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Collection consists of glass plate negatives. There are corresponding modern contact prints made for a portion of the negatives. Identifying information, such as the people(s) pictured, the location or the date of the photographs is recorded on some negatives. Many of the locations recorded on negatives are small towns in West Virginia. A few negatives were signed by the photographer. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. While many photographs are posed portraits, there are also examples of more casual photographs that document daily life, including people working. Many people are pictured at their homes or businesses. Personal property, such as automobiles, buggies, children's toys, horses, musical instruments and wagons, can be seen in some photographs. Examples of posthumous and memorial photographs, such as portraits of deceased infants and families visiting cemeteries or graves are also found. There are some town views. The photographer Albert J. Ewing, his brother, Frank and the Ewing home are also pictured in the collection.