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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection has been digitized and is available online .

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Charlotte D. Gale Photograph Album, Ms1990-044, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Charlotte D. Gale Photograph Album was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in October 1990.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Charlotte D. Gale Photograph Album commenced and was completed in September, 2022.

Biographical Note

Charlotte Dryden Gale, daughter of Joseph A. and Elizabeth Fleming Simmons Gale, was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on March 24, 1880. In the 1900 federal census, she appears as "Lottie B. Gale," living in the home of her parents on Roanoke's Jefferson Street; she continued to live at the Jefferson Street residence through 1920. She married Paul Perry Hunter (1884-1961), filling station operator, in Philadelphia in 1921, and the couple lived in Roanoke. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Charlotte Gale Hunter died in Roanoke on March 1, 1971, and was buried in the city's Evergreen Burial Park.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a photograph album compiled by Charlotte D. Gale of Roanoke, Virginia, at the end of the 19th century. The album contains approximately 40 photos and includes scenes from Crockett Springs, Roanoke, Salem, and Norfolk, Virginia, most featuring identified family and friends. Among the other scenes are photos of the Norfolk & Western office building, Crystal Springs, and a Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus parade. The album also contains copies of a few letters, written by Gale apparently as practice; a list of personal expenses for the first three months of 1900; and a recipe for photographic developer solution.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Norfolk (Va.)
• Photographs
• Roanoke (Va.)
• Salem (Va.)
• Scrapbooks

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Charlotte D. Gale Photograph Album by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).