Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Letters of O.E. Obenshain |
Description |
Canvasbound book of carbon copy letters of O. E. Obenshain - Farming, Mineral, and Town Properties, Buchanan, Virginia. These copies of letters (500 pages in total) of O. E. Obenshain, an enterpreneur, relate to the purchase of land and property of the 'Boom'lands of Roanoke, Buchanan, Eagle Rock, and other areas around Roanoke during the recession of the 1890s. Letters are in blue and purple typewriter ink on tissue thin semi-transparent paper. Spine reads in black ink: LETTERS 1897 It seems that Obenshain hoped to capitalize on the cheap land, by purchasing, building, and then reselling. Letters contain faint signatures, and are to people throughout Virginia concerning matters of land, materials, payment, and other business related matters. |
Object ID |
2020.24.02 |
Object Name |
Book, Letter |
Artist |
Obenshain, O. E. |
Year Range from |
1898 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Subjects |
Letters Letter book Letter, mail Letter writing Letter sheets Property Property development Property rights Property sale Property title Property transfer Materials Water works Real Estate |
Search Terms |
ledger letters rent taxes payment materials Buchanan Waterworks Company Bank of Buchanan Buchanan real estate property survey |
People |
Obenshain, O. E. |
Collection |
Historical Society of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
075\20202402.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |