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Unidentified African-American nurse holding three month old infant,

1. Portrait of Junius Clay Davenport Jr., Age Three Months and Nurse

IDNO:
037800
Title:
Portrait of Junius Clay Davenport Jr., Age Three Months and Nurse
Date:
undated
Description:
Unidentified African-American nurse holding three month old infant,
Postcard photograph of a grist mill in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia. Note the worker on the left emptying barrels

2. Old Grist Mill, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
037967
Title:
Old Grist Mill, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Postcard photograph of a grist mill in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia. Note the worker on the left emptying barrels
Washington is wearing his Virginia Military Institute cadet uniform.

3. Portrait of Virginia Military Institute Cadet, Samuel Walter Washington of Charles Town, W.Va.

IDNO:
037879
Title:
Portrait of Virginia Military Institute Cadet, Samuel Walter Washington of Charles Town, W.Va.
Date:
ca.1921
Description:
Washington is wearing his Virginia Military Institute cadet uniform.
"Captain" Frances D. Packette standing "at attention" dressed in an army uniform. This is a staged photograph, women were not permitted to serve in the military.

4. Frances Davenport Packett, 'Army Captain', of Charles Town, W. Va

IDNO:
037976
Title:
Frances Davenport Packett, 'Army Captain', of Charles Town, W. Va
Date:
ca.1919
Description:
"Captain" Frances D. Packette standing "at attention" dressed in an army uniform. This is a staged photograph, women were not permitted to serve in the military.
Photograph post card of West Virginia Governor (1890-1893), A. B. Fleming and his wife, Carrie. There is an unaddressed Thank You note on the back.

5. West Virginia Governor and Mrs. A. B. Fleming

IDNO:
037891
Title:
West Virginia Governor and Mrs. A. B. Fleming
Date:
ca.1915
Description:
Photograph post card of West Virginia Governor (1890-1893), A. B. Fleming and his wife, Carrie. There is an unaddressed Thank You note on the back.
Several well dressed children gathered around a set dining room table with a birthday cake; Margaret Gibson is the little girl standing behind the cake

6. Children's Birthday Party

IDNO:
037809
Title:
Children's Birthday Party
Date:
ca.1900
Description:
Several well dressed children gathered around a set dining room table with a birthday cake; Margaret Gibson is the little girl standing behind the cake
Young girl, possibly Frances Davenport Packette, gazing up, wearing a hair ribbon and lace collar.

7. Portrait of an Unidentified Young Girl

IDNO:
037855
Title:
Portrait of an Unidentified Young Girl
Date:
ca.1900
Description:
Young girl, possibly Frances Davenport Packette, gazing up, wearing a hair ribbon and lace collar.
Picture includes: A. D. Kenamond, President of the Jefferson County Historical Society; Harry Gibson, first rural carrier; B. D. Gibson; Melvin T. Strider; Dr. Henry T. McDonald, Harpers Ferry; John Irvine, Post Master - Charles Town; Mayor Kearsly Wysong

8. Celebration of the First Rural Free Delivery Service, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037825
Title:
Celebration of the First Rural Free Delivery Service, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
Picture includes: A. D. Kenamond, President of the Jefferson County Historical Society; Harry Gibson, first rural carrier; B. D. Gibson; Melvin T. Strider; Dr. Henry T. McDonald, Harpers Ferry; John Irvine, Post Master - Charles Town; Mayor Kearsly Wysong
Home of Captain Henry Bedinger and built in ca.1784 after his marriage to Rachel Strode of "Pastranga".

9. Bedinger House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037862
Title:
Bedinger House, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Home of Captain Henry Bedinger and built in ca.1784 after his marriage to Rachel Strode of "Pastranga".
The tombs are in the garden at "Pastrauga" the couples' home in the 18th century near Martinsburg.

10. Tombs of James Strode and Wife, Anna Hamilton Foreman Strode, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037971
Title:
Tombs of James Strode and Wife, Anna Hamilton Foreman Strode, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
The tombs are in the garden at "Pastrauga" the couples' home in the 18th century near Martinsburg.

11. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette Wearing a Paris Gown

IDNO:
037887
Title:
Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette Wearing a Paris Gown
Date:
ca. 1923
Taken at the home of Thomas Jefferson.

12. Servants' Quarters at 'Monticello', Charlottesville, Va.

IDNO:
038108
Title:
Servants' Quarters at 'Monticello', Charlottesville, Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Description:
Taken at the home of Thomas Jefferson.
Photograph, possible taken from Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home.

13. View Towards Charlottesville, Va.

IDNO:
038109
Title:
View Towards Charlottesville, Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Description:
Photograph, possible taken from Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home.
The chapel was built during Robert E. Lee's term as University President, 1865-1870.

14. Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

IDNO:
038111
Title:
Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Description:
The chapel was built during Robert E. Lee's term as University President, 1865-1870.

15. Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

IDNO:
038110
Title:
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Barracks Hall and Lejeune Hall stand along the boundaries of the parade ground.

16. Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.

IDNO:
038112
Title:
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Description:
Barracks Hall and Lejeune Hall stand along the boundaries of the parade ground.

17. Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia

IDNO:
038113
Title:
Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Date:
ca. 1920-1925

18. View of James River, Looking Toward Natural Bridge of Virginia

IDNO:
038115
Title:
View of James River, Looking Toward Natural Bridge of Virginia
Date:
ca. 1920-1925

19. Natural Bridge of Virginia

IDNO:
038114
Title:
Natural Bridge of Virginia
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Woodburn Hall stands behind old Mountaineer Field.

20. Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038116
Title:
Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Description:
Woodburn Hall stands behind old Mountaineer Field.

21. Stalnaker Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038117
Title:
Stalnaker Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925

22. Stadium, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038118
Title:
Stadium, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
Built in 1763 on the Sulphur Spring Rd. south of Martinsburg, Virginia (West Virginia) and burned down in 1922. George Washington recorded in his journal his visit to "Pastrauga" on his way to Bath.

23. 'Pastrauga' Home of Captain James Strode, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037970
Title:
'Pastrauga' Home of Captain James Strode, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Built in 1763 on the Sulphur Spring Rd. south of Martinsburg, Virginia (West Virginia) and burned down in 1922. George Washington recorded in his journal his visit to "Pastrauga" on his way to Bath.
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson sitting on the front porch of his Charles Town, W. Va. home. Mr. Gibson is sitting in his father's (James Gibson) chair.

24. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037763
Title:
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1903
Description:
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson sitting on the front porch of his Charles Town, W. Va. home. Mr. Gibson is sitting in his father's (James Gibson) chair.

25. Frances Davenport Packette. Age Seven Months, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037758
Title:
Frances Davenport Packette. Age Seven Months, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1902

26. Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson in Uniform

IDNO:
037759
Title:
Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson in Uniform
Date:
ca. 1890

27. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037774
Title:
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1883
From a photograph when he was in England

28. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037796
Title:
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1883
Description:
From a photograph when he was in England
Rutherford and his family worked with a young George Washington, surveying the lower Shenandoah Valley ca. 1750. Rutherford also served under Washington during the French and Indian War.

29. Portrait of Robert Rutherford of Eastern Panhandle in (West) Virginia

IDNO:
037790
Title:
Portrait of Robert Rutherford of Eastern Panhandle in (West) Virginia
Date:
ca. 1785
Description:
Rutherford and his family worked with a young George Washington, surveying the lower Shenandoah Valley ca. 1750. Rutherford also served under Washington during the French and Indian War.

30. Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'

IDNO:
037770
Title:
Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'
Date:
Undated
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.

31. Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'

IDNO:
037783
Title:
Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.
The "Crazy House" was built by a former mayor of Harpers Ferry in 1914. His hobby was collecting "old relics", which he placed inside walls of the house during construction. Such items as old china plates and bullets can be seen encased in the structure. The builder also made an impression of a coffin in the front sidewalk and wrote above it, "Remains of Old Worry", making the property an popular tourist attraction. Refer to A&M 454, Box 25; Folder 11 for more information.

32. 'Crazy House', Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037901
Title:
'Crazy House', Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
The "Crazy House" was built by a former mayor of Harpers Ferry in 1914. His hobby was collecting "old relics", which he placed inside walls of the house during construction. Such items as old china plates and bullets can be seen encased in the structure. The builder also made an impression of a coffin in the front sidewalk and wrote above it, "Remains of Old Worry", making the property an popular tourist attraction. Refer to A&M 454, Box 25; Folder 11 for more information.
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

33. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

IDNO:
037902
Title:
'A Dreadful Crime!'
Date:
Undated
Description:
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

34. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

IDNO:
037903
Title:
'A Dreadful Crime!'
Date:
Undated
Description:
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.
William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".

35. William B. Packette Sr.,of Charles Town, W. Va. With Little Girl and 'Prince'

IDNO:
037906
Title:
William B. Packette Sr.,of Charles Town, W. Va. With Little Girl and 'Prince'
Date:
Undated
Description:
William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".
African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.

36. John Harris Holding 'Dan' in Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037908
Title:
John Harris Holding 'Dan' in Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.
Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.

37. William B. Packette and Frances D. Packette of Charles Town, W. Va. and Team of 'Bird and Dan'

IDNO:
037910
Title:
William B. Packette and Frances D. Packette of Charles Town, W. Va. and Team of 'Bird and Dan'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.
Color print, Packette family graves are marked with Xs

38. Zion Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037893
Title:
Zion Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1939/03/29
Description:
Color print, Packette family graves are marked with Xs
Three story house with a two and a one story additions.

39. Home of Braxton Davenport Gibson

IDNO:
037880
Title:
Home of Braxton Davenport Gibson
Date:
1936/06/23
Description:
Three story house with a two and a one story additions.
George Packette is the man standing near the ruins.

40. Ruins of St. George Chapel on Middle Way Pike Near Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037886
Title:
Ruins of St. George Chapel on Middle Way Pike Near Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1931/12
Description:
George Packette is the man standing near the ruins.
A group of people, including African-Americans, posing on a viewing stand and a hill. The monument was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

41. Unveiling of Monument to Heyward Shepherd at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037900
Title:
Unveiling of Monument to Heyward Shepherd at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1931/10/10
Description:
A group of people, including African-Americans, posing on a viewing stand and a hill. The monument was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
House sits opposite the Avis House

42. Old Stonehouse on Laurence Street, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037859
Title:
Old Stonehouse on Laurence Street, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1929/004
Description:
House sits opposite the Avis House
Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution

43. John Brown Execution Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037780
Title:
John Brown Execution Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1928/10/02
Description:
Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution
Wife of Augustine Jaquelin Todd

44. Portrait of Bride, Frances Davenport Packette Todd

IDNO:
037856
Title:
Portrait of Bride, Frances Davenport Packette Todd
Date:
1927
Description:
Wife of Augustine Jaquelin Todd
An old wooden house with chimney.

45. Mrs. Edison's House on George Street, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037876
Title:
Mrs. Edison's House on George Street, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1926
Description:
An old wooden house with chimney.

46. Braxton D. Gibson, Age 66

IDNO:
037808
Title:
Braxton D. Gibson, Age 66
Date:
1922
Sentiment written on the photograph, "To dear Frances from her affectionate cousin, M. C. Buckey, Col. U.S, Army. June 3/1921"

47. Portrait of United States Army Colonel Mervyn C. Buckey

IDNO:
037852
Title:
Portrait of United States Army Colonel Mervyn C. Buckey
Date:
1921/06/03
Description:
Sentiment written on the photograph, "To dear Frances from her affectionate cousin, M. C. Buckey, Col. U.S, Army. June 3/1921"

48. School Children in American Legion Parade, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037829
Title:
School Children in American Legion Parade, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1921