Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

Visual materials may require special handling. This collection is stored off-site. Advance notice is required to retrieve records. Please contact reference staff to make arrangements.

Preferred Citation

Sam Legard Photograph Collection, 1958-2007 (VC 0037) Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Sam Legard, Leesburg, VA.

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

2009.0019; 2009.0023; 2009.0026; 2009.0045

Processing Information

Megan Arlett, Donna Jamison, and Elizabeth Preston, 25 September 2013

Biographical Information

Sam Legard is the son of Samuel Campbell Legard (1898-1981) and Edith Potts Legard (1897-1960). He was born and spent much of his early life in the Hillsboro area of Loudoun County. As a young man Legard worked on his father's farm. He began selling insurance in the 1950s and operated as an independent insurance agent in Leesburg until he retired. His insurance agency, Sam Legard Insurance, still operates. Legard also explored interests in flying and photography. He combined flying and photography with his professional work as an insurance salesman by taking aerial photographs of areas to be insured and damages covered by policies. He was employed at various times by the Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County to photograph areas of development.

Scope and Content

The collection is composed primarily of aerial photographs of Loudoun County. Most of the photographs are in color and measure 5 x 7 inches, though there are other sizes as well. In some cases, the negatives are also included. The photographs concentrate on new construction and areas slated for development and were often used to establish insurance policies and settle claims. Legard stored them in three-ring binders arranged by job. This arrangement has been preserved, and there is no item level indexing available. The folder titles are taken from the names Legard assigned each job.

Arrangement

Box: folder

Related Material

None

Separated Material

None

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

AncestryLibrary.com. 1940 United States Census. www.ancestrylibrary.com (accessed 10 May 2013).

Loudoun Times-Mirror. "S. Campbell Legard, Well-Known Farmer." 3 December 1981.

---

Location of Originals

This collection is stored off-site. Advance notice is required to retrieve records. Please contact reference staff to make arrangements.

Other Finding Aid

Past Perfect catalogue records

---