MSS16690Virginia freedwomen cased photographVirginia freedwomen cased photograph MSS 16690Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2022-07-21

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:42:25 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Virginia freedwomen cased photograph (three sisters) MSS 16690 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1377 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder tintype photograph in original case circa 1860s-1870s English BW 51 1

Virginia freedwomen cased photograph (three sisters), circa 1860s-1870s

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Swann Galleries by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on May 14, 2018.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16690, Virginia Freedwomen cased photograph,Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Content Description

Encased photograph (sixth plate tintype in original case) of three emancipated sisters, Tucker family, Lynchburg, Virginia, James River plantation area.