A Guide to the Adaline M. Humphreys Travel Album, 1938 Humphreys, Adaline M., album AV2017.1

A Guide to the Adaline M. Humphreys Travel Album, 1938

A Collection in
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Accession number AV2017.1


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Repository
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Accession number
AV2017.1
Title
Adaline M. Humphreys Travel Album, 1938
Physical Characteristics
1 album .
Creator
Humphrey, Adaline M.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Adaline M. Humphreys Travel Album, Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library , Accession # AV2017.1, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Gift

Scope and Content

Photo album with handwritten travel narrative created by Adaline M. Humphreys for her relative, Maude B. Humphreys, to commemorate a trip they took together in November 1938 to Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia, on their way to visit an aunt who resided in Durham, North Carolina. The narrative describes some of the Colonial Williamsburg exhibition buildings they toured, as well as their dining experience at the Travis House restaurant. Photos document the major exhibition buildings they visited, including the Governor's Palace, Capitol, Courthouse, Powder Magazine, Raleigh Tavern, Bruton Parish Church, and Wren Building. The album also contains images of the church ruins, John Smith statue, and excavation progress on Jamestown Island, Virginia. Both Maude B. Humphreys and Adaline M. Humphreys are portrayed in candid photos taken during their ride on the Cape Charles ferry.

Arrangement

Organized in page number order.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Humphreys, Adaline M.
  • Humphreys, Maude B.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Black and white photographs
  • Photograph albums
  • Subjects:

  • Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
  • Geographical Names:

  • Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
  • Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs

Contents List

Page Hum-1
1938
A detailed watercolor and ink copy of "A Map of Tidewater" with notes detailing where important towns in Virginia and Maryland are located.
Page Hum-2
1938
Photo of the side elevation of "The Oaks" in Salisbury, Maryland
Page Hum-3
1938
Photo of the "Virginia Lee," the Cape Charles ferry that the photographer took from Maryland to Virginia
Page Hum-4
1938
Photo of the shoreline, as seen from the "Virginia Lee" ferry
Page Hum-5
1938
Photo of the front entrance of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-7
1938
Photo of the back gates surrounding the Governor's Palace garden, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-8
1938
Photo of the rear elevation of the Governor's Palace
Page Hum-9
1938
Photo of the Governor's Palace kitchen, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-10
1938
Exterior elevation of the Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-11
1938
Photo of the side elevation of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-12
1938
Photo of the front elevation of the Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-13
1938
Photo of the picket fence surrounding the Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-14
1938
Photo of interior of the Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-15
1938
Photo of the interior of the Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-16
1938
Photo of a brick pathway in the boxwood garden behind the Letitia House
Page Hum-17
1938
Photo of the carriage house located at the rear of the Letitia House, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-18
1938
Photo of the exterior elevation of the Courthouse, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-19
1938
Photo of the front elevation of the Powder Magazine, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-20
1938
Photo of the exterior elevation of the Wren Building, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-21
1938
Photo of a green on the campus of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-22
1938
Photo of the spire of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-23
1938
Photo of ruins of church on Jamestown Island, Virginia
Page Hum-24
1938
Photo of John Smith statue on Jamestown Island, Virginia
Page Hum-25
1938
Photo of two men working on excavations on Jamestown Island, Virginia
Page Hum-26
1938
Photo of Maude B. Humphreys sitting on a porch
Page Hum-27
Photo of Adaline M. Humphreys sitting on a porch
Page Hum-28
1938
Photo of exterior elevation of Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-29
1938
Photo of rear elevation of Capitol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Page Hum-30
1938
Photo of the front entrance of the Mason home in Durham, North Carolina
Page Hum-32
1938
Portrait of the album compiler's Aunt Mary Mason surrounded by two small dogs and standing in her yard in Durham, North Carolina
Page Hum-33
1938
Photo of the North Carolina sky
Page Hum-34
1938
Photo of chapel at Duke University at night