air Force Base, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Lower Virginia, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Unloading Day's Catch of Oysters at Plant of J.S. Darling and Son, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Elizabeth River Parish Church (Fourth) Erected 1739 Now St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The Borough Church Suggested Original Interior Arrangement, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Gordon or Milhado House - 1768, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - 520 East Bute Street, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Flag of Seaboard Rifles, Company F. 6th Regiment, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Light Artillery Blues in the Gay Nineties, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - A Portion of Market Square in 1888, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Norfolk Fire Department in 1888, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - City Hall Avenue, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Entrance to Municipal Gardens Site of Annual Azalea Festival, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Granby Street, 1902, Looking South from Tazewell Street, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

View of Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Foreman Field - College of William and Mary in Norfolk, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Municipal Airport Administration Building, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Aerial View of Colonna's Shipyard, Inc., 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Central Building, Norfolk Public Library, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Norfolk County, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Myers House - 1791, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Crawford House Erected in 1835, the City's First Hotel, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Ruins of Navy Yard - 1865, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - East Side of Court Street, Corner of High, 1895, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Trophy Park - 1838-1957, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Plant of Dixie Veneer Company, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth High Street Looking East to the Ferries, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

South Norfolk - New Public Library, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Virginia Beach - Cavalier Yacht and Country Club, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The James River Bridge, Approximately Five Miles Long Connecting Warwick with Isle of Wight, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield - Plant No. 2, P.D. Gwaltney, Jr. and Company, Inc., 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Isle of Wight - Historic Isle of Wight Court House, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Isle of Wight - Old Brick Church 1632-1682, 1959, Box 1, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Cape Henry - First Landing 1607 April 26, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Lower Norfolk County - Adam Thoroughgood House, Built Before 1660, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Norfolk County Court House (1846), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Museum, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Langley Air Force Base - Air View, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Langley Air Force Base - 16 Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel, Operation by National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Elizabeth River Parish Communion Service 1700-1764, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Buckroe Beach, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Princess Anne County - Kempsville to Moore's Bridges From Clinton MS. 267 (circa 1781), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Communion Silver (1619), St. Mary's Church, Smith's Hundred Present (circa 1627) to Elizabeth City Parish Church: Now in Possession of St. John's Church, It's Descendent, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Items for Mr. Matthew Godfrey; Handwriting of Dr. Thomas Tabor (circa 1697), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Air View, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - The Norfolk and Portsmouth Ferries, 1895, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Virginia Beach - The Old Princess Anne Hotel in 1888, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Suffolk - Air View, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

South Norfolk - Oscar Frommel Smith High School, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Old Glebe Church, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

High Street West From Crawford, Portsmouth in December 1872, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - The Mariners' Museum, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Court House and Public Safety Building, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Saturday Traffic on Washington Avenue, North From 28th Street, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Waterfront Facilities, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

James River Golf Museum, James River Country Club, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

View of Newport News Shipping and Dry Dock Company, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Franklin High School, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Franklin - Aerial View, Paper Operations, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Jamestown Exposition (1907) - The Powhatan Oak, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Princess Anne County - Cape Henry Lighthouse, the First One Constructed by United States Government (1791), 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield Court House Built in 1749, 1959, Box 2, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - The Hague - Ghent Bridge and Mowbray Arch, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - United States Public Health Service Hospital Hampton Boulevard, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Granby Street About 1878 Old Atlantic Hotel on Left, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Benjamin Franklin's Diploma, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Old City Hall and Court House Erected 1847-1850, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Old Point Comfort - View of Fort Monroe (Begin 1819), 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Princess Anne County, Cape Henry to Little Creek, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Lower Norfolk County - "Dudlies", Keeling House circa 1690, Residence of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leon J. Manees, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Boush's Lots, Norfolk 1728-1732, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Hampton - Fourth Elizabeth City Parish Church (1727) Now St. John's Episcopal Church, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Original Home (1876) at E. Main Street of Bank of Commerce, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - 1896 Picture of Marine Bank Building, Now a Part of the National Bank of Commerce, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Naval Station Bell and Headquarters of the Fifth Naval District - United States Naval Base, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth Parish Church (1762), Now Trinity Episcopal Church, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Destruction of Navy Yard, April 21, 1861 by United States Forces, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Super-Carrier Forrestal Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; World's Largest Warship, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Coal Pier of C & O Railway, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - War Memorial Museum of Virginia (2 Plates), 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The Ocean House, Portsmouth Leading Hotel for Many Years, Built in 1856, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Warwick Public Library, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - View of the Seaboard Market and Armory, Built in 1893 and Burned in 1936, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

South Norfolk - Plant of Lone Star Cement Corporation, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield - Modern Meat Packing Plant in City noted for Smithfield Hams, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - New Esso Bunker Oil Station, C & O Piers, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - Naval Hospital, the Navy's Oldest, Built in 1827, Photographed in 1875, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Fort Eustis - "SS Neversail," Army Landship used to Train Port Personnel, 1959, Box 3, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk Waterfront and Tunnel Bridge, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Mantle Given by Powhatan to Captain Christopher Newport in 1608, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Wishard House, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Derby's Engraving of the White Map: Chesapeake Bay to Neuse River, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Part of Norfolk County - Norfolk and Portsmouth to Great Bridge, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - 1888 View Showing Car Houses of Norfolk and Western Railroad, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Norfolk - Downtown Granby Street Looking South From Freemason Street, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Main Street, Franklin, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Portsmouth - United States Naval Hospital Cemetery, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

The "SS United States" Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News; The Fastest Ship in the World and the Largest in the United States, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Virginia Beach Aerial View, Atlantic Avenue and Boardwalk, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Old Point Comfort - Fort Monroe Casemate Museum, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Newport News - Victory Arch, Dedicated April 13, 1919, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Smithfield - Residential Scene, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Suffolk - Early Day Street Scene, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads 1841, 1959, Box 4, Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains approximately 100 printer's blocks of images that were used in the book "The History of Lower Tidewater Virginia" written by Rogers Dey Whichard, a foreign languages instructor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. The book was published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. in 1959. Each printer's block is wrapped in newspaper with a photograph of the corresponding image from the book taped to the outside.

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Biographical / historical:

Dr. Rogers Dey Whichard was a Norfolk, Virginia native. He received a PhD at The University of North Carolina, going on to teach at the College of William and Mary, Norfolk Division as an instructor of foreign languages for 25 years. Whichard authored a number of history publications and books, including The History of Lower Tidewater, Virginia. He also served as an Intelligence/Security Officer in the United States Navy and later served as a Liaison Officer with the Army during the Normandy invasion. Whichard was briefly called to active duty again during the Korean War. He retired from teaching as Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literature from Old Dominion University in 1972. Whichard died on January 30, 1994 in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Note written by Special Collections Staff

Acquisition information:

Rogers Dey Whichard

Gift. The collection was given to the library by the donor in 1959.

Processing information:

The collection was minimally processed and described by Greg Magier, Special Collections and University Archives Volunteer, in August 2017.

Physical / technical requirements:

The fragile nature of the material may limit handling. Please consult a staff member for details.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
wood blocks (printing blocks)
Places:
Virginia--History