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George Washington Fires the First Shot at Yorktown
Collection — Frame: 1
Identifier: Art-111
Dates:
1981 - 1981
William Gitt Journal
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1964-006
Abstract
This collection contains a journal kept from September through November 1912 by William Uncle Bill
Gitt. Gitt was born in Newport, Virginia and attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1877 to 1878. Gitt later lived in the Number 1 Barracks on campus and worked at the college doing various tasks for the cadets.
Dates:
1912
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- Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914 6
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture (1974-1978) 5
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- Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865 4
- Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 4
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- Chace, Jacob 4
- Chester, W. 4
- Confederate States of America. War Department 4
- Dunay, Donna 4
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- Everett Waddey Company 4
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- Hutcheson, John Redd, 1886-1962 4
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- Sanborn Map Company 4
- Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 4
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- Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.) 4
- Troiani, Don 4
- United States. Department of Agriculture 4
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