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Size | 402 (1.0 linear feet) |
Abstract | The collection consists of 402 black-and-white photographic prints made primarily by white architect C. Ford Peatross intended as illustrations for a dissertation, which was never completed, on architect William Nichols (1777-1853). The majority of the images are of structures and buildings in North Carolina, but there are also images of structures in England, Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., that were designed by Nichols or that influenced his work. A majority of the images in the collection are copy prints made by Peatross of materials from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Original photographs taken by Peatross have been identified and copy work includes citations from original sources. |
Creator | Peatross, C. Ford. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Patrick Cullom, April 2015
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, April 2015
Updated by: Patrick Cullom, March 2021
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
C. Ford Peatross was the Founding Director of the Center for Architecture, Design, and Engineering in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress and the Center for American Architecture, Design and Engineering in Washington, D.C. He was a former graduate student in the Department of Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among his writings, Peatross co-authored William Nichols, Architect with Robert O. Mellown, published by the University of Alabama Art Gallery in 1979. William Nichols was born in Bath, England and immigrated to New Bern, N.C., in 1800 and established himself as an architect. He was the state architect for North Carolina from 1817 to 1826, and was state architect or engineer for Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi as well.
Back to TopThe collection consists of 402 photographs (copy prints and original photographs) made primarily by C. Ford Peatross intended as illustrations for a dissertation, which was never completed, on architect William Nichols (1777-1853). The majority of the images are of structures and buildings in North Carolina, but there are also images of structures in England, Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., that were designed by Nichols or that influenced his work. A majority of the images in the collection are copy prints made by Peatross of materials from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Original photographs taken by Peatross have been identified and copy work includes citations from original sources.
Back to TopArrangement: By location/subject.
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0001 |
Chowan County: Edenton: Chowan County Courthouse, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0002 |
Chowan County: Edenton: James Cathcart Johnston House, Hayes Plantation, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 41 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0003 |
Chowan County: Edenton: Joseph Blount Skinner Law Office, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0004 |
Chowan County: Edenton: James Iredell House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0005 |
Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Standin-Hoskins House (Coke Farm), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0006 |
Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Shelton Plantation House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0007 |
Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Mulberry Hill (Blount House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0008 |
Chowan County: Edenton: Beverly Hall (State Bank Branch and Blount House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0009 |
Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Athol, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 10 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0010 |
Craven County: New Bern: Map of New Bern, circa 1815Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0011 |
Craven County: New Bern: Civil War period map of New Bern, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0012 |
Craven County: New Bern: Donnel House and Law Office, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0013 |
Craven County: New Bern: Smallwood House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0014 |
Craven County: New Bern: Bryan House and Law Office, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0015 |
Craven County: New Bern: Isaac Taylor House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 8 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0016 |
Craven County: New Bern: Old Bank of New Bern, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0017 |
Craven County: New Bern: New Bern Academy, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0018 |
Craven County: New Bern: Attmore-Oliver House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0019 |
Craven County: New Bern: Masonic Lodge and Theater, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0020 |
Craven County: New Bern: First Presbyterian Church, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0021 |
Craven County: New Bern: St. Paul’s Church, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0022 |
Craven County: New Bern: Coor-Gaston House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0023 |
Craven County: New Bern: Jones House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0024 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Map of Fayetteville, circa 1825Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0025 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Halliday-Cameron House (Mrs. Fan Williams House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0026 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Bank of the United States Branch (McLeran-Adam-Sandford House, Fayetteville Women’s Club), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 14 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0027 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: House, 309 Dick Street, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0028 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Thornton House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0029 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Old Law Office, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0030 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Nimocks House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0031 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: "Myrtle Hall," Judge Robert Strange House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0032 |
Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Town House (Old Market House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0033 |
Durham County: Fairntosh Plantation House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0034 |
Franklin County: Louisburg: Pearson Place, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0035 |
Lincoln County: Iron Station (vicinity of): Ingleside (David Forney House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0036 |
Lincoln County: Beatties Ford Plantation (vicinity of): River view from the Graham House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0037 |
Orange County: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Gerrard Hall (Images missing as of March 2013), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0038 |
Orange County: Chapel Hill: View of campus (Image missing as of March 2013), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0039 |
Orange County: Hillsborough: Eagle Lodge No. 71, A. F. & A. M. (Masonic Lodge/King Street Opera House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 9 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0040 |
Orange County: Hillsborough (vicinity of): "Lochiel," Mary Reed Anderson House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0041 |
Orange County: Hillsborough: Hanks-Phillips-Hawks House (Ruffin-Roulhac House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0042 |
Orange County: Hillsborough (vicinity of): John Berry House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0043 |
Orange County: Hillsborough: Hazell-Nash House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0044 |
Orange County: Hillsborough: St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0045 |
Pasquotank County: South Mills (vicinity of): Morgan House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0046 |
Perquimans County: Harvey's Neck: Ashland (John Skinner House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0047 |
Perquimans County: Bethel (vicinity of): Harrell House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0048 |
Perquimans County: Hertford (vicinity of): Cove Grove, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0049 |
Perquimans County: Durant's Neck: Land's End (James Leigh House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0050 |
Perquimans County: New Hope (vicinity of): Stockton (Granberry House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0051 |
Surry County: Rockford: Surry County Courthouse, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0052 |
Surry County: Rockford: York Tavern, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0053 |
Tyrrell County: Lake Phelps: Somerse Place, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0054 |
Vance County: Williamsboro (vicinity of): Burnside (Jones-Hunt Hamilton House), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0055 |
Wake County: Raleigh: North Carolina State House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0056 |
Wake County: Raleigh: North Carolina State Capitol, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0057 |
Wake County: Raleigh: Mordecai House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 13 images |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0058 |
Wake County: Raleigh: Wake County Jail, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0059 |
Wake County: Raleigh: Map of Raleigh, circa 1885Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0060 |
Wake County: Raleigh: Governor's "Palace," circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0061 |
Warren County: Littleton: Mosby Hall (Little Manor) (Image missing as of March 2013), circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
Image Box
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0062 |
Alabama: Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 10 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0063 |
Alabama: Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 8 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0064 |
Alabama: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0065 |
Alabama: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0066 |
Alabama: Tuscaloosa: Alexander Dearing House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 13 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0067 |
Alabama: Tuscaloosa: Captain James Hunter Dearing House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 9 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0068 |
Alabama: Tuscaloosa, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 9 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0069 |
New York: New York: New York City Hall, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0070 |
Pennsylvania: Lancaster: Church of the Holy Trininty, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0071 |
Virginia: Buildings, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0072 |
Washington, D.C.: Buildings, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0073 |
England: Bath: Dinder House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 37 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0074 |
England: Strawberry Hill: Surrey House, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
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Image Folder PF-P0063/0075 |
Greece: Athens: Colonnades, circa 1970sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |