Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Cabinet Cards,
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of 23 cabinet cards featuring individuals, couples, children, and adults. Photographers are from Bristol, TN/VA, Bluefield, WV, and Roanoke, Lynchburg, Christiansburg, Richmond, Radford, and Pulaski, VA.
Dates
- c.1880s-1890s
Creator
- Davis [Photography] (Richmond, Va) (Organization)
- E. Hunt's Photographic and Fine Art Gallery (Bristol, Tn) (Organization)
- G. B. Smith & Co (Bristol, Tn) (Organization)
- Hodges Art Gallery (Bristol, Tn) (Organization)
- A. H. Plecker Photographic Art Studio (Lynchburg, Va) (Organization)
- A. M. Slushers Artistic Photography (Bluefield, WV) (Organization)
- C. Campbell's Photographic Gallery (Richmond, Va) (Organization)
- Darnell (Photographer; Radford, Va) (Person)
- Woolwine, C. W. C. (Photographer, Roanoke, Va) (Person)
- Jewel, W. H. (Photographer) (Person)
- Landes Photographer (Roanoke, Va) (Organization)
- Maury Bros. Artistic Photographers (Roanoke & Salem, Va) (Organization)
- Miller, A. E. (Photographer, Pulaski, Va) (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Cabinet Cards, must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The albumen print, also called albumen silver print, was invented in 1850 by Louis Desire Blanquart-Evard. It was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative. Using the albumen found in egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper, the process became the dominate form of photographic positives from 1855 to the turn of the 20th century. During the mid-19th century, the carte de visite became one of the most popular uses of the process.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of 23 cabinet cards featuring individuals, couples, children, and adults. Images were taken by photographers and photographic studios in Bristol, TN/VA, Bluefield, West Virginia., and several towns in Southwest Virginia.
Arrangement
The images are arranged in alphabetical order by the photographer/photography studio.
Acquisition Information
The Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Cabinet Cards were purchased by Special Collections in 2011.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Cabinet Cards was completed in March 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to the Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Cabinet Cards, c.1880s-1890s
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah R. Olney
- Date
- © 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- 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