Cape Charles, Virginia, historic photographs
Creation: 1885-1886Abstract
Cape Charles was established in 1884 as the southern terminus of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. The collection consists of photographs showing the early development of Cape Charles. Views of the wharf and harbor areas and the steamship "Cape Charles" built by Harlin and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware, comprise nearly half the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1886
Creator
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Organization)
Extent
43 item(s)
General Physical Description
43 photographic prints ; b&w : 20.2 x 25 cm.
Historical Note
Cape Charles was established in 1884 as the southern terminus of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. The town quickly expanded as an increasing number of passenger and freight trains arrived daily to be carried across the Chesapeake on barges and steamships to Norfolk. In 1922, the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk became a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Cape Charles became headquarters for the Pennsylvania Railroads's Norfolk Division.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs showing the early development of Cape Charles. Views of the wharf and harbor areas and the steamship "Cape Charles" built by Harlin and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware, comprise nearly half the collection. Also present are images of the Cape Charles railroad station and the locomotives and rolling stock of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. General views of homes and businesses in Cape Charles, as well as an image of Accomac, Virginia, and of the Tazewell Estate near Cape Charles complete the collection.
Existence and Location of Copies
View this collection online in the Hagley Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Provenance
Images in Part I of this accession (1972.250.1 -.12), while purchased at the same time as these photos, share no connection with them by topic or provenance. They are cataloged under a separate record.
Related Names
Subject
- Harlan & Hollingsworth Company (Organization)
- New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad Co (Organization)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Cape Charles, Virginia, historic photographs
- Author:
- Laurie Rizzo
- Date:
- 2013
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
