Rural Retreat, Virginia, Carte de Visite
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a single carte de visite. While the woman pictured is unidentified, the photographer is. The back side of the card is marked "W.A. Johnston, Photographic Artist, Rural Retreat, Va."
Dates
- n.d.
Creator
- Johnson, W. A. (Photographer, Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
W. A. Johnston was born in Virginia about 1844. In 1880, he listed his profession as photographer, and was boarding with a Crockett family in Wythe County, Virginia.
There is a W. A. Johnston who was born on January 9, 1844, and died on September 29-1910, and is buried in Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia.
External sources:
1880 United States Federal Census
"W. A. Johnston", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95673513/w-a-johnston, accessed April 12, 2023.
Historical Note
Prior to the use of cartes de visite, individuals used calling cards–cards with an individual's name engraved on the front. These cards were meant to be left with individuals one had visited. While these calling cards were quite popular in the mid-1800s, they were replaced by cartes de visites–small paper and cardboard cards with a photograph–with the improvements in photography during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Typically, these cards depicted an individual or a couple, and had the name(s) of those depicted on the picture.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection contains a carte de visite is of an unidentified woman taken by photographer W. A. Johnston from Rural Retreat, Virginia.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Source of Acquisition
The Rural Retreat, Virginia, Carte de Visite was purchased by Special Collections in February 2009.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Rural Retreat, Virginia, Carte de Visite by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Rural Retreat, Virginia, Carte de Visite commenced and was completed in May 2009.
- Title
- Rural Retreat, Virginia, Carte de Visite, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lora Settle, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2009 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu