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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arch Ellis, Photographer, Photography of 4-H Camps and Other Subjects, 1930/1959

2.29 Linear Feet 2 ft. 3.5 in. (3 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 4 document cases, 5 in. each)

Includes more than 300 negatives by Arch Ellis of Weston, West Virginia, mainly regarding 4-H Camps held at Jackson's Mill, created circa 1930-1955. Subjects include a Rural Electrification School (1941), home economics classes, feeder calf and beef shows and sales, demonstration of electrical appliances (1952), Jackson's Mill scenes, Rural Youth of USA (1951), boys and girls camp events, Farm Women's Bureau Exhibit (1938), Mine Safety Day, Meal Planning/School Lunch Exhibit, Europeans and games at Volunteers Leaders Conference (1953), West Virginia All Stars Conference (1953), Farm Women's Conference (1953), Harrison County 4-H'ers doing various activities (1953-1954), Larro Feed Exhibit/Dairy Show (1954) including the American Oil Company Exhibit, West Virginia Vocational Course for Girls, cave drawings, Girls State (1950 and 1956), frozen food demonstration, state style review, and similar activities. Box 1a contains glass plate negatives with original sleeves, boxes 1b-5 (sixe boxes) contain original safety negatives and prints , and box 6 contains original negative sleeves of the content in boxes 1b-5. Note that some of the original sleeves include identifying information. Digital scans are available for most of the images in the collection.

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Arch Ellis, Photographer, Photography of 4-H Camps and Other Subjects, 1930/1959 2.29 Linear Feet 2 ft. 3.5 in. (3 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 4 document cases, 5 in. each)

Ellis, Arch

Includes more than 300 negatives by Arch Ellis of Weston, West Virginia, mainly regarding 4-H Camps held at Jackson's Mill, created circa 1930-1955. Subjects include a Rural Electrification School (1941), home economics classes, feeder calf and beef shows and sales, demonstration of electrical appliances (1952), Jackson's Mill scenes, Rural Youth of USA (1951), boys and girls camp events, Farm Women's Bureau Exhibit (1938), Mine Safety Day, Meal Planning/School Lunch Exhibit, Europeans and games at Volunteers Leaders Conference (1953), West Virginia All Stars Conference (1953), Farm Women's Conference (1953), Harrison County 4-H'ers doing various activities (1953-1954), Larro Feed Exhibit/Dairy Show (1954) including the American Oil Company Exhibit, West Virginia Vocational Course for Girls, cave drawings, Girls State (1950 and 1956), frozen food demonstration, state style review, and similar activities. Box 1a contains glass plate negatives with original sleeves, boxes 1b-5 (sixe boxes) contain original safety negatives and prints , and box 6 contains original negative sleeves of the content in boxes 1b-5. Note that some of the original sleeves include identifying information. Digital scans are available for most of the images in the collection.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Gravely and Moore Studio, Photography Business in Charleston, Negatives, 1860/1969, bulk 1930/1945

14.79 Linear Feet 32 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 index card box, 15 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in (box 25a)
Negatives and other material from the Gravely and Moore Studio of Charleston, West Virginia. The majority of items within the collection are cellulose acetate negatives; the collection also includes glass plate negatives, prints, two photograph albums, and other material, as well as a card catalog documenting business transactions with customers. The collection is organized into customer project files as established by the Studio; the contents of these files are stored in envelopes usually containing one or two negatives, but they can contain up to a dozen or more. There are approximately 3,500 customer project files containing an estimated 11,000 items, most of which are negatives. The majority of photographs within the collection are portraits of individual adults. Other subjects include portraits of children; group photographs; businesses and advertising; members of the military; civil servants; civic organizations; missionaries; and aerial photographs, among others.
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Gravely and Moore Studio, Photography Business in Charleston, Negatives, 1860/1969, bulk 1930/1945 14.79 Linear Feet 32 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 index card box, 15 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in (box 25a)

Gravely and Moore Studio
Negatives and other material from the Gravely and Moore Studio of Charleston, West Virginia. The majority of items within the collection are cellulose acetate negatives; the collection also includes glass plate negatives, prints, two photograph albums, and other material, as well as a card catalog documenting business transactions with customers. The collection is organized into customer project files as established by the Studio; the contents of these files are stored in envelopes usually containing one or two negatives, but they can contain up to a dozen or more. There are approximately 3,500 customer project files containing an estimated 11,000 items, most of which are negatives. The majority of photographs within the collection are portraits of individual adults. Other subjects include portraits of children; group photographs; businesses and advertising; members of the military; civil servants; civic organizations; missionaries; and aerial photographs, among others.

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