Byllesby Dam, Carroll County, Virginia, Photographs

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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The collection is open for research.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Byllesby Dam, Carroll County, Virginia, Photographs, Ms2009-095, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This scrapbook page contains five photographs taken in and around the Byllesby Dam in Carroll County, Virginia.
Language:
The collection contains no linguistic content.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Byllesby Dam, Carroll County, Virginia, Photographs, Ms2009-095, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va

Background

Scope and content:

This scrapbook page contains five photographs taken in and around the Byllesby Dam in Carroll County, Virginia. While the photographs on the scrapbook page are not labeled, one photograph is of the dam. Another photograph shows two women standing on the dam. The third photograph on this particular page shows a small building marked "Byllesby" directly beside a set of railroad tracks. On the opposite side of this scrapbook page are two photographs of children–one standing in front of a car with a license plate from Wytheville and the other standing in front of what appears to be a temporary campground with tents and a cot.

Biographical / historical:

The construction and naming of the Byllesby Dam was completed between 1912 and 1913. The dam is named after H.M. Byllesby and Company–a Chicago-based investment firm that assisted in the creation of the Appalachian Power Company. The dam has a surface area of 242 acres and is a source of hydroelectric power for the surrounding area. During the construction of the Byllesby Dam, the Appalachian Power Company also built another dam at Buck–three miles downstream from the Byllesby Dam.

Acquisition information:
The Byllesby Dam, Carroll County, Virginia, Photographs were purchased by Special Collections in 2009.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Byllesby Dam, Carroll County, Virginia, Photographs commenced and was completed in June 2009.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard