Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library

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Over 1000 high quality images to browse.

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featured Collections

Rockefeller Library

African Americans

Museum Collections

The Restoration

Historic Trades

Collection Themes

Spring in the Historic Area

Our gardens are blooming and so are our baby animals!

Trend & Tradition Magazine

Discover photography featured on the cover of the Trend & Tradition Magazine and inside its "Photo Essays".

Corporate Archives Collection

Examine items in our pamphlet files from the Rockfeller Library's Corporate Archives Collections!

Restoring Williamsburg

The new book "Restoring Wiliamsburg" expands upon the classic, "WIlliamsburg: Before and After" providing over 350 photographs, watercolors, sketches, maps, and other illustrations detailing the original Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg as as the restorative work still being done in the Historic Area today. Many of these images come from the collections of the Rockefeller Library and are included here for your reference and enjoyment.

Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

Enjoy some of our favorite objects at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.

40 Years of African American Interpretation

Throughout 2019 the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation commemorates 40 years of African-American historical interpretation.

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