The collection contains approximately 100 printer's blocks of images that were used in the book "The History of Lower Tidewater Virginia" written by Rogers Dey Whichard, a foreign languages instructor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. The book was published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. in 1959. Each printer's block is wrapped in newspaper with a photograph of the corresponding image from the book taped to the outside.

From Volume I, page 214

From Volume I, page 5

From Volume I, page 184

From Volume I, page 384

From Volume I, page 387

From Volume I, page 410

From Volume I, page 435

From Volume I, page 470

From Volume II, page 130

From Volume II, page 264

From Volume II, page 275

From Volume II, page 253

From Volume II, page 252

From Volume I, page 496

From Volume I, page 501

From Volume I, page 506

From Volume I, page 508

From Volume I, page 511

From Volume I, page 512