PUBLIC "-//Thomas Balch Library//TEXT (US::ViLeTBL::viletbl00078:: Fran Poston Photograph Collection 2003)//EN" "viletbl00078.xml" A Guide to the Fran Poston Photograph Collection, 2003 Fran Poston Photograph Collection VC 0007 Lisa Dezarn Thomas Balch Library © 2006 By Thomas Balch Library. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Beth Schuster, 15 July 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Fran Poston Photograph Collection, 2003 A Collection in theThomas Balch Library VC 0007 Lisa Dezarn

Thomas Balch Library 2006 Lisa Dezarn Thomas Balch Library Descriptive Summary Thomas Balch Library Fran Poston Photograph Collection 2003 VC 0007 35 items English 35 photographs of historic downtown Leesburg, Virginia. Fran Poston Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection open for research

Use Restrictions

Visual materials may require special handling.

Preferred Citation

Fran Poston Photograph Collection (VC 0007), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

 Acquisition Information

Mary Fishback, Leesburg, VA

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

2006.0165

Processing Information

Processed by Lisa Dezarn, 26 April 2008.

Historical Information

In the 1750's Leesburg emerged as a small settlement at the crossroads of the Carolina and Alexandria Roads, two major trading routes. It was recognized as the county seat for Loudoun in 1758 by the Virginia General Assembly. When the British marched on Washington, D.C. in 1812, the town served as a temporary capital. During that time, many important archives were brought to Leesburg for safekeeping including the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. During the Civil War, the town was recognized by both the Union and the Confederacy for its strategic position. Throughout the Civil War, both Union and Confederate troops marched through the area and the town changed hands over 100 times. Leesburg was also the site of the Battle of Balls Bluff in 1861. Throughout the years, Leesburg has been visited by a number of prominent figures including George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, Herbert Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Harry Byrd. Additionally, both Westmoreland Davis and George C. Marshall lived in the area. Leesburg's picturesque and well-preserved Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The town continues to serves as the seat of government for one of the nation's fastest growing counties in the nation.

Scope and Content

Fran Poston was born in Leesburg and raised in Loudoun County. Her family has a long history here having been in the area for over 200 years. Poston has had an interest in photography throughout her life and is a part-time professional photographer. The photographs in this collection were taken as a collaborative effort with Mary Fishback, who used a number of images in her book, Images of America: Leesburg. Poston also took photographs that Fishback used in Loudoun County People and Places. The photographs in this collection were taken in 2003 to document Leesburg in that year. Some of those photographs were reproduced in Mary Fishback's Images of America: Leesburg, which provides a brief summary of notable people and events in the history of the town.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography

Fishback, Mary. Leesburg. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003. 975.528 FIS

Poston, Fran, interview with Lisa Dezarn, April 2008.

Smith, Kathryn Gettings, Evelyn D. Causey, and Edna Johnston. Exploring Leesburg: Guide to History and Architecture. Leesburg, Va: Town of Leesburg, 2003. 975.528 SMI

Town of Leesburg. "History." http://www.leesburgva.gov/about/History/ (accessed 26 April 2008).

Other Finding Aid

Past Perfect Catalog records

Technical Requirements

None

Related Material

Fishback, Mary. Leesburg. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003. 975.528 FIS

Contents List Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Market Street looking east from the road in front of the Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Town of Leesburg Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Town of Leesburg Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Town of Leesburg Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Laurel Brigade Inn, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Intersection of Edwards Ferry Road and East Market Street, facing Barrister Building, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Intersection of Edwards Ferry Road and East Market Street, facing Barrister Building, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Intersection of Edwards Ferry Road and East Market Street, facing Barrister Building, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Intersection of Edwards Ferry Road and East Market Street, facing Barrister Building, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Intersection of Edwards Ferry Road and East Market Street, facing Barrister Building, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Parking Garage for Loudoun County Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Parking Garage for Loudoun County Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Parking Garage for Loudoun County Government Center, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Harrison Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Harrison Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Harrison Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Overview Shot of Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Harrison Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center & Parking Garage, Loudoun Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Loudoun Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Government Center, Loudoun Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse and Courthouse Lawn, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Confederate Monument in front of Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Confederate Monument in front of Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse, N. King Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse, N. King Street view, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Old Leesburg Baptist Church, 7 Wirt Street, SW Leesburg, VA, 2003 Russell Baker House, West Market Street, Leesburg, VA, 2003 Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, 2003