Color postcard depicting First Presbyterian Church "Organized January 7, 1817, by John Witherspoon, grandson of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. This beautiful edifice was constructed from a design by Sir Christopher Wren, noted English…
Postcard of waves washing over the banks along East Front Street during the hurricane of 1913. Addressed to "Miss Mary L. Jones" and postmarked "Sep 26 13"
One of New Bern's earlier city directories, this volume includes detailed information about the city's businesses and citizens. With the absence of the 1890 federal census, this book constitutes the largest printed listing of the residents of New…
Mounted photograph, ca. 1900, of a two story house with two adults and two children on a large porch. The house was formerly located at No. 82 North Craven Street, New Bern, N.C.
View of the Neuse River Bridge over the frozen river in February 1899. The back of the photograph reads "From Col. John D. Whitford, April 8th, 1899." Someone else has written "To Mrs. W.L. Lewis, scene taken in New Bern, N.C., 1895." [The bridge…