Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Miscellaneous Photograph Collection, circa 1860-2003 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Miscellaneous Photograph Collection, circa 1860-2003

Predominant Dates:1960

ID: 002/RG 06/2017-005

Primary Creator: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Extent: 6.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by city sections and neighborhoods, and chronologically where possible.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2017

Subjects: Buildings, Church buildings--Virginia, Hotels, Housing--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Old Dominion University, Streets--Virginia--Norfolk, Urban renewal

Forms of Material: Aerial photographs, Negatives (photographs), Photographs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Photographic prints and negatives (mostly black and white) of various sections of the city of Norfolk, Virginia. Includes photographs of slums and redevelopment projects, construction of downtown buildings and roadways, and photographic documentation of buildings, commercial areas, and houses across the city. The collection also includes some aerial photographs.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Church buildings--Virginia
Hotels
Housing--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Old Dominion University
Streets--Virginia--Norfolk
Urban renewal

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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.

Acquisition Source: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority by transfer

Preferred Citation: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Miscellaneous Photograph Collection, RG 06-2017-005, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed November 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4: Smaller Prints],
[Box 5],
[Box 6: Oversized Photographs],
[All]

Box 3

Folder 1: Downtown waterfront aerials, circa 1920-1980: Includes approximately 50 prints and three negatives.
Folder 2: Downtown aerials, circa 1949-1990: Includes approximately 50 prints.
Folder 3: Hague area, Atlantic City and Medical Center aerials, circa 1956-1980: Includes approximately 30 prints.
Folder 4: Various slum scenes, circa 1940-1960: Includes approximately 40 prints.
Folder 5: Willoughby-Baylor House, circa 1963-1965: Includes 11 prints, including interiors and possible out-building.
Folder 6: Downtown flooding during Ash Wednesday Storm, 1962 March: Includes approximately 12 prints.
Folder 7: Old ferry terminal, circa 1965-1980: Includes approximately 12 prints, or original site and of relocation to Ghent Square.
Folder 8: Myers House, 1963-1964: Includes seven prints.
Folder 9: MacArthur Memorial, circa 1962-1990: Includes 10 prints.
Folder 10: Attucks Theater contact prints, 2003 August-September: Includes approximately 40 color contact sheets (35mm film) of theater interiors and exteriors, restoration work.
Folder 11: Bell-Diamond housing area in Berkley, circa 1969-1972: Includes approximately 20 prints.
Folder 12: Various downtown buildings, circa 1962-1972: Includes approximately 40 prints.
Folder 13: Correspondence from VIA Architects to NRHA, 2002 July 3: Concerns Tidewater Community College (TCC).

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4: Smaller Prints],
[Box 5],
[Box 6: Oversized Photographs],
[All]