Brief Description: Approximately 350 negatives featuring aerial photographs of downtown Norfolk, Virginia between 1963 and 1975. The negatives include shots of City Hall, coal piers, merchandise piers, Ghent, Old Dominion University, and Foreman Field. There are also a few scenes of rural Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Record Series Number: 007/MSS 0000-403

Created by: Vickhouse, E. S. (1913-2001)

Volume: 2.0 Boxes

Acquired: 11/24/2014.

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Biographical Note for Vickhouse, E. S. (1913-2001) : Eugene Stanley Vickhouse was born on March 25, 1913 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He married Alice Virginia Gibbs on November 17, 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia. Vickhouse served in the United States Army for 30 years, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel and earning the Bronze Star for action in the CEBO Invasion. He owned VU Photos Inc. in Norfolk, Virginia and was a past master of Norfolk Lodge No. 1 AF&AM. Vickhouse married Ruth Coggsdale Duke on September 6, 1974 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He died on January 31, 2001 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Rosewood Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Physical Access Notes: Digital copies of most negatives are available through the Hampton Roads Heritage Project: http://smcdigital.norfolkpubliclibrary.org/

Acquisition Notes: Unknown

PreferredCitation: E. S. Vickhouse Photograph Collection, MSS 0000-403, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.