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Mother's Coal and Fuel Company
A blank receipt from Mother's Coal and Fuel Company. Mother's Coal and Fuel Company does not show up until the 1914-1915 New Bern City Directory leading to the conclusion of the business not running until after 1912. This receipt should date between…
Position: 895 (9 views)
Craven County Hospital Pamphlet
A pamphlet commemorating the opening of the new Craven County Hospital building in 1963. The original hospital, St. Luke’s in downtown New Bern, was purchased by the county from a group of nuns from New Jersey in 1962. The new facility was built to…
Position: 909 (8 views)
Battlefield of NewBerne, N.C.
A map of the battlefield for the Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862.
Position: 875 (10 views)
Turpentine Manufacture In The Southern States
An article on how turpentine and rosin are collected to be distributed after the Civil War. The turpentine business was lucrative in Eastern North Carolina and Georgia. The article includes illustrations of workers collecting and processing the…
Position: 864 (11 views)
Governor Abner Nash grave site
Governor Abner Nash [ca. 1740-1786] grave site, Pembroke Plantation, Number Seven Township, Craven County, North Carolina, about 1930.
Position: 263 (54 views)
Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight tomb
Photographs (1930s) and newspaper clipping (1923) of the Spaight Cemetery, Madam Moore Lane, New Bern, North Carolina.
Position: 300 (46 views)
Illustrated City of New Bern, North Carolina, 1914
This profusely illustrated volume includes detailed information about almost every business located in New Bern during 1914.
Position: 366 (39 views)
The Effects of the Proclamation--Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at Newbern, North Carolina
An engraving of freed slaves marching into Federal territory after the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863.
Position: 895 (9 views)
Flight of the Rebels at Newbern
An engraving of the Confederate troops fleeing New Bern to the train after their defeat, March 14, 1862.
Position: 909 (8 views)
The Burnside Expedition--Bombardment of Newbern, North Carolina
An engraving of the naval attack on New Bern showing both the ships and the town on fire, March 14, 1862.
Position: 909 (8 views)
The Cypress Tree
Broadside, apparently published in 1929, reprinting an 1882 newspaper article detailing the history of the Cypress Tree in New Bern, N.C.
Position: 274 (51 views)
Montford Point, Camp Lejeune, New River yearbook
A yearbook of life at Montford Point, the camp of the first African-American United States Marine Corps recruits.
Position: 295 (47 views)
The Grand Military Ball Program 1876
The Press Association of North Carolina is throwing a military ball for the Newbern Grays and the Elm City Riflemen at Stanly Hall. Listed below the date and time are the managers on duty, the committee on music, the committee on invitations, and the…
Position: 929 (6 views)
Bulletin of the Craven County Farm Life School, Vanceboro, N.C., 1919-1920
The bulletin for the school year, 1919-1920. The bulletin includes important events of the school year, a list of teachers and staff, curriculum and the history of the area and school. The Craven County Farm Life School was established in 1912 in…
Position: 875 (10 views)
Advertisement for Trees
Damaged advertisement (top one-third missing) for trees to be delivered at the New Bern depot on December 9, 1870.
Position: 152 (98 views)