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- Collection: Charles Duffy, Jr., Collection
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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: 271 (57 views)
Ferrotype, Three Men and a Train
What appears to be three men standing on a railroad engine in Eastern North Carolina. The train is believed to have been produced in 1847 possibly for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Position: 302 (50 views)
Billhead, M.E. Whitehurst, Wholesale
A receipt for glassware bought by Mrs. Edw. Wetherington at M.E. Whithurst of New Bern. The receipt confirms that the items were paid in full.
Position: 452 (37 views)
Business card for the Washington Hotel, Broad Street, New Bern, N.C.
An ink engraving of the Washington Hotel built in 1818 and was burned down during the Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862. The hotel went through many owners during its standing. The owner on this engraving is W.J. Smith.
Position: 357 (44 views)
Tuscarora Mills Advertisement
An advertisement for the Tuscarora Mills Company, owned by James A. Bryan, a dealer in Yellow Pine. Bryan owned many businesses in New Bern as well as being a banker in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Position: 415 (39 views)
Streets Blueprint of Downtown New Bern
Sketch showing the downtown portion of New Bern, N.C. Paved streets are noted with dates of construction. Sidewalks on all streets, constructed 1908. Business streets are shaded.
Position: 384 (42 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: 357 (44 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: 327 (47 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: 349 (45 views)
Christ Church Choir at St. Anne's Photograph
Christ Church of New Bern's choir is pictured out front of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Jacksonville. The clergyman all the way to the left, facing the camera, is Reverend Darst.
Position: 357 (44 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: 452 (37 views)
Confederate Special Requisition Form
A blank form for special requisition for the Confederate States Army. Lieutenant James A. Bryan is the ordnance officer for the Confederate Army.
Position: 395 (41 views)
"Our Fallen Chieftain" by Randolph A. Shotwell
Mrs. Jennie Shotwell published a song written by her brother-in-law in 1866 to be sung for the benefit of the "Stonewall Cemetery." An article in the May 12, 1903, News & Observer states that the poem "had never been published until Mrs. Jennie…
Position: 311 (49 views)
Promissory note, William J. Clarke to R.H. Roundtree & Co., August 7, 1875
A $25 promissory note from William J. Clarke to R.H. Roundtree & Co dated August 7, 1875. The note was paid on January 5, 1876. Collateral used for the note included coupons on bonds for the North Carolina Railroad.
Position: 395 (41 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: 415 (39 views)