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Size | .5 feet of linear shelf space (7 items) |
Abstract | Images depicting African American members of the Allen, Booth, and Snipes families of Chapel Hill, N.C. All three families have ties to the University of North Carolina. Included are images of Benjamin Booth and Easter Snipes, both of whom worked for the University during the later third of the nineteenth century. Some of the individuals depicted were likely enslaved by the University of North Carolina during their lives. |
Creator | Allen (Family : Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Booth (Family : Chapel Hill, N.C.) Snipes (Family : Chapel Hill, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Patrick Cullom, February 2018
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, February 2018
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Images depicting African American members of the Allen, Booth, and Snipes families of Chapel Hill, N.C. All three families have ties to the University of North Carolina. Included are images of Benjamin Booth and Easter Snipes, both of whom worked for the University during the later third of the nineteenth century. Some of the individuals depicted were likely enslaved by the University of North Carolina during their lives.
Back to TopPhotographic copies made in the 1940s of original images. There are annotations and notes with images identifying many of the subjects. Circa dates reflect approximate date of original image depicted.
Image Folder PF-5758/1 |
Sallie Allen portrait, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Black-and-White Photographic Print (Copy) Title devised from original captions or notes found with materials. Sallie Allen, b.1810s-d.1878, was commonly known as "Aunt Sallie Allen." |
Image Folder PF-5758/2 |
Sallie Allen and William Allen portrait, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Black-and-White Photographic Print (Copy) Title devised from original captions or notes found with materials. Sallie Allen, b.1810s-d.1878; William Allen, b.1810s-1870s. Sallie was commonly known as "Aunt Sallie Allen," and William was commonly known as "Uncle Bill Allen." |
Image Folder PF-5758/3 |
Portrait of unidentified Black woman, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Black-and-White Photographic Print (Copy) Title devised from original captions or notes found with materials. "Lou Edwards or Allen" written on verso. |
Image Folder PF-5758/4 |
Benjamin Booth portrait, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Black-and-White Photographic Print (Copy) Title devised from original captions or notes found with materials. Benjamin Booth, b.1820s-d.1900s, was commonly known as "Uncle Ben Booth." |
Image Folder PF-5758/5 |
Easter Snipes portrait, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Black-and-White Photographic Print (Copy) Title devised from original captions or notes found with materials. Easter Snipes, b.1840s-d.1910s, was a cook for Martha Ann Battle and University of North Carolina president Kemp Plummer Battle. |
Image Folder PF-5758/6 |
Annie Snipes portrait, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Black-and-White Photographic Print (Copy) Title devised from original captions or notes found with materials. Annie Snipes was Easter Snipes's daughter. |
Image Folder PF-5758/7 |
Portrait of unidentified Black man, circa 1870s-1880s1 image Tintype The tintype image in this collection is extremely fragile due to age, the materials used to make it, and the fact that it is a unique original. Tintypes have no equivalent of a negative and cannot be physically reproduced. Researchers may be presented with a digital copy instead of original material. |