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View looking west on Duke of Gloucester Street, likely taken from the balcony or cupola of the Capitol, shortly before reconstruction of the street and removal of center island. The Cary Armistead House is on the right, and the Palmer House is on the left. Image dated January 15, 1934. Frank Nivison Photography Collection -- Visual Resources Collections

Laborers install underground wiring along Duke of Gloucester Street in the Business Block (now Merchants Square) c. 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection -- Visual Resources Collections

A pre-restoration view of Duke of Gloucester Street looking towards the Raleigh Tavern site (L.W. Lane, Jr. store), 1910s-1920s. --Visual Resources Collections

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (l) and Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin on the front steps of the George Wythe House, ca. 1920s. --Visual Resources Collections

Pre-restoration view of west elevation of Thomas Everard House. Daniel Kent Collection - AV2010.1. --Visual Resources Collections

A view of buildings on the south side of the Business Block, November 15, 1932. l-r: the A&P Grocery, Douglas Bakery, and Stringfellow Electric Corp. The Business Block is now known as Merchants Square. -- Visual Resources Collections

Northwest elevation of the Governor's Palace showing ballroom wing March 15, 1933. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Northeast elevation of the Governor's Palace showing ballroom wing February 2 2, 1933. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

South and southeast elevations of the Governor's Palace as workmen continue construction September 2, 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Southeast elevation of the Governor's Palace with workmen continuing construction on the west flanking building August 12, 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Western elevation of the Governor's Palace showing construction progress on the ballroom wing August 12, 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Northwest elevation of the Governor's Palace as workmen continue construction of the ballroom wing July 15, 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Northwest elevation of the Governor's Palace as workmen continue construction of the ballroom wing May 16, 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Northeast elevation of the Governor's Palace during construction of the ballroom wing on May 3, 1932. Frank Nivison Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections

Aerial view of Williamsburg, 1927. -- Visual Resources Collections.

Automobiles line Duke of Gloucester Street in front of the Peachy Property prior to the Restoration. This building is now called the Roscow Cole House and is one of 88 original buildings in the Historic Area. Todd and Brown Photography Collection. -- Visual Resources Collections.

Construction progress at the Stringfellow Shop in the Business Block, October 1, 1931. The Business Block is now known as Merchants Square. Frank Nivison Photography Collection -- Visual Resources Collections.

West elevation of the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary by the architects Perry Shaw & Hepburn, c. 1929. This architectural firm from Boston, Massachusetts, was responsible for the restoration and reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg from 1928-1934. -- Special Collections

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "Jefferson's West". Originally aired in the 1999-2000 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "Order in the Court". Originally aired in the 1997-198 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "Mr. Alderson's Farm". Originally aired in the 2001-2002 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "The April Conspiracy". Originally aired in the 2000-2001 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "Building History". Originally aired in the 1999-2000 EFT season. Originally aired in the 2000-2001 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "...Influenced by None". Originally aired in the 2002-2003 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Poster for the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "The Rare Breeds". Originally aired in the 2003-2004 EFT season. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.