E. S. Vickhouse Photograph Collection, 1963-1975 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: E. S. Vickhouse Photograph Collection, 1963-1975

Predominant Dates:1963-1964

ID: 007/MSS 0000-403

Primary Creator: Vickhouse, E. S. (1913-2001)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Buildings, Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach (Va.)

Forms of Material: Aerial photographs, Negatives (photographs)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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.

Biographical Note

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Old Dominion University
Virginia Beach (Va.)

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.

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

Acquisition Source: Unknown

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

Processing Information: Processed November 2016.

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