Photographs of "Old George"

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

This item is open for research purposes.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Photographs of "Old George", Photographs and Prints, WLU Coll. PP 0191, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Summary

Extent:
5 Item
Creator:
Brady, Pat, 1917-2002
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Photographs of "Old George", Photographs and Prints, WLU Coll. PP 0191, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Background

Biographical / historical:

A collection of photographs of "Old George" the carved wooden statue of George Washington atop the cupola on Washington and Lee Univerity's Washington Hall. The original statue was carved by cabinet maker Matthew Kahle of Lexington, Virginia in 1842 from a Tulip Poplar log. In 1990 "Old George" was removed and replaced by a cast duplicate. The restored original is now located in WLU's Special Collections and Archives Department in Leyburn Library. Former head of the university's Building and Grounds department, Pat Brady, took some of the photographs included.

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