A&M 4113Robert E. Nichols, Collector, Glass Plate Negatives by Bruce Washburn of Harrison County A&M 4113Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2015/06/15

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:35:08 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Robert E. Nichols, Collector, Glass Plate Negatives by Bruce Washburn of Harrison County Nichols, Ken A&M 4113 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3565 7.5 Linear Feet 6 record cartons, 15 in. each circa 1900-1920 Glass plate negatives of a Harrison County photographer Bruce Washburn who lived in Good Hope on Midway Road, Harrison County. Some images are identified, most are not. Identified locations include Jane Lew in Lewis County; and West Milford and Lost Creek in Harrison County. There are many images documenting the timber industry (perhaps in Webster County), including a sawmill; and fewer images documenting oil and gas activity, and agricultural work. There are also photographs showing a baseball team, one room school, train depot, and the Webster Springs Hotel, among other types of pictures. Especially noteworthy is a photograph of the frontier cabin of Colonel William Lowther (1742-1814) showing the condition of his log home, dating from the late 1700s, in 1908. This collection was found in the 1980s in the wall of a house in Good Hope, West Virginia that had been owned by Bruce Washburn. Robert E. Nichols acquired them, identified some of them, preserved them, and gave them to his son Ken Nichols. Robert Nichols grew up in West Milford, and raised a family in Bridgeport. 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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Harrison County (W. Va.) Photographers Nichols, Ken Washburn, Bruce