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Chadbourn: Railroads: Group in front of train car, "Sunny South Colony, North Carolina Excursion," circa April 1895; P0056/0055, in the Catherine and Robert Yates Collection of Chadbourn, North Carolina Photographs (P0056), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Size | (approximately 155 items) |
Abstract | The Catherine and Robert Yates Collection consists primarily of photographs of Chadbourn, North Carolina, around the turn of the twentieth century. Many images depict the strawberry industry, including strawberry fields, markets, and the first long-distance air shipment of strawberries in 1946. Other images depict Chadbourn streets and scenes, businesses, schools, and railroads, as well as other areas in North Carolina and Virginia. Also included are images of various individuals, including William Harmon Chadbourn. |
Creator | Yates, Catherine.
Yates, Robert (Robert A.), -2003. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Patrick Cullom and Kait Dorsky, February 2013
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom and Kait Dorsky, February 2013
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The Catherine and Robert Yates Collection consists primarily of photographs of Chadbourn, North Carolina, around the turn of the twentieth century. Many images depict the strawberry industry, including strawberry fields, markets, and the first long-distance air shipment of strawberries in 1946. Other images depict Chadbourn streets and scenes, businesses, schools, and railroads, as well as other areas in North Carolina and Virginia. Also included are images of various individuals, including William Harmon Chadbourn.
Back to TopArrangement: Subject/Chronological.
The Catherine and Robert Yates Collection consists primarily of photographs of Chadbourn, North Carolina, around the turn of the twentieth century. Many images depict the strawberry industry, including strawberry fields, markets, and the first long-distance air shipment of strawberries in 1946. Other images depict Chadbourn streets and scenes, businesses, schools, and railroads, as well as other areas in North Carolina and Virginia. Also included are images of various individuals, including William Harmon Chadbourn.
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Chadbourn: "Chadbourn Memorial Cemetery," circa 1902Photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: "First windmill in Columbus Co.," circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: "Alberta Wennice and Robert feeding chickens at Oakdale Farm," circa 1900Photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: "Chadbourn Mill," circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic prints 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: "Cotton gin," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 4 images |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: "Reaper and Binder," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Berries dumped in White Marsh," circa April 1905Photographic print 3 images Photographer: J.C. Webb, Washington, N.C. Berries were dumped in 1905 due to a severe transportation shortage due to a labor dispute. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Berry buyers at Chadbourn Market," circa 1906Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Buyers at strawberry market, E.R. Bailey," circa 1904-1905Mounted photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: Chadbourn Fruit and Produce Exchange, circa 1909Photographic print 1 image On verso: "1 - Shell, 2 - A.E. Byron, 3 - Jeff Thompson, 4, 5, 6 - J.H. Loud, 7 - B.H. Harnley, 8 - S.C. Bryon" |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: Chadbourn Strawberry Market, circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 6 images Images include railroad tracks near market. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: Chadbourn Strawberry Market, circa 1900s-1920sCopy negative 1 image Images include railroad tracks near market. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: Effects of shipping methods on strawberries, circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 2 images Images include information about shipping methods and results. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Long distance flight of strawberries - Chadbourn to Washington," 2 May 1946Photographic print and postcard 3 images Includes photocopied newspaper article about flight. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Long distance flight of strawberries - Chadbourn to Washington," 2 May 1946Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "First air shipment of strawberries from southeastern N.C.," 2 May 1946Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Herman Blake (?) Packing Shed," circa 1930sPhotographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "J.A. Brown's strawberry field," 1900Photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Lady Thompson variety strawberry," circa 1900Photographic print 1 image Photographer: Sam Potts, Wacamaw, N.C. Fresh strawberries raised in Chadbourn. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Loading Strawberries" (onto rail cars), circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Loading strawberries near Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Loading strawberries near Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Mr. F. Leonart in strawberry field," circa 1898Photographic print 1 image Photographer: Sam Potts, Wacamaw, N.C. |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Packing strawberries," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image On verso: "This is at Ben Hamley's Farm: Fannie Edwards, Jess Williams, Byne Pifer (Don't know others)" |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Picking strawberries," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image "This is Mr. Caulta's farm." |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Picking strawberries near Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Picking strawberries near Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Selling strawberries," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Strawberry buyers," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: Strawberry field, circa 1900Mounted photographic print 2 images On verso: "Herman Wilkes with mules. Rachel B. Wilkes Mother, Mary Wilkes, Inez Wilkes, John R. Wilkes in berry field at Chadbourn, N.C. 1899 (Right to left: Herman Wilkes, Rachel B. Wilkes, Mary Wilkes)" |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Strawberry field covered with straw," circa 1900s-1920sCopy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "The Berry Market," circa 1898Mounted photographic print 1 image "Plate Ice Co. behind market." |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Truckers at Bank of Chadbourn cashing checks for strawberries sold to shippers," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Truckers at Bank of Chadbourn cashing checks for strawberries sold to shippers," circa 1900Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: Strawberries: "Truckers at Bank of Chadbourn cashing checks for strawberries sold to shippers," circa 1900Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Agriculture: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureaus of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Industry, circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: American Legion, circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 3 images "Center of Strawberry Belt - Land of the Long Leaf Pine." |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Britt Hardware," circa 1908Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Brown Mercantile Co.," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Brown Mercantile Company Store," circa 1900Photographic print 2 images On Corner of Wilson and Railroad. |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Browns Hotel," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Chadbourn Transfer Shed, Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Crate factory, off Tabor City Road ?," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "E.R. Bailey Drug Co., Railroad Avenue," circa 1900Photographic postcard 3 images "Chadbourn's first drug store." |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "E.R. Bailey Drug Co., Railroad Avenue," circa 1900Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: Hardware store, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: Man on horseback at gas station, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Mrs. Rachel Wilkes' (?) boarding house," circa 1905Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Plate Ice Company storehouse/warehouse," circa 1900Photographic postcard 2 images "On spot of present depot (1958)" "Intersection of Tabor City Road and railroad." |
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Chadbourn: Businesses: "Thigpen General Store and Wilkes Hotel," circa 1908Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Churches, circa 1900sPhotographic postcard 3 images |
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Chadbourn: Events: "4th July Picnic, Page's Mill Fish Fry," circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: "Chadbourn Railway Station," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image "Strickland House in background." |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: Group in front of steam locomotive "Chadbourn, N.C. Season 1909," circa 1909Photographic postcard 1 image (Postcard from John(?) to Mr. Chas Elard). On front: "Chadbourn NC Season 1909: 1 - S.W. Land, 2 - C.W. Kennedy, 3 - A. Alexander, 4 -Freddie (Conductor), 5 - Whitaker (Engineer), 6 - Hickey, Brakeman, 7 - Flagman, 8 - Fireman" On verso: "This picture was taken a few days ago. Am well. Hope you all are. Tell Jake Graves(?) hello(?). If we wants his clothes we'll send to him. Don't think will amount to much. Love John" |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: Group in front of train car, "Sunny South Colony, North Carolina Excursion," circa April 1895Mounted photographic print 2 images "The train which brought Sunny South Colonists on an inspection tour in 1895 from Chicago to Chadbourn." |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: Ice being loaded onto rail cars, circa 1907Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: "Looking down railroad ," circa 1908-1910Photographic postcard 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: Railroad tracks, circa 1906-1907Photographic postcard 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: "Refrigerator cars," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: "The Shoo Fly" train, circa 1890Copy print 1 image Train was purchased by Mr. Chadbourn for use in lumber industry. Includes additional information on verso and enclosed note. |
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Chadbourn: Railroads: "The Shoo Fly" train, circa 1890Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Recreation: "Chadbourn (N.C.) vs. Boardman (N.C.)" baseball game, 10 July 1903Photographic print 1 image On verso: "1 - Chas Burns, 2 - Faye Burns, 3 - H.H. Horton, 4 - Herman Wilkes, 5 - Leon Bailey (?), 6 - G.H. Boughner, 7, 8, 9 - Chas Leonhart, 10 - Frank Peterson, 11, 12 - Frank Long, 13 - R.F. Covington, 14 - Charlie Covington" |
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Chadbourn: Recreation: "Chadbourn (N.C.) vs. Boardman (N.C.)" baseball game, 10 July 1903Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Recreation: "Silver Coronet Band," circa 1897Photographic print 1 image Band members are listed on verso. |
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Chadbourn: Recreation: "Silver Coronet Band," circa 1897Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Broadway School," circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 2 images On verso: "Back row: 1 - Merle Penn, 2 - Lulu Bullard, 3 - Ethel Long, 4, 5, 6 - Ida Burne, 7 - Glenn Stroli (?), 8 - Alton Long, 9 - Will Bullard Second Row: 10 - Liota Boughner (?), 11 - Pittman, 12 - Lulu Bullard, 13, 14, 15" |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Broadway School," circa 1900s-1920sCopy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Chadbourn grade school," circa 1912-1914Photographic print 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Chadbourn High School Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900Photographic postcard 3 images |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Chadbourn High School Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1903Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Public School Chadbourn, N.C.," circa 1900Tintype postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Schools: "Washington Avenue Schoolhouse," circa 1900Photographic postcard 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: "1st Avenue," circa 1900Photographic postcard 2 images "Howell House" |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: "Brown Street," circa 1920sPhotographic print 3 images |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: "Charles Clarkes(?)" with U.S. Post Office horse drawn wagon, Broadway Street, circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: Clark home, circa 1958Photographic print 1 image Includes additional information on verso. |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: Front Street, circa 1908Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: Front Street, circa 1908Copy negative 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: Group in front of business, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 1 image On verso: "Far right: Carl Powell, next to him: Ardemishi Imoush, next to him: Moses Lorve, Second woman on left: Estelle Inmann" |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: Horse-drawn carts, circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: "Jolly building," circa 1900Photographic print 1 image |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: "R.R. Avenue," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic print 2 images |
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Chadbourn: Streets and scenes: Unidentified building, circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image "Miller(?)" |
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Boardman: "Cottages, Boardman, N.C.," circa 1919Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Grist: "J.M. Smith General Store," circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic postcard 1 image |
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Grist: J.M. Smith General Store, circa 1900s-1920sCopy negative 1 image |
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Tabor: "At the ice factory," circa 1900Photographic postcard 3 images Close to Chadbourn, N.C. |
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Whiteville: "Courthouse, Whiteville, N.C.," (Columbus County Courthouse), circa 1909Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Whiteville: "Columbus County Courthouse," circa 1900s-1920sCopy negative 1 image |
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Whiteville: "Washington Avenue's float on the first Fair," circa 1895Photographic postcard 1 image |
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Wilmington: "Independent Ice Co. of Wilmington, N.C.," circa 1908Mounted photographic print 1 image "Man is loading ice into boxcar, ice on platform." |
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Virginia: Jamestown: "Virginia Building, Jamestown Expo," circa 1901Postcard 1 image |
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People: "Chadbourn, William Harmon," circa 1900s-1920sCopy negative 1 image |
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People: "Commission (?) men," circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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People: Group at beach, circa 1903Mounted photographic print 2 images |
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People: Group in boat, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 2 images |
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People: Group on front porch of house, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 1 image |
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People: Lee (Beef) Hughes, J.B. Culbreath, Aunt Kit, circa 1900Photographic postcard 1 image |
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People: Perry, E.A., circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic postcard 1 image E.A. Perry with strawberries. |
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People: Unidentified boys and men, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 1 image Possibly students. |
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People: Unidentified group, "Lake Waccamaw," circa 1909Photographic postcard 1 image |
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People: Unidentified groups, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 6 images |
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People: Unidentified women, circa 1900s-1920sMounted photographic print 7 images |
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People: Woman and child, circa 1900s-1920sPhotographic postcard 1 image On verso: "Lois Williams, John Shelton" |
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Detailed descriptions from Catherine Yates (Donor), June 1996Photocopies
Photocopies of images from donor with detailed descriptions and notes. |