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- Collection: Charles Duffy, Jr., Collection
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Neuse Lumber Company Letterhead
The Neuse Lumber Company was owned by the Blades family in the early twentieth century. James Vernon Blades is depicted here as the president of the lumber company at the time. Neuse Lumber Company does not show up in the New Bern business directory…
Position: 549 (21 views)
New Bern Executives Club Pamphlet
The New Bern Executive Club is hosting an inaugural dinner and the Recreation Center in New Bern. The program includes guest speaker Major General Field Harris from the United States Marine Corps and the speaker of the address Rear Admiral Ellis M.…
Position: 829 (8 views)
New Bern Horticultural Fair Admission Slip
A complimentary admission ticket for James A. Bryan for the New Bern Horticultural Fair, May 21 and 22, 1907.
Position: 869 (6 views)
One Small Candle
A collection of Christmas poetry written by Ethel D. Wood.
Position: 446 (26 views)
Photograph of an Unidentified Man Stepping Into A Carriage
A New Bern man, currently unidentified, is pictured stepping into a carriage with his cane and hat in hand.
Position: 461 (25 views)
Photograph of James A. Bryan
A photograph of James A. Bryan. "James Augustus Washington Bryan (1839-1923), son of James West and Ann (Washington) Bryan, was a Confederate officer, planter, and banker, of New Bern, N.C. He attended New Bern Academy, Chestnut Hill School (Oxford,…
Position: 425 (27 views)
Photograph of New Bern Academy
A photograph of the New Bern Academy that was founded in 1766. The building itself was not completed until 1810. The school building was in use until after March 14, 1862, The Battle of New Bern, when New Bern became under federal control during the…
Position: 461 (25 views)
Photograph of Pollock Street looking east from George Street
A photograph of Pollock Street looking east from George Street. The Stevenson House can be seen near the center of the image. Oxen and carts are visible down the street with a few onlookers in the background.
Position: 365 (32 views)
Photograph of St. Anne's Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina
The opening of St. Anne's Church in Jacksonville was dedicated to Reverend Thomas C. Darst (second clergymen to the right) with the speakers Reverend Williams (not identified yet), and Reverend Noe (pictured to the far right in front of the officer).…
Position: 505 (23 views)
Photograph of St. Thomas's Episcopal Church in Bath, North Carolina
St. Thomas's Church in Bath, North Carolina is the oldest church in use in North Carolina, being built in 1734. Pictured here is the walkway leading to the church between two hedges.
Position: 425 (27 views)
Photograph of the Gate at the John Wright Stanly House
Photograph of the gate of the Stanly House, which belonged to James A. Bryan, during a snowstorm in the winter of 1916. The image is similar to another credited to George Moulton.
Position: 461 (25 views)
Photograph of William Gaston's Tomb
A photograph of William Gaston's tomb. The New Bern-born Congressman, Gaston passed away in 1844, leaving a lot of his land and property to be sold into six different partitions.
Position: 829 (8 views)
Political circular against the Republican Party
"An Abe Middleton Circular" talks of the dangers of the African American community and "their white allies". The circular seeks to refute Republican claims about the Constitutional Amendment seeking to disenfranchise African American voters. A…
Position: 461 (25 views)
Pollock Street M.E. Chapel Christmas Flyer
The Sabbath School pupils and Pollock Street M.E. Chapel are hosting a Christmas event in 1878. The managers are E.G. Newbegin and J.A. Suydam, Jr. The ticket is to admit the bearer, Mrs. M.E. Brinn.
Position: 588 (19 views)
Postcard From J.M. Mitchell and Company
A postcard "Compliments of J.M. Mitchell and Co." Beautifully ornate background with a purple flower and gold lettering. J.M. Mitchell and Co. was a business opened in 1912 by James M. Mitchell and his business partner, Aubrey T. Walsh. The company…
Position: 802 (9 views)