Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. The Raleigh Tavern, erected prior to 1742. This large frame building was the outstanding tavern of its day. Here the Burgesses met; royal governors dined; and the Phi Beta Kappa Society is said to have been founded. The tavern was destroyed by fire in 1859 and reconstructed on original foundations in 1930
Summary
Image source: Colonial Williamsburg Inc., Virginia.
Title and other information from print in lot.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
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Film copy on SIS roll 0, frame 0.
Tags
virginia
williamsburg
safety film negatives
lot 775
photo
tavern
raleigh tavern
phi beta kappa society
virginia colony
ultra high resolution
high resolution
farm security administration
office of war information
john d rockefeller
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1943
Location
united states
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html