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Virginia United States Of America Collection (#8)

"Exploring the Rich History and Natural Beauty of Virginia, USA" Discover the captivating landscapes and fascinating history of Virginia, United States of America

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Field of a mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Field of a mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Field of a mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A woman painting a view of the Shenandoah Valley... entrance to the Appalachian Trail, Va, ca. 1940

A woman painting a view of the Shenandoah Valley... entrance to the Appalachian Trail, Va, ca. 1940
A woman painting a view of the Shenandoah Valley from the Skyline Drive, near an entrance to the Appalachian Trail, Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: View in the mountains along Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

View in the mountains along Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
View in the mountains along Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: View in the mountains along the Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

View in the mountains along the Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
View in the mountains along the Skyline Drive, Va

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: View from the Skyline Drive, Virginia. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

View from the Skyline Drive, Virginia. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
View from the Skyline Drive, Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: View along the Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

View along the Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
View along the Skyline Drive, Va

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Mountain farms along the Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Mountain farms along the Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Mountain farms along the Skyline Drive, Va

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Mountain farm along Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Mountain farm along Skyline Drive, Va. ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Mountain farm along Skyline Drive, Va

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Fields along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Fields along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Fields along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

A mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
A mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Mountain farms along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Mountain farms along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Mountain farms along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Valley along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Valley along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Valley along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Cornshocks in mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano

Cornshocks in mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
Cornshocks in mountain farm along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: The road along the Skyline Drive, with a light snowfall in the rocks beside, Virginia, ca. 1940

The road along the Skyline Drive, with a light snowfall in the rocks beside, Virginia, ca. 1940. Creator: Jack Delano
The road along the Skyline Drive, with a light snowfall in the rocks beside, Virginia

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Lee Mansion - exterior, between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown

Lee Mansion - exterior, between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Lee Mansion - exterior, between 1860 and 1880. [Greek Revival style mansion in Arlington, Virginia, designed by George Hadfield. Once the home of Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee]

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Langley Laboratory annual picnic, Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia, USA, July 1, 1929

Langley Laboratory annual picnic, Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia, USA, July 1, 1929. On the barrel to the left is Ray Sharp

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Test pilot and engineer, USA, 1920. Creator: Unknown

Test pilot and engineer, USA, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Test pilot and engineer, USA, 1920. Double the pilots double the trouble. Goggles at the ready, this test pilot and engineer conducted research business high above the Langley Research Center in

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Wright Flyer test flights at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA, September 3, 1908

Wright Flyer test flights at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA, September 3, 1908. In January 1908, as a response to a War Department request for a " Heavier-than-air Flying Machine"

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt at Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, July 29, 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt at Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, July 29, 1940. President Roosevelt in a car inside a hangar at NASA Langley, the wing of a plane is visible in the background

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Quaker Guns, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N

Quaker Guns, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Quaker Guns, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, dummy guns made of wood - deception tactic]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N

Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, Union army soldiers after fighting at Bull Run, with broken windows of the Stone Church visible behind]

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Mathews House, Battle-field of Bull Run, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson

Mathews House, Battle-field of Bull Run, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson
Mathews House, Battle-field of Bull Run, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 8 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia, March 1862

Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, soldiers and dog by wicker fence with earthworks behind]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Ruins of Gains Mill, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: John Reekie

Ruins of Gains Mill, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Ruins of Gains Mill, Virginia, April 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: mill owned by Dr. William F. Gaines, site of the Battle of Gaines Mill]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: John Reekie

Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: log cabins at Mechanicsville, the site of numerous battles]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, January 1865. Creator: John Reekie

Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, January 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, January 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: Planter paddle steamer on the Appomattox River]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: The Shebang, or Quarters of U. S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, November 1863

The Shebang, or Quarters of U. S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, November 1863
The Shebang, or Quarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, November 1863. [Scene from the American Civil War: Union army soldiers in Virginia]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-field, June 1865. Creator: William Morris Smith

Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-field, June 1865. Creator: William Morris Smith
Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-field, June 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: officers and civilians at a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the Union dead who fell at the First

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, December 1864. Creator: James Gardner

Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, December 1864. Creator: James Gardner
Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, December 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: ruined buildings after commander Charles Stewart McCauley ordered the burning of the shipyard on 21 April

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Extreme Line of Confederate Works, Cold Harbor, Virginia, April 1865

Extreme Line of Confederate Works, Cold Harbor, Virginia, April 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: defences made of fallen trees and branches]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, March 1864. Creator: John Reekie

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, March 1864. Creator: John Reekie
Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, March 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: Albumen print, pl. 17 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey, Virginia, May 1862

Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey, Virginia, May 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: military camp on the Pamunkey River, cart and anvil in the foreground

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, February 1864. Creator: James Gardner

Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, February 1864. Creator: James Gardner
Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, February 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 54 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Fairfax Court House, Virginia, with Union Soldiers in Front and on the Roof, 1863

Fairfax Court House, Virginia, with Union Soldiers in Front and on the Roof, 1863. [Fairfax Court House, Va. so well known to the old soldiers of the Army of the Potomac]. Albumen print

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Aiken House, on Weldon Railroad, Virginia, February 1865. Creator: John Reekie

Aiken House, on Weldon Railroad, Virginia, February 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Aiken House, on Weldon Railroad, Virginia, February 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: people outside a clapboard building]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Residence Chief Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station, December 1863

Residence Chief Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station, December 1863. [Scene from the American Civil War: an African American man carries firewood as a white man reclines on the log pile]

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A24: Virginia Entrance Hall, 1751-55, United States, c. 1940

A24: Virginia Entrance Hall, 1751-55, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A27: Virginia Kitchen, 18th Century, United States, c. 1940

A27: Virginia Kitchen, 18th Century, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A25: Virginia Drawing Room, 1755, United States, c. 1940

A25: Virginia Drawing Room, 1755, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A23: Virginia Drawing Room, 1754, United States, c. 1940

A23: Virginia Drawing Room, 1754, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A22: Virginia Dining Room, c. 1752, United States, c. 1940

A22: Virginia Dining Room, c. 1752, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A21: Virginia Parlor, 1758-87, United States, c. 1940. Creator: Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A21: Virginia Parlor, 1758-87, United States, c. 1940. Creator: Narcissa Niblack Thorne
A21: Virginia Parlor, 1758-87, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A26: Virginia Dining Room, c. 1800, United States, c. 1940

A26: Virginia Dining Room, c. 1800, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: A20: Virginia Dining Room, 1758, United States, c. 1940. Creator: Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A20: Virginia Dining Room, 1758, United States, c. 1940. Creator: Narcissa Niblack Thorne
A20: Virginia Dining Room, 1758, United States, c. 1940

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Coal Wharf, Alexandria, Virginia, 1860 / 69. Creator: Unknown

Coal Wharf, Alexandria, Virginia, 1860 / 69. Creator: Unknown
Coal Wharf, Alexandria, Virginia, 1860/69. [Paddle steamers on the Potomac]. Albumen print

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Quarles Mill, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Quarles Mill, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Quarles Mill, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Albumen print, pl. 67 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Jericho Mills, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Jericho Mills, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Jericho Mills, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Albumen print, pl. 65 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

Background imageVirginia United States Of America Collection: Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Albumen print, pl. 97 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)




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"Exploring the Rich History and Natural Beauty of Virginia, USA" Discover the captivating landscapes and fascinating history of Virginia, United States of America. From Anvil Cliff to Massaponax Church, this state is brimming with stories waiting to be told. Step back in time with William Ludwell Sheppard's 1872 masterpiece, "Anvil Cliff, " as it transports you to a bygone era filled with rugged beauty and untamed wilderness. Feel the weight of history at General Grant's Council of War held at Massaponax Church in May 1864, where pivotal decisions were made during the Civil War. Immerse yourself in nature's wonders through Harry Fenn's enchanting artwork titled "The Geyser. " Let its ethereal beauty transport you to a world where geothermal marvels abound. Witness Lieutenant Washington, a Confederate Prisoner alongside Captain Custis (for Custer) U. S. A. , captured forever in an image that captures both sides of a nation divided by war but united by humanity. Experience the haunting remnants of The Wilderness Battlefield near Spotsylvania; its hallowed grounds bear witness to the sacrifices made during one of America's bloodiest conflicts - a reminder that freedom comes at great cost. Travel forward in time to World War II-era Virginia as Alfred T Palmer documents moments frozen in history. Hitler would have despised these brave men who fought for liberty against tyranny - their courage shines through his hatred. Marvel at Fort Story's men skillfully operating azimuth instruments and commanding massive 16-inch coast artillery guns stamped with Watervliet Arsenal’s mark from 1921. These defenders embody strength and resilience against any threat that may come their way. Finally, traverse along Skyline Drive via Jack Delano’s lens capturing picturesque railroad crossings amidst stunning natural landscapes – an ode to Virginia’s timeless allure. Virginia beckons explorers seeking both historical enlightenment and breathtaking scenery.