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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

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.

Washington is wearing his Virginia Military Institute cadet uniform.

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

"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

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

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

Young girl, possibly Frances Davenport Packette, gazing up, wearing a hair ribbon and lace collar.

7. Portrait of an Unidentified Young Girl

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.

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.

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.

11. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette Wearing a Paris Gown

Taken at the home of Thomas Jefferson.

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

Photograph, possible taken from Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home.

13. View Towards Charlottesville, Va.

14. Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

The chapel was built during Robert E. Lee's term as University President, 1865-1870.

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

Barracks Hall and Lejeune Hall stand along the boundaries of the parade ground.

16. Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.

17. Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia

18. Natural Bridge of Virginia

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

Woodburn Hall stands behind old Mountaineer Field.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

26. Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson in Uniform

27. Three Women, 'Mother, Frankie and Gibbie'

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

From a photograph when he was in England

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

Group portrait of Braxton Davenport Gibson (sitting, left) of Charles Town, West Virginia with three men and a woman.

30. Braxton Davenport Gibson and Friends

31. Two Men, 'Henry and Drake'

John T. Gibson, born in 1851, a soldier of the Confederacy with Mosby. The latter said of him, "a brave - gallant child, whom I love."

32. John T. Gibson, Age 13

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.

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

B. D. Gibson, "Port", at age 21, weight 180 lbs.

34. B. D. Gibson, 'Port'

35. Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'

Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.

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

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.

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

State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

38. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

39. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".

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

African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.

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

Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.

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

Unidentified man wearing a large hat, vest, goatee and mustache. The tintype is encased in a small glass frame.

43. 'Tu Amigo'

Color print, Packette family graves are marked with Xs

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

Three story house with a two and a one story additions.

45. Home of Braxton Davenport Gibson

George Packette is the man standing near the ruins.

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

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.

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

House sits opposite the Avis House

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

Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution

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

Wife of Augustine Jaquelin Todd

50. Portrait of Bride, Frances Davenport Packette Todd

An old wooden house with chimney.

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

52. Braxton D. Gibson, Age 66

Sentiment written on the photograph, "To dear Frances from her affectionate cousin, M. C. Buckey, Col. U.S, Army. June 3/1921"

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

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

The last picture taken of the old jail in which John Brown was confined at Charles Town, W. Va.

55. Old Jail in Charles Town, W. Va.

Pictured over the "X" is Mervyn C. Buckey, Military Attache to Italy and Frances D. Packette's cousin.

56. Fourth of July Celebration With Twenty Wounded Soldiers Inside the American Embassy in Rome

Horse drawn buggies crowd around the show grounds and people fill the grandstand for the competitions

57. First Charles Town Horse Show, Jefferson County, W. Va.

58. Horse Show, Charles Town, W. Va

Frances Davenport Packette as a young girl, photograph taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey

59. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette of Charles Town, W. Va.

Several boys and three men in front of tent at "J. A. de Gneyter's Camp"

60. Fun on the Elk; Shelton, Clay County, W. Va.

61. B. D. Gibson

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.

62. Old Fairfax 'Gig', Jefferson County, W. Va.

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"

63. Evening Hymn Featuring Annie Jones of Zanesville, Ohio and Zan Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

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.

64. Artistic Portrait of Unidentified Young Woman

"Billy Packette", taken Christmas, 1900

65. Portrait of Willie B. Packette

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.

66. Visiting 'High Water Mark' at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pa.

The house is built on the lot where John Brown was executed in 1859/12

67. Residence of John Thomas Gibson, Charles Town, W. Va.

Taken the day they started to war against Spain (Spanish-American War).

68. Company I of the West Virginia National Guard

Company formed during the Spanish - American War

69. Officers of Captain Getzendanner's Co., Jefferson County, W. Va.

A line of men, probably recruits, outside the Charles Town, W. Va. train station.

70. Captain Getzendanner's Company Ready for Camp

Pictured: Edgar Bury, Lillian Mc Shane, Zan Gibson, Agnes Bury, W. Bury and Edmund Bury; taken at 84 University St., Montreal

71. Group Portrait of Young Women and Men Posing on Ladders

Pictured: Zan Gibson, W. Bury, Edmund Bury, Edgar Bury and Agnes Bury; taken at 84 University St., Montreal

72. Group Portrait of Three Young Women and Two Men

73. Portrait of Woman and Child, 'Mama and Weeny'

Ice jams are shown accumulating at the bottom of the falls.

74. Winter Scene at Dam No. 4 on Potomac River

Three unidentified men wearing derbies and suits; carrying guns and dead animals, at the bottom of snow-covered cliffs.

75. 'On the Cliffs of the Potomac'

Mounted print showing portion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the right.

76. Horse Shoe Bend of Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.

The photograph was taken 100 yards above the foot bridge.

77. View of Bridges and Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Lynching from a bridge near Weston Hospital; several people on the bridge with carriages and a hearse

78. Lynching at Weston, Lewis County, W. Va.

Several cows and men in a barnyard, possibly the diary farm at the Weston Insane Asylum

79. Farm at the Weston Insane Asylum

80. Weston Insane Hosptial

The hospital appears in the background, while the southern part of the town of Weston is in the foreground.

81. West Virginia Hospital for the Insane, Weston, W. Va.

82. Portrait of Annie Gibson of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Four young women and a boy in costume. The two women standing are possibly Ann and Zan Gibson.

83. 'Two Old Fashion Girls, The Lovers and The Page'

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

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

85. Portrait of Two Men, Graddy and Gibson, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

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

86. Rives Crew of 1878

Pictured: Frank Hampton, Braxton Gibson, Tom Carter, Charlie Andrews

87. University of Virginia Boat Crew

Taken in the gym at the University of Virginia.

88. Strong Men at University, Braxton D. Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va. and Brock Beckwith

89. Portrait of T. P. Washington

90. Portrait of Jesse Roach

91. Colts at Locust Hill, Jefferson County, W. Va.

92. Portrait of Actress Pauline Hall in Costume

93. L. W. Morgan of Reader, Wetzel County, W. Va.

"For W. Va. Div. U. C. V.'s, ... Genl. Robt White, Comdg. . . use return to General Geo. Moor-... Adjt. Genl. & Chief of Staff U. C. V.'s Common Street, New Orleans, La."

94. Zan Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

95. B. D. Gibson

Annie Gibson Packette, wife of William Bainbridge Packette, daughter of Frances D. Gibson and Col. John Thomas Gibson

96. Portrait of Annie Gibson Packette of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va