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Additional Images [6]
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
Construction |
Object ID |
1994.000.603 |
Description |
1437: 6 photos of construction of the Virginia Ferry Corp. terminal in Kiptopeke, VA. Terminal was built circa 1950 when VFC moved its terminal from Cape Charles to Kiptopeke. First photo of land with tracks in front of the water, beach in right background Second photo of a crane beside a boat Third photo of several boats with cranes on the water, land in foreground and pier to the right. Boats in the background are the ghost ships of Kiptopeke Fourth photo of pier pictured above with a crane on it, boats in the background are the ghost ships of Kiptopeke Fifth photo of several boats beside a pier with wooden building raised above the water Sixth photo of wood piled up in front of two furnaces 1: Construction site for Onancock sewage, dirt piles and base of a building on left, truck to the right, circa 1960 2: Man operating a forklift lifting wooden beams at Lassiter Lumber- Greenbush, VA 3: Construction site of the Hermitage circa 1964, crane to the left and five men working to the right- Onancock, VA 4: Large crane labeled "Contractors" lifting between a house and a tree, ground covered in snow 5: Truck with a crane parked on the grass, trees and a house in background 6: Five men standing inside the frame of a building on a construction site, man walking on support frame to the right |
Photographer |
Robertson, John |
Collection |
Robertson Collection |
Search Terms |
Building Ghost Ships of Kiptopeke Greenbush Hermitage Keller Kiptopeke Lassiter Lumber Onancock Virginia Ferry Corporation |
Subjects |
Businesses Industry |
Year Range from |
1950 |
Year Range to |
1964 |