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Stallings Plumbing & Heating Shop, 200 block, Craven Street, west side
Interior view of Stallings Plumbing & Heating Shop in the 200 block of Craven Street. Bathtubs, toilets, sinks, and mirrors line the left side of the aisle while plumbing fixtures can be seen in the cabinets to the right. Robert L. Stallings (man in…
Position: 357 (71 views)
James Adams' Floating Theatre
Photograph of the James Adams' Floating Theatre taken in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. This floating theatre was the inspiration for the book, Showboat, by Edna Ferber. The boat is docked between a standing business and what looks like a…
Position: 1009 (1 views)
Miss Frances J. Howerton, New Bern Teacher and Librarian
Gertrude Carraway wrote: "Not a single day on account of illness has Miss J. Howerton, of New Bern, N.C., ever missed from her duties as a public librarian for 36 years or as city school teacher for 43 years." An early librarian for the New Bern…
Position: 1009 (1 views)
Bellair Plantation House
"Six miles northwest of New Bern, N.C., is the ancient brick mansion, 'Bellair,' where once lived William Blount, one of the three North Carolina signers of the Federal Constitution. Later Blount moved to Tennessee, where he became a United States…
Position: 1009 (1 views)
Edward R. Stanly House
Photograph of the Edward R. Stanly House (502 Pollock Street) showing additions to the home that are no longer there.
Position: 1009 (1 views)
F. T. Patterson
Photograph of Frank T. Patterson, former city clerk of New Bern, standing in front of the steps of City Hall.
Position: 1009 (1 views)
Charles L. Abernethy Jr.'s traveling campaign headquarters, parked in front of his home at 608 Pollock Street
A description by Gertrude Carraway reads:
"Adapting to the modern trend towards living and working on wheels to politicking on wheels, Charles L. Abernethy, Jr., of New Bern, has equipped a traveling headquarters in a mammoth trailer for his…
"Adapting to the modern trend towards living and working on wheels to politicking on wheels, Charles L. Abernethy, Jr., of New Bern, has equipped a traveling headquarters in a mammoth trailer for his…
Position: 1009 (1 views)
General Cullen A. Battle
Photograph of General Cullen A. Battle in the Confederate Army.
Position: 822 (41 views)
Camp Battle, PX
A photograph of the canteen at Camp Battle, New Bern, North Carolina.
Position: 1009 (1 views)
Camp Battle Dispensary
Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel William Perry, dental surgeon, at the Camp Battle Dispensary.
Position: 1009 (1 views)
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson H. Stephenson in front of the National Guard Armory
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson H. Stephenson in uniform standing in front of large artillery at the National Guard Armory. Lt. Col. Stephenson was the commanding officer of Camp Battle in New Bern when it was established in 1942.
Position: 886 (37 views)
United States Representative Graham A. Barden with officers in front of the United States Post Office
United States Representative Graham A. Barden (center) and Lieutenant Colonel Wilson H. Stephenson (second from left) with three unidentified men, two in uniform, standing in front of the United States Post Office and Court House.
Position: 857 (39 views)
Earl Sloan Estate, Trent Woods area
Photograph of the Earl S. Sloan Estate in Trent Woods, behind trees and bushes. Earl S. Sloan, a famous Bostonian millionaire of the early twentieth century and creator of Sloan's Liniment, built the home in Trent Woods in 1914 as a winter home.
Position: 998 (4 views)
Display of old style bathing suits possibly at Atlantic Beach
"A 'style' show depicting bathing suit models worn by women during the past fifty years is a popular feature of the afternoon." Photograph depicts ten young women dressed in bathing suits standing in front of a life guard stand on a beach in North…
Position: 998 (4 views)
Tom Haywood and his kicking machine
Photographed here is Tom Haywood proudly presenting his self-kicking machine at the Croatan Forest, ten miles east of New Bern. Tom Haywood's "Purpose of Origination and Organization" pamphlet states: "I am one of those Americans who has said,…
Position: 1001 (3 views)