Travel by railroad was still the best way to get from one place to another in the early 20th century,…
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Apr 2
In her long skirt and high-button shoes, photographer Marie Kendall climbed the steeple of the Congregational Church carrying her view…
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Mar 4
It is winter in Norfolk. The year is 1948. With two restaurants, a liquor store, a bank and a drugstore,…
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Feb 4
Chickens on roller skates? Photographer Marie Kendall must have had some pretty cooperative chickens, merry or not as they “roll…
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Dec 5
The Welch Memorial Fountain once stood on Greenwoods Road at the entrance to West Side Road, forming a roundabout of…
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Nov 1
This imposing brick building once stood on what is now the site of Meadowbrook Apartments. Designed by architect Ehrick Rossiter,…
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Oct 2
Marie Kendall took most of her photographs in Norfolk. With four children and a household to manage, she did not…
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Sep 2
In this photograph, taken about 1890 by Marie Kendall, children gather on the porch of the Kendall house on Greenwoods…
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Aug 3
Norfolk photographer Marie Kendall took pictures of the beautiful estate on Litchfield Road belonging to Dr. Frederic Dennis and now…
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Jul 4
This photograph by Marie Kendall was digitized from the glass plate negative she made with her view camera in the…
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Jun 3