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Items associated with name 'Norfolk (Va.)'
Black Americana Postcards (2)
by Unknown (circa 1900)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three Black Americana postcards depict African Americans in activities and manners. One postcard, which also contains a short note of correspondence, shows cotton being weighed in Norfolk, Virginia, another shows black children around a watermelon asking one of the kids for the rind, and the last is from Thomasville, Georgia and shows a black child eating with the quote "Delicious."
Diary of Elmus Carmony (1)
by Carmony, Elmus (1907)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Elmus Caroway is a record of the daily life of a 19 -year-old man living in Lytle, Ohio in 1907. The diary describes Elmus’ work on the farm, family matters, the weather, and local community news. In the summer of 1907, Carmony travelled to Boston, Washington, D.C., and attended the Jamestown Exposition at Norfolk, Virginia.
Harper Postcard Collection
by Curt Teich & Company; The Mayrose Co. (1930s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains five vintage postcards of steamships that harbored in the Maryland and Virginia Chesapeake area and include the S.S. VIRGINIA LEE, the S.S. PRINCESS ANNE, the S.S. POCAHONTAS, the S.S. CITY OF NORFOLK (Old Bay Line), and the S.S. DIXIE (Wilson Line Steamer).
Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Ledger (Norfolk, Virginia)
by Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (1914 – 1932)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This ledger was maintained by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Norfolk, Virginia between 1914 and 1930, with one letter that dates 1932. Included are minutes from the organization, which continued to meet despite the government taking control of the railroads during the First World War.
Myers and Doris Calcott Letters
by Calcott, Doris; Calcott, Myers (1917 – 1951)
9 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
These letters were written between 1917 and 1951 by Myers "Jack" Calcott and Doris Gay and chronicle their relationship as it progressed from friends to spouses. Myers and Doris, who were married on June 18, 1929, began writing each other in 1927 and sent many several page letters until Myers' death on July 10, 1951; letters prior to 1927 are primarily from Myers' mother while he was attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as some of Doris' personal letters and school certificates when she lived in Charles Town, West Virginia. Myers' worked for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Corporation after graduating, which meant he moved frequently and was often at sea while Doris and their three daughters remained in Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Newport Beach. Myers served on the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Magoffin as a naval reservist. In 1946 they moved into their first permanent home in Salisbury, Maryland but Myers, who had struggled with drinking problems, became a patient at Perry Point Veterans Hospital.
Portraits of an Unknown Man and Woman (Norfolk, Va.)
by Freeman Company (circa 1880)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains photographic portraits of an unidentified man and woman. Each photograph has the Freeman Company symbol printed at the bottom along with the address 346 Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia.