Photograph Album of Residents of Keyser, West Virginia

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Photograph Album of Residents of Keyser, West Virginia, A&M 3752, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 flat storage box)
Abstract:
One photograph album of 39 pages containing 40 photographs apparently created by a resident of Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, on evidence of the numerous cabinet cards produced by photographers in that city. Although the creator of the album is unknown, many of the pictures have identifications and dates; the subjects of these photos in some cases have been verified as residents of Keyser. These subjects are apparently family and friends of the album's creator.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Photograph Album of Residents of Keyser, West Virginia, A&M 3752, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

One photograph album of 39 pages containing 40 photographs apparently created by a resident of Keyser, West Virginia, on evidence of the numerous cabinet cards produced by photographers in that city. There are also a few cards created by Baltimore photographers. Although the creator of the album is unknown, many of the pictures have identifications and dates; the subjects of these photos in some cases have been verified as residents of Keyser. These subjects are apparently family and friends of the album's creator.

Names of subjects include:

James Barrick

Alice Carskadon

Lucy Carskadon Fitzer

Reverend S.M. Engle

Charles Head

Reverend S. Johnston

Nancy Lauck

Belle Ravenscroft

Frank Reynolds

Nina Reynolds

Sadie West

Edith Woodcock

Mammie Woodcock

Sarah Murray Woodcock

Types of photograph include:

19 cabinet cards

15 tintypes

3 carte de visite (or CDV)

3 other

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard