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- Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia, Entrance Hall, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia, Entrance Hall, circa 1950
- Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia, The East Front, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia, The East Front, circa 1950
- "Virginia Diner" Canister. 1980-1990 -
- 1980-1990
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"Virginia Diner" Canister. 1980-1990
- Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House, Williamsburg, Virginia circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House, Williamsburg, Virginia circa 1960
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson to an Unidentified Correspondent, 1823 -
- March 12, 1823
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to an Unidentified Correspondent, 1823
- Road Map for Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, circa 1960 - Along with the regular automobile service provided by gasoline stations, travelers during the early and mid-20th century could usually receive a free road map. The Atlantic Refining Company supplied this 1960 map of the Atlantic coast states to motorists at their stations.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Road Map for Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, circa 1960
Along with the regular automobile service provided by gasoline stations, travelers during the early and mid-20th century could usually receive a free road map. The Atlantic Refining Company supplied this 1960 map of the Atlantic coast states to motorists at their stations.
- A Virginia Market Cart, 1905-1906 -
- 1905-1906
- Collections - Artifact
A Virginia Market Cart, 1905-1906
- Lanvin Cloak Worn by Virginia Palmer Bradfield Ward, 1931 -
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Lanvin Cloak Worn by Virginia Palmer Bradfield Ward, 1931
- Wright Airplane, Fort Myer, Virginia, 1908 - While his brother was demonstrating their airplane in France, Orville Wright made demonstration flights of his own for the United States Army Signal Corps at Fort Myer, Virginia. All went well until September 17, 1908, when a cracked propeller caused the plane to crash. Orville survived with serious injuries, but passenger Lt. Thomas Selfridge was killed -- the first airplane fatality.
- September 01, 1908
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Wright Airplane, Fort Myer, Virginia, 1908
While his brother was demonstrating their airplane in France, Orville Wright made demonstration flights of his own for the United States Army Signal Corps at Fort Myer, Virginia. All went well until September 17, 1908, when a cracked propeller caused the plane to crash. Orville survived with serious injuries, but passenger Lt. Thomas Selfridge was killed -- the first airplane fatality.
- Harkrader Auto Supply, Bristol, Virginia, 1918 - The facilities at early gas stations varied widely. This car dealership sold gasoline out of a "blind" pump -- a pump with no meter visible to the customer. Suspicious drivers weren't always sure they got what they paid for. "Visible" pumps, which allowed motorists to see the gas before it went into their cars, became popular in the 1920s.
- 1918
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Harkrader Auto Supply, Bristol, Virginia, 1918
The facilities at early gas stations varied widely. This car dealership sold gasoline out of a "blind" pump -- a pump with no meter visible to the customer. Suspicious drivers weren't always sure they got what they paid for. "Visible" pumps, which allowed motorists to see the gas before it went into their cars, became popular in the 1920s.