Special Collections Research Center
spcoll@wm.eduFinding Aid Authors: Ellen Strong.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation:
George Oscar Ferguson Photographs, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift
Biographical Information:
George Oscar Ferguson was a professor of education at the College of William and Mary. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken by George Oscar Ferguson. Subjects include a parade in Williamsburg, Va., African-American schools in Virginia, Camp Lee, Virginia, rural scenes in western Virginia, and Ferguson.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- African Americans--Education--Virginia
- Camp Lee (Va.)--History--20th century
- Camp Lee (Va.)--Photographs
- Photographs
- Schools--Virginia
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Camp Lee (Va.)--History--20th century
- Camp Lee (Va.)--Photographs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190483
Folder 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190485
Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.circa 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 2" x 2". P1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190492
Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.circa 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P2
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190493
Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.circa 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190494
Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.circa 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P4
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190495
Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.circa 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P5
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190496
Black and white photograph of George Oscar Ferguson, Jr.circa 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents 3" x 5". P6
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190497
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Cars by Burton Parish. 3" x 5". P7
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190498
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows a crowd of participants. 3" x 5". P8
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190499
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). People and band in parade. 3" x 5". P9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190500
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). 3" x 5". P10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190501
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows crowd of participants. 3" x 5". P11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190502
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows crowd of participants 3" x 5". P12
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190503
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows crowd of participants and children. 3" x 5". P13
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190504
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows schoolchildren in the parade. 3" x 5". P14
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190505
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows cars in parade. 3" x 5". P15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190506
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows boy playing a game. 3" x 5". P16
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190507
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua). Shows boy playing a game. 3" x 5". P17
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id191999
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day of a meeting of Chautaupua) Shows cars in front of Burton Parish. 3" x 5";. P18
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192000
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows crowd of participants. 3' x 5'. P19
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192001
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows blurry crowd of participants. 3' x 5'. P20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192002
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows crowd of participants bearing a "Grove" banner. 3" x 5". P21
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192003
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows parade and a marching band. 3" x 5";. P22
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192004
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows crowd of participants. 3" x 5". P23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192005
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows two men in a field. 3" x 5". P24
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192006
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows a crowd of schoolchildren participants with a banner that reads "Live to learn and learn to live". 3 x 5". P25
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192007
Parade in Williamsburg, Va1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents (either Peninsula Field Day or a meeting of Chautauqua) Shows cars in front of Burton Parish. 3" x 5". P26
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192008
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Shows men with an above-ground pipe. 2" x 3". P27
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192009
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Shows group of men. 2" x 3". P28
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192010
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Shows a group of men. 2" x 3". P29
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192011
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Shows an officer addressing a meeting room full of men. 2" x 3". P30
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192012
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Shows a table of photo equipment. 3" x 5". P31
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192013
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Shows a gymnasium full of men taking an I.Q. test. 3" x 5". P32
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192014
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Two postcards of a class of men at Camp Lee. 3" x 5". P33
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192015
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Gymnasium full of men taking an I.Q. test. 3" x 5". P34
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192016
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Table of photo supplies. 3" x 5". P35
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192017
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photograph of postcard of class of men at Camp Lee. 3" x 5". P36
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192018
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photograph of a postcard of class of men at Camp Lee. 3" x 5". P37
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192019
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Gymnasium full of men taking an I.Q. test. 3" x 5". P38
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192020
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Group of men with an above-ground pipe. 3" x 5". P39
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192021
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Group of men with an above-ground pipe. 3" x 5". P40
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192022
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Group of men. 3" x 5".
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192023
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Group of men. 3" x 5". P42
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192024
Camp Lee, Vacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Officer speaking to a meeting room full of men. 3" x 5". P43
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192025
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192026
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents White school with schoolchildren and teachers. 3" x 5". P45
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192027
Segregated African-American schools in VirginiaScope and Contents
Scope and Contents no item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192028
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Interior of African-American classroom with students and teacher. 3" x 5". P47
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192029
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents White Mountain School with students. African-American Halifax school with students. 3" x 5". P48
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192030
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents African-American Halifax school and students. 3" x 5". P49
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192031
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Interion of African-American classroom with students and teacher. 3" x 5". P50
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192032
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents African-American school and schoolchildren. 3" x 5". P51
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192033
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents White Mountain School and students. 3" x 5". P52
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192034
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents African-American Halifax school and students. 3" x 5". P53
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192035
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents White school with schoolchildren and teachers. 3" x 5". P54
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192036
Segregated African-American schools in Virginiacirca 1915
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192037
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Two teenagers speaking with adults. 3" x 5". P56
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192038
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents A young couple departing in a carriage. 3" x 5". P57
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192039
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Corn boy's exhibit. Location unknown, possibly Cumberland Co. 3" x 5". P58
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192040
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Canning party at Dorothy Burton's home. 3" x 5". P59
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192041
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Exhibit of handicrafts. Cumberland. 3" x 5". P60
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192042
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Canning party at Dorothy Burton's house. 3" x 5". P61
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192043
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Corn boy's exhibit. 3" x 5". P62
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192044
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Exhibit of handicrafts. Cumberland. 3" x 5". P63
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192045
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Young couple departing in carriage. 3" x 5". P64
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192046
Rural Scenes in Western Virginiacirca 1915Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Two teenagers speak with adults. 3" x 5". P65
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192049
Postcard of Court House Green, Williamsburg1908Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents For Miss Judith Riddock in Cape Henry, Va
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192050
Photograph of Calvary on Lee ParadeundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents 4" x 6".
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id192051
Photograph of Regiments on ParadeundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Opening Day. 7" x 9".
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id190485