This collection is an artificially created collection of photographs of individuals, groups, buildings, locations, and activities of the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia tri-state region that the Marshall University Archives and Special Collections Department has accumulated over time. Items are foldered by subject or provenance where known. Topics of interest include the 1913 and 1937 floods, river and railroad scenes, and local businesses among many other subjects.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection.
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Napoleon III of France
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873), Napoleon III, col. Napoleon III was supposedly the subject of the first cdv made by Disderi.
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Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Queen Olga of Württemberg, 1866
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Queen Olga of Württemberg, a member of the Russian imperial family, 1866, col. Back reads: Grand Duchess of Russia., Aug, 26, 1866? She was a member of the Russian imperial family On 25 June 1864, after the death of his father, Charles acceded the throne and became the third king of Württemberg, making Olga the fourth queen of Württemberg. The new king was enthroned on 12 July 1864.
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Queen Victoria of England, 1866
Queen Victoria of England, 1866, col. backprint reads: patentees and sole proprietors of Wothlytype, and United Association of Photography, Ltd
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Charles Thomas Longely, Archibishop of Canterbury, 1862-1868
Charles Thomas Longely, Archibishop of Canterbury 1862-1868, col. backprint reads: photographed from life by Mayall, London and Brighton
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Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, ca. 1865
Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, ca. 1865, col. backprint reads: photographers to her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales. Published by messrs,. A. Marion & son, Soho It is very difficult to figure out exactly who this prince was. He might have been one of the Williams, or Wilhelms, possibly Wilhelm I.
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Dr. John William Colenso, Lord Bishop of Natal
Dr. John William Colenso, Lord Bishop of Natal, col. Backprint reads: Under the patronage of her Majesty
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Francis, Prince of Teck
Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, or Francis, Duke of Teck, later Prince of Teck, member of the British royal family, col. backprint reads: Photographers to Her majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales He thus married into a richer family, by marrying his father's third cousin (in descent from King George II of Great Britain) Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, the younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and a granddaughter of George III, who was known as 'Fat Mary' because of her wide girth.
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George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyle, ca. 1865
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyle, ca. 1865 col. The front of the card says only the Duke of Argyle, but judging it was ca. 1865, this would probably have been George Campbell, the 8th Duke. (1823-1900)
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Prince Ludwig and Princess of Hesse & their children
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, in ca. 1865 when he was Prince Ludwig of Hesse , col. backprint reads: photographers to her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales. Published by messrs,. A. Marion & son, Soho Through his own and his children's marriages, the prince was connected to the British royal family.
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Princess Helena of England
Princess Helena, (Helena Augusta Victoria: Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage), ca. 1865, col. The Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria: Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage;[1] 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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Rev. Charles Kingsley, English clergyman
Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian and novelist, col. backprint reads: Photographers to the Queen he was best known as a clergyman
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Unidentified young girl, hand colored
unidentified young girl, hand colored, ca. 1865, col. The importance of this cdv is that is was hand colorized, with blush added to her cheeks, and blue trim on her dress. This was popular after the Civil War in the US.
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Lincoln, Abraham, ca. 1863.
Lincoln, Abraham, ca. 1863. 1 photograph : sepia ; 17x11 cm. Reproduction of original.
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Barboursville, Va. now W.Va., Nov. 1861, 34th Regiment Ohio Volunteers (Union)
Barboursville, Va., Nov. 1861, 34th Regiment Ohio Volunteers (Union), b&w. of a painting Notes on back reads: See Ms26 Bx 7 Fd 4 for another copy Gift of Robert Chapman 18 May 1981 Original painting is in the Barboursville DAR cabin. Photo in Wallace's "Cabell Annals and Families," p.317.
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View near Gauley Ferry (W.Va.)
Union soldiers near Gauley Ferry, W.Va., drawn by J. Nep Roesler, b&w. Caption reads: drawn by J. Nep Roesler, Corp of Color Guard, Company G, 47th Regt OV, USA. note on back reads: from Sam Clagg papers 7/86
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Civil War general, ca. 1860's
unidentified Civil War general, ca. 1860's, col. Handwritten note on front appears to be Gen. Ferrell (or Tisdale, or Linville, etc. ) No Confederate or Union General could be found with any of these names. The Handwritten name on the back appears to be "Ferrall." No general on either list with that name either.
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Dr. Edward Bouverie Pusey, Oxford
Edward Bouverie Pusey, col. 1841 Newman leaves Oxford. Pusey becomes active as leader of the Oxford Movement. 1846 Resumed preaching at Oxford. 1850-54 Fought against reform in the university, supporting the old tutorial system and continuance of religious training. 1855 Famous sermons on the Nature of Faith in relation to Reason. 1864 Daniel the Prophet published as a reaction against Essays and Reviews. 1882 Died and was buried in the cathedral at Oxford
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His Royal Highness Prince Albert
His Royal Highness, Prince Albert, ca. 1860, col. (no backprint) Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel (1819-1861), officially: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Prince Consort. married to Queen Victoria
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John Bright, English Quaker, ca. 1860's
John Bright, English Quaker, ca. 1860's, col. John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889), Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy. Elliott & Fry was a Victorian photography studio and photographic film manufacturer, founded in 1863 by Joseph John Elliott and Clarence Edmund Fry. For a century the firm's core business was taking and publishing photographs of the Victorian public and social, artistic, scientific and political luminaries. In the 1880s the company operated three studios and four large storage facilities for negatives, with a printing works at Barnet. The firm's first address was 55 & 56 Baker Street in London, premises they occupied until 1919.
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Nannie & Willie, ca. 1860's
Nannie & Willie, possibly William Lincoln, son of President Abe Lincoln, ca. 1860's, col. Back identified as "Nannie & Willie" The boy is possibly William Lincoln, known as "Willie", son of President Abraham Lincoln. Back has partial 3 cent US Revenue stamp
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Pierre Toule, lawyer and senator, ca. 1860's
Pierre Toule, lawyer and senator, ca. 1860's, col. Handwritten note on back reads: Pierre Toule-lawyer and Senator. In 1862 arrested in N. Orleans for disloyalty to the govt & confined some months in Ft. Lafayette.
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Rev. C. M. Bellew, D.D., London, 1860's
Rev. C. M. Bellew, D.D, London, ca. 1860's, col. Little found on this guy. 1856 pub in England referred to him as one of the most eloquent preachers in London. His volume of sermons was published in 1856.
