A Guide to the Surry Court House Post Office Photograph 1865-1870 Surry Court House Post Office Photograph, 1865-1870 11077

A Guide to the Surry Court House Post Office Photograph 1865-1870

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11077

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11077

Title

Surry Court House Post Office Photograph 1865-1870

Physical Characteristics

This item contains 1 photograph (sepia; 20 x 24 cm).

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Surry Court House Post Office Photograph, 1865-1870, Accession #11077, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The photograph was purchased by the Library from Krainik Gallery, Falls Church, Virginia, on February 2, 1993.

Scope and Content Information

This wet-plate albumen sepia photograph of the post office building at Surry Court House, Virginia, taken during Reconstruction, ca. 1865-1870, shows a group of men including two Union cavalrymen and a black man posed in front of the building. The building also has a sign displayed reading, "J.T. Duncan General Commission Merchants," and a bulletin board on the end of the steps to the right of the photograph which reads "Corbell and Cocke Weekly Bulletin The Celebrated Virginia Hog Cholera Cure For Sale Here." Dr. Corbell, standing with his leather bag near the steps in the foreground, and his partner, Peyton A. Cocke, are identified in the photograph.