Jamestown Exposition Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
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 restrictions.

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], Item [insert number and title], Jamestown Exposition Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.80 Linear Feet and 1 clamshell box other_unmapped
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Item [insert number and title], Jamestown Exposition Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 22 photographs, 14 mounted for exhibit purposes, that depict the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, the tercentennial of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The tercentennial took place in Norfolk, Virginia on land that is now part of Naval Station Norfolk.

The collection includes photographs of a painting of Sir Walter Raleigh, a statue of Pocahontas, and depict such scenes as the Arch of Government Pier, the Grand Basin, the Auditorium, Willoughby Boulevard West, the Pennsylvania Building, Machinery and Transportation Building, Pocahontas Street, the Virginia Building, and Raleigh Square. Also, includes photographs of various exhibits, including the Formosa Tea Garden, the Japanese Exhibit, and the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch of Fort Bliss, Oklahoma. The latter was a wild west show featuring cowboys, cowgirls, Indians, Mexicans, and buffaloes and was one of the most popular attractions.

Acquisition information:

Unknown provenance

The collection was given to Special Collections and University Archives sometime prior to 1999.

Processing information:

Processed by Jay Gaidmore in June 1999.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard