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Jack Jeffers Photography collection


Jack Jeffers is a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. This collection features his photographs, which he donated to the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection in 2011. Photo subjects include landscapes, people, animals, and the logging railroad. Scenes of Virginia, especially the Shenandoah Valley, and West Virginia compose the majority of the images. North Carolina, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania are also featured.


Select items from the Jack Jeffers Photography collection Collection
850_1_Windmill_NShenandoahValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_WhiteCat_c1979_ShenandoahValleyofVA_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_WesternVA_c1978_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_WadesMill_ShenandoahValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_WadesMill_2_ShenandoahValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_TreeLineSunset_ShenValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_TreeandIce_ShenValley_c1977_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_Sunrise_ShenandoahValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SaintMarysRiverFalls_VA_c1972_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SouthernShenandoahValley_c1975_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SouthMountainChapel_BRPkwy_c1972_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SnowStorm_ShenandoahValley_VA_1977_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SmallBrook_HighlandCounty_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SimonWardandKate_ETN_c1974_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ShenandoahValley_VA_4_c1975_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ShenandoahValley_II_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ShenandoahValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ShenandoahLandscape_c1977_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SheepalongtheRidge_c1978_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ShayLocomotive_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_SaintMarysRiver_circamid1970s_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_RockfishValleyfromBRPKWY_c1978_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_RockfishValley_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ReedsGap_BRPkwy_c1977_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ReedsGap_BlueRidgePKY_1976_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_ReedsGap_BlueRidgePkwy_c1977_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_RavensRoost_BlueRidgePkwy_c1975_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OwensCampbell_BlueRidge_c1972_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldWaterMill_ShenandoahValley_VA_c1977_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldPaperMill_Cass_WVA_c1978_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldLogCabin_bookcover_c1972_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldHouseNearStuartsDraft_VA_c1978_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldHomestead_ShenValley_VA_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldHomesteadNofAppomattox_VA_c1978_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OldGristMill_Vesuvius_VA_c1971_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_OceolaMill_c1973_NearVesuvius_VA_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_NW_VA_NearHightown_c1981_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_NWofHightown_VA_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_NWHighlandCO_VA_c1975_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_NearBlueGrass_VA_c1975_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MyFavoriteFishingHole_c1972_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MrTurner_TurnersMill_ShenValley_c1974_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MrTurnerandMillKey_c1974_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MrWheelerandDog_c1977_BlueRidgeMts_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MrTurner_TurnersMill_ShenandoahValley_c1974_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MennoniteQuiltMaking_ShenValley_c1973_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_MennoniteQuiltMaking_c1979_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_LocalMannearBlueGrass_VA_HighlandCounty_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_LeaningBarnnearMontebello_VA_c1974_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
850_1_Jack_3_ Jan10_2010_A.jpg

This is a color photograph taken by Jack Jeffers, a fine arts photographer who spent almost forty years documenting the people and landscapes of the Appalachian region. The photograph was scanned from medium format in high resolution.
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