A Guide to the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Photographs, 1859-1940s , SC 0377

James Madison University Libraries Special Collections

820 Madison Drive
MSC 1706
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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Tiffany Cole

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Provenance

From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Photographs, 1859-1940s, SC 0377, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates' Americana Auction on March 22, 2024.

Processing Information

The bulk of the photographs are undated. Cabinet cards attributed to Dean's Studio and Hugh Morrison were assigned a date range that coincides with the approximate years the studios were in business under those respective names.

Scope and Contents

An artificially compiled collection comprising assorted photographs and cabinet cards documenting businesses, people, and places in and around Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Photographs were taken by Dean's Studio, Hugh Morrison, and Dean-Kaylor Studio and document individuals, families, downtown Harrisonburg, and other area locations. Of interest are photographs documenting downtown Harrisonburg, Baugher's Esso Station (1001 S. Main St., Harrisonburg), an unidentified Harrisonburg area flower shop, and an area called "Grapevine Hill" in Harrisonburg.

Container List

Mixed Materials [1000897443] box: 1 folder: 1

Hugh Starke Morrison cabinet cards

Morrison, Hugh Starke, 1840-1925circa 1859-1925

Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by Hugh Morrison at Morrison's studio in Harrisonburg. Subjects include individual adults and children as well as groups/families. Most are unidentified.

Identified and semi-identified subjects include "Aunt Lizzie & Uncle Erasmus," Mary Eddins, Oliver Eddins, and "Probably Grandfather Sullivan."

Mixed Materials [1000897443] box: 1 folder: 2

Assorted cabinet cards

circa 1875-1925

Scope and Contents

Photographers include Rice (Washington, DC), J.M. Hill (Bridgewater), J.O.A. Clary (Harrisonburg), and B.S. VanPelt/National Gallery (Harrisonburg).

Charles W. Good of Harrisonburg is identified.

Mixed Materials [1000897443] box: 1 folder: 3

Dean's Studio cabinet cards

Dean's Studiocirca 1886-1925

Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by Dean's Studio in Harrisonburg. Subjects include individual adults and children as well as groups/families. Most are unidentified.

Identified subjects include Viola Ettinger, Mary Frances Dellinger Neff (1912-1987), Joseph L. Humbert (1862-1943), Rose Cash Miller, and Charlie Lineweaver.

Mixed Materials [1000897443] box: 1 folder: 4

Assorted Harrisonburg photographs

Dean-Kaylor Studiocirca 1900-1946

Scope and Contents

Photographs include downtown Harrisonburg, the Daily News-Record Band, Carver Produce Company, and Baugher's Esso Station located at 1001 S. Main St. One cabinet card is labeled "Grapevine Hill, Harrisonburg."

Mixed Materials [1000885712] box: OV 1 folder: 1

Group of graduates in academic regalia

circa 1935

Scope and Contents

Men are wearing black regalia and women are wearing white regalia. Matting is stamped "The J.C. Deane Studio, Harrisonburg, VA." and the photograph is signed "Gitchell."