Photographs of "Old George"

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0191

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1875 - 1966

Creator

Brady, Pat, 1917-2002 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This item is open for research purposes.

Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

A collection of photographs of "Old George" the carved wooden statue of George Washington atop the cupola on Washington and Lee Univerity's Washington Hall. The original statue was carved by cabinet maker Matthew Kahle of Lexington, Virginia in 1842 from a Tulip Poplar log. In 1990 "Old George" was removed and replaced by a cast duplicate. The restored original is now located in WLU's Special Collections and Archives Department in Leyburn Library. Former head of the university's Building and Grounds department, Pat Brady, took some of the photographs included.