Large Format Framed Photograph of Hortense Alexander

Access and use

Location of collection:
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

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
4 Item
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

The large oval portrait is framed within its original wooden frame with wood backing. The photo is mounted on a charcoal color board. There is a modern label on the back that says, 'Hortense Alexander, Homecoming Queen, Washington and Lee University, 1893.' The frame has a label for Smith and Allen Furniture, Ennis, Texas. There are four contemporary copies stored within the general prints and photographs collection. The original is stored in the hanging storage area of the Special Collections vault. Hortense Alexander was most likely from Texas.

Dimensions:
The full dimensions of the framed photograph are 18 3/4" x 22 3/4"
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard