Ray Alvarez, Collector, Fairmont and Shinnston Photographs

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], Ray Alvarez, Collector, Fairmont and Shinnston Photographs, A&M 3874, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ray Alvarez, Collector, Fairmont and Shinnston Photographs, A&M 3874, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs collected by Ray Alvarez of Fairmont, West Virginia. Includes negatives, tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, mounted photographs, photo postcards, and prints. Items include aerial views of Fairmont, unidentified portraits from studios in Fairmont as well as other locations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and photos of the aftermath of the Shinnston tornado in 1944.

Series include:

Series 1. Negatives; circa 1930s-1940s
Series 2. Fairmont Photographs; circa 1850-1940
Series 3. Non-Fairmont Photographs; circa 1850-1930
Series 4. Photographs of Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; 1944

Acquisition information:
Gift from Alvarez, Ray, 2012 October 31
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/
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