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General Cullen A. Battle
Photograph of General Cullen A. Battle in the Confederate Army.
Position: 822 (41 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Dr. R. Duval Jones House, 400 block, East Front Street, about October 1955
View of the R. Duval Jones House during the time it was used as an Inn, about October 1955. The house was demolished in the 1980s.
Position: 299 (81 views)
Rebecca Delestatious House, 200 block Change Street, north side, circa 1955
View of the Rebecca Delestatious House on Change Street
Position: 483 (61 views)
Gaston Hotel
View of the Gaston Hotel at the southeast corner of Middle and South Front Streets
Position: 341 (74 views)
South Front Street, 500 block, north side
View of the north side of the 500 block of South Front Street showing gas tanks and delivery trucks, taken June 1947.
Position: 357 (71 views)
Eden Street, 200 block, east side
View of houses along the east side of the 200 block of Eden Street
Position: 357 (71 views)
Eden Street, 200 block, east side
View of two houses along the east side of the 200 block of Eden Street
Position: 367 (70 views)
Northeast corner of Eden and South Front Streets
View of the northeast corner of Eden and South Front Streets with several automobiles parked along Eden Street.
Position: 388 (68 views)