Hugh Wood Photograph Album

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Title

Hugh Wood Photograph Album

Description

Photographs taken by New Bern photographer Hugh Wood. The album contains sheets with two photographs per page. Pages 5/6 are missing and pages 7/8, 15/16, and 23/24 are missing the bottom photos. The dimensions of the album are approximately 30 cm x 19 cm x 2 cm (12 x 7.75 x 1 inches).

This album includes historical attitudes and beliefs about race that are offensive and dehumanizing. We present them in order to provide a more complete and critical examination of the past. Please, take care when viewing this album as you may encounter images that are hurtful to you or set off strong emotional responses.

Creator

Wood, Hugh

Date

1900

Contributor

Hugh Wood Photograph Album

Rights

This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use.

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Photograph album

Identifier

Photo.XLIV

Coverage

Craven County, North Carolina

Collection Items

Two women walking on bridge over creek, boat in water
Two women walk across a bridge over a creek. A boat sits in the water.

Pollock Street, 200 block, looking east
View of the north side of Pollock Street looking east down the 200 block.

Confederate Memorial in Cedar Grove Cemetery
Flowers decorating the Confederate Memorial in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Christ Church, Pollock Street
Side-view of Christ Episcopal Church, New Bern, N.C.

East Front Street view looking south at Jones-Jarvis House
A view of the Jones-Jarvis House on the southeast corner of East Front and Johnson Streets.

Tabernacle Baptist Church, facing George Street
Two men and a woman stand in front of Tabernacle Baptist Church while a man rides a bicycle down George Street.

Young lady sitting on fence
Young adult female sits on a fence

Four females (various ages) wading in water
Four females of varying ages wading in the water.

Frozen river
A view of a frozen river (possibly Neuse).

House at old 91 Broad Street [now 500 block]
Dwelling in the 500 block of Broad Street after a snow storm.

Five African American boys in studio scene, one playing banjo
One African American boy (seated) plays a banjo while four other boys stand around him.

We present this item in order to provide a more complete and critical examination of the past. Please, take care when viewing this album as you may encounter…

Country scene with cabin in background, trees laden with Spanish moss in foreground
A country scene, possibly in Craven County, with fences and dwellings in the background and Spanish-moss laden trees in the foreground.

First Baptist Church, Middle Street
First Baptist Church, New Bern, N.C.

Young African American boy sitting on a barrel eating watermelon
A young African American boy eating a watermelon sits on a barrel in front of a fig tree.

This boy is also in Photo.XLIV.20

We present this item in order to provide a more complete and critical examination of the past. Please, take care when…

Federal Post Office (now City Hall) without Clock Tower, corner of Pollock and Craven Streets
A large flag flies above the United States Post Office Building in New Bern, N.C. at the corner of Pollock and Craven Streets.
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