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.
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
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
'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 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.
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.
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.
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.
A horse harnessed to a "gig" owned by Ferdinand Fairfax, nephew of Lord Thomas Fairfax. Ferdinand lived at Shannon Hill on the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County, Virginia, later West Virginia.
Evening Hymn Featuring Annie Jones of Zanesville, Ohio and Zan Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1901
Description:
Annie Jones is singing, Zan Gibson is playing the piano. Prize won for photography listed on back of the photograph: "Moscow, Berlin, Calcutta, American Photography, 1901"
An unidentified young woman, possible a model, posing in costume. The image was created by award winning photographer, Essie Collins. This image was exhibited in several galleries world wide among these are The Royal Society in London and The Art Institute in Chicago. See complete list filed with the original image.
Visiting 'High Water Mark' at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pa.
Date:
1898/09/29
Description:
Pictured around a cannon: U. S. Sergent A. S. Morgan; U. S. Captain H. C. Getzendanner; Former Confederate Colonel W. A. Morgan; B. D. Gibson; Mrs, Getzendanner; and unidentified small boy.
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1882/06/05
Description:
John Thomas Gibson, born in Romney, Hampshire County, W. Va, 1825/01/03; died at his home on Samuel Street, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va., 1904/01/29; refer to back of photograph for more information
Pictured: Frank Hampton, No. 2; B. D. Gibson, No. 3; Thomas Carter, Bow; and Charles Andrew, C&S; won race at Lynchburg, Virginia by 700 yards, 1878/06/28
Portrait of Mary Davenport Chenoweth of Charles Town, W. Va., Age 95
Description:
This photograph was taken from a daguerreotype of Mary Davenport Chenoweth, daughter of John Davenport and niece of Major Abraham Davenport. Mary Chenoweth was also the great aunt of Frances Williams Davenport (Frances Packette Todd's grandmother). Frances W. Davenport married John Thomas Gibson at Mary Chenoweth's ancestral home, Altona, in Jefferson County, in 1855. Refer to back of the photograph for more information.