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This is a photograph of a plot of Brompton, taken from the 1873 deed of purchase between John Green Lane the grantee and John L. Marye Jr, the grantor. The Deed is found in Deed book W in the Fredericksburg Clerk's Office

A photograph of Helen Berry Lane by the G.W. Davis studio in Richmond, Virginia. The seal on the back of the photocard reads, "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Society: Exposition 1888".

A photograph taken of Helen Berry Lane. There is a handwritten inscription in pencil, attributed to John Green Lane, saying, " Helen Berry taken in 1848. This is a copy from an old Daguerrotype & does not do justice to her. She was beautiful with…

A photograph of Helen Lane Daniels. Handwriting on the back says, " (Miss) Helen Lane Daniel, granddaughter of John Green Lane who owned "Brompton" from 1873- 1887. She was an alumna of MWC Class of 1913.

A photograph of Brompton during the civil war with soldiers standing out front.

A photograph of Brompton found in a viewbook publication, circa 1919, from the State Normal School, which would become the University of Mary Washington.

This letter was written by John Green Lane to his wife Helen Berry Lane. In the letter, John talks about their daughter Lizzie, mentioning daily activities such as picking strawberries.

An image of the Lane family tree showing the generations of the Lane family.

This picture of Helen Lane Daniel comes from her entry in the 1913 Battlefield yearbook. She was a member of a number of campus organizations that are listed the the left of her image.