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Solitude Photographs and Papers (Ms1993-024)

Exterior, wagon tracks in tree shadow, old spring house in the background

The Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024) contains photographs of Solitude donated by Eleanor Stover McEver. Eleanor and her husband Herbert Macauley "Mac" McEver lived in Solitude. These mounted and labeled photographs were scanned and select images were included in the original Solitude exhibit. All the images are included in this current iteration of the exhibit, divided into exterior and interior images. Paper materials in this collection have not been digitized.

Exterior, view of Solitude taken through trees and undergrowth near the Duck Pond

Exterior, view of Solitude from across the Duck Pond in autumn

Exterior, Solitude front porch

Exterior, view of a shutter-trimmed window

Exterior, detail of main entrance

Exterior, detail, summer beam resting on stump and rocks

Exterior, view of Solitude side entrance

Exterior, rear chimneys and side door

Exterior, wagon tracks in tree shadow, old spring house in the background

Exterior, old spring house, rear view

Exterior, detail of brick foundation

Images of Solitude exterior from the Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024).

Interior, detail of basement stairs

Interior, detail of window trim, living room

Interior, detail of door trim, living room

Interior, detail of door trim, front bedroom, new addition

Interior, detail of window group, second floor landing

Interior, detail of window trim, front bedroom

Interior, sashless window, rear bedroom

Interior, width of walls as seen from the parlor

Interior, detail, original floor in the parlor

Interior, detail, bond, rear chimney

Interior, detail, wood pegs (interior staircase?)

Interior, walled-off fireplace

Interior, detail, interior window trim, parlor window

Interior, mantel and walled-off fireplace

Interior, staircase, spinning wheel, and baulastrade, taken from Solitude entryway

Interior, detail, interior pediment over entryway doors

Interior, newel post, staircase in the entryway

Interior, detail, floorboards nailed to joists

Interior, detail, walled-off fireplace and mantel

Interior of the entryway (double doors)

Interior, second floor hall balustrade, seen from below

Interior, boarded up fire place, wainscot in the old "Hokie Club Room"

Interior, detail, trim and double doors to the parlor

Interior, curve of staircase and balustrade in Solitude entryway, taken from the second floor

Solitude placard, "Solitude: A Home of the Past and Present"

Images of Solitude interior (rooms and details) from the Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024).