George-Oscar-Ferguson-PhotographsFerguson, George OscarGuide to the George Oscar Ferguson Photographs Mss. 99 F37Finding Aid Authors: Ellen Strong.Special Collections Research Center

2007-08-01

William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library400 Landrum DrWilliamsburg, VirginiaBusiness Number: 757-221-3090spcoll@wm.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-09 03:01:19 -0400.The collection description/finding aid is written in English Special Collections Research Center George Oscar Ferguson Photographs Ferguson, George Oscar Mss. 99 F37 /repositories/2/resources/736 0.50 Linear Feet 1915 1915 English, Old (ca.450-1100) Biographical Information:

George Oscar Ferguson was a professor of education at the College of William and Mary. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

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Gift

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George Oscar Ferguson Photographs, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by George Oscar Ferguson. Subjects include a parade in Williamsburg, Va., African-American schools in Virginia, Camp Lee, Virginia, rural scenes in western Virginia, and Ferguson.

 Photographs Camp Lee (Va.)--History--20th century Camp Lee (Va.)--Photographs Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs African Americans--Education--Virginia Schools--Virginia Box 1id190482/repositories/2/archival_objects/652511Folder 1id190483/repositories/2/archival_objects/6525211Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.id190485/repositories/2/archival_objects/65253circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 2" x 2". P1

Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.id190492/repositories/2/archival_objects/65254circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P2

Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.id190493/repositories/2/archival_objects/65255circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P3

Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.id190494/repositories/2/archival_objects/65256circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P4

Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.id190495/repositories/2/archival_objects/65257circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P5

Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.id190496/repositories/2/archival_objects/65258circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P6

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190497/repositories/2/archival_objects/65259191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Cars by Burton Parish. 3" x 5". P7

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190498/repositories/2/archival_objects/65260191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows a crowd of participants. 3" x 5". P8

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190499/repositories/2/archival_objects/65261191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). People and band in parade. 3" x 5". P9

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190500/repositories/2/archival_objects/65262191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). 3" x 5". P10

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190501/repositories/2/archival_objects/65263191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows crowd of participants. 3" x 5". P11

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190502/repositories/2/archival_objects/65264191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows crowd of participants 3" x 5". P12

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190503/repositories/2/archival_objects/65265191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows crowd of participants and children. 3" x 5". P13

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190504/repositories/2/archival_objects/65266191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows schoolchildren in the parade. 3" x 5". P14

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190505/repositories/2/archival_objects/65267191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows cars in parade. 3" x 5". P15

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190506/repositories/2/archival_objects/65268191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows boy playing a game. 3" x 5". P16

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid190507/repositories/2/archival_objects/65269191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows boy playing a game. 3" x 5". P17

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid191999/repositories/2/archival_objects/65270191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day of a meeting of Chautaupua) Shows cars in front of Burton Parish. 3" x 5";. P18

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192000/repositories/2/archival_objects/65271191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows crowd of participants. 3' x 5'. P19

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192001/repositories/2/archival_objects/65272191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows blurry crowd of participants. 3' x 5'. P20

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192002/repositories/2/archival_objects/65273191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows crowd of participants bearing a "Grove" banner. 3" x 5". P21

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192003/repositories/2/archival_objects/65274191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows parade and a marching band. 3" x 5";. P22

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192004/repositories/2/archival_objects/65275191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows crowd of participants. 3" x 5". P23

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192005/repositories/2/archival_objects/65276191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows two men in a field. 3" x 5". P24

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192006/repositories/2/archival_objects/65277191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows a crowd of schoolchildren participants with a banner that reads "Live to learn and learn to live". 3 x 5". P25

Parade in Williamsburg, Vaid192007/repositories/2/archival_objects/65278191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows cars in front of Burton Parish. 3" x 5". P26

Camp Lee, Vaid192008/repositories/2/archival_objects/65279circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Shows men with an above-ground pipe. 2" x 3". P27

Camp Lee, Vaid192009/repositories/2/archival_objects/65280circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Shows group of men. 2" x 3". P28

Camp Lee, Vaid192010/repositories/2/archival_objects/65281circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Shows a group of men. 2" x 3". P29

Camp Lee, Vaid192011/repositories/2/archival_objects/65282circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Shows an officer addressing a meeting room full of men. 2" x 3". P30

Camp Lee, Vaid192012/repositories/2/archival_objects/65283circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Shows a table of photo equipment. 3" x 5". P31

Camp Lee, Vaid192013/repositories/2/archival_objects/65284circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Shows a gymnasium full of men taking an I.Q. test. 3" x 5". P32

Camp Lee, Vaid192014/repositories/2/archival_objects/65285circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Two postcards of a class of men at Camp Lee. 3" x 5". P33

Camp Lee, Vaid192015/repositories/2/archival_objects/65286circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Gymnasium full of men taking an I.Q. test. 3" x 5". P34

Camp Lee, Vaid192016/repositories/2/archival_objects/65287circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Table of photo supplies. 3" x 5". P35

Camp Lee, Vaid192017/repositories/2/archival_objects/65288circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Photograph of postcard of class of men at Camp Lee. 3" x 5". P36

Camp Lee, Vaid192018/repositories/2/archival_objects/65289circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Photograph of a postcard of class of men at Camp Lee. 3" x 5". P37

Camp Lee, Vaid192019/repositories/2/archival_objects/65290circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Gymnasium full of men taking an I.Q. test. 3" x 5". P38

Camp Lee, Vaid192020/repositories/2/archival_objects/65291circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Group of men with an above-ground pipe. 3" x 5". P39

Camp Lee, Vaid192021/repositories/2/archival_objects/65292circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Group of men with an above-ground pipe. 3" x 5". P40

Camp Lee, Vaid192022/repositories/2/archival_objects/65293circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Group of men. 3" x 5".

Camp Lee, Vaid192023/repositories/2/archival_objects/65294circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Group of men. 3" x 5". P42

Camp Lee, Vaid192024/repositories/2/archival_objects/65295circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Officer speaking to a meeting room full of men. 3" x 5". P43

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192025/repositories/2/archival_objects/65296circa 191511Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192026/repositories/2/archival_objects/65297circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents White school with schoolchildren and teachers. 3" x 5". P45

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192027/repositories/2/archival_objects/6529811Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents no item.

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192028/repositories/2/archival_objects/65299circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Interior of African-American classroom with students and teacher. 3" x 5". P47

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192029/repositories/2/archival_objects/65300circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents White Mountain School with students. African-American Halifax school with students. 3" x 5". P48

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192030/repositories/2/archival_objects/65301circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents African-American Halifax school and students. 3" x 5". P49

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192031/repositories/2/archival_objects/65302circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Interion of African-American classroom with students and teacher. 3" x 5". P50

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192032/repositories/2/archival_objects/65303circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents African-American school and schoolchildren. 3" x 5". P51

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192033/repositories/2/archival_objects/65304circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents White Mountain School and students. 3" x 5". P52

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192034/repositories/2/archival_objects/65305circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents African-American Halifax school and students. 3" x 5". P53

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192035/repositories/2/archival_objects/65306circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents White school with schoolchildren and teachers. 3" x 5". P54

Segregated African-American schools in Virginiaid192036/repositories/2/archival_objects/65307circa 191511Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192037/repositories/2/archival_objects/65308circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Two teenagers speaking with adults. 3" x 5". P56

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192038/repositories/2/archival_objects/65309circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents A young couple departing in a carriage. 3" x 5". P57

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192039/repositories/2/archival_objects/65310circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Corn boy's exhibit. Location unknown, possibly Cumberland Co. 3" x 5". P58

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192040/repositories/2/archival_objects/65311circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Canning party at Dorothy Burton's home. 3" x 5". P59

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192041/repositories/2/archival_objects/65312circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Exhibit of handicrafts. Cumberland. 3" x 5". P60

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192042/repositories/2/archival_objects/65313circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Canning party at Dorothy Burton's house. 3" x 5". P61

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192043/repositories/2/archival_objects/65314circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Corn boy's exhibit. 3" x 5". P62

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192044/repositories/2/archival_objects/65315circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Exhibit of handicrafts. Cumberland. 3" x 5". P63

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192045/repositories/2/archival_objects/65316circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Young couple departing in carriage. 3" x 5". P64

Rural Scenes in Western Virginiaid192046/repositories/2/archival_objects/65317circa 191511Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Two teenagers speak with adults. 3" x 5". P65

Postcard of Court House Green, Williamsburgid192049/repositories/2/archival_objects/65318190811Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents For Miss Judith Riddock in Cape Henry, Va

Photograph of Calvary on Lee Paradeid192050/repositories/2/archival_objects/65319undated11Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents 4" x 6".

Photograph of Regiments on Paradeid192051/repositories/2/archival_objects/65320undated11Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Opening Day. 7" x 9".