Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--East Front Street--400 block
A baptism celebration for African Americans in the Neuse River at New Bern. This photograph shows the participants of the baptism standing in the river. The middle of the photograph portrays the baptism as onlookers observe.
This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use.
African American women in field, possibly inside old Fort Totten
Five African American women and one African American man standing in a field. Farm buildings can be seen in the background.
African-American man with a mule and cart in front of G.H. Waters & Son Buggy and Carriage Factory and J.W. Stewart Livery Stables, 400 block Broad Street
Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Broad Street--400 block
Horse-drawn vehicles--North Carolina--New Bern
Carriage and wagon making--North Carolina--New Bern
An African American man sits in a mule-drawn cart on Broad Street in front of G.H. Waters and Son Buggy and Carriage Factory. J.W. Stewart Sale, Livery, and Feed Stables can be seen in the background. [Stewart sold his business to J.A. Jones in January 1900. New Bern Daily Journal, January 21, 1900.]
Afternoon tea on the back piazza of Dr. George Slover's residence (1895)
Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Johnson Street--200 block
An 1895 view of Bessie Whitford (Mrs. George) Slover, Sophia Stevenson (Mrs. William) Whitford, and Mary Ely Vaux (Mrs. Reid) Whitford having tea on the back porch of the home of George Slover (now 209 Johnson Street)
Political election card for Leander R. "Lee" Morgan, who is running for New Bern Alderman in 1971. This card lists many of his qualifications as well as his personal attributes.
Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Hancock Street--600 block
Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Johnson Street--400 block
Houses and homes--North Carolina--New Bern
The house photographed is allegedly Thomas Tomlinson's home on the corner of Hancock and Johnson Street. Tomlinson was the first headmaster at the New Bern Academy established in 1766.
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Alum Springs, Onslow County, North Carolina
Photograph of a woman kneeling beside the falls at Alum Springs, Onslow County. An automobile is in the distance.
North Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Centennial celebrations, etc.
A symbol created for the Bicentennial for the American Revolution in 1976.
An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina, with their Indian Frontiers
Engraved map made of eight joined sheets: An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with their Indian Frontiers, Shewing in a distinct manner all the Mountains, Rivers, Swamps, Marshes, Bays, Creeks, Harbours, Sandbanks and Soundings on the Coasts; with The Roads and Indian Paths; as well as The Boundary or Provincial Lines, The Several Townships and other divisions of the Land In Both the Provinces; the whole from Actual Surveys By Henry Mouzon and Others. London Printed for Robt Sayer and J. Bennett, Map and Print-sellers, No 53 in Fleet Street. Publish’d as the Act directs May 30th 1775. [cartouche, top left] | Sparrow Sc. [below cartouche] | Publish’d as the Act directs May 30th 1775. by R. Sayer and J. Bennett [below neat line, left center] | Publish’d as the Act directs May 30th 1775. by R. Sayer and J. Bennett [below neat line, right center]. | Insets: “The Harbour of Port Royal” and “The Bar and Harbour of Charlestown"
Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”
This map extends from the coastal area of the two Carolinas westward to the Appalachian Mountains, Cherokee territory, upper Creek territory and part of Georgia. It was the first map of the Carolinas issued during the Revolutionary War period and was used by British, French and American forces. It remained the chief of map for the region during the forty or fifty years following its publication. Thomas Jefferys included the Mouzon map in The American Atlas (London, 1775). George L. Le Rouge published a French edition of the Mouzon map in Atlas Amèriquain Sepentrionale (Paris, 1777). That version is titled in French and English and includes an inset of the English attack on Fort Sullivan (June 28, 1776). A third version of the map was issued in 1794 by Laurie and Whittle, successors to Sayer and Bennett, using the original plates.
Hand-colored engraved map: An Accurate Map of the West Indies. Drawn from the best Authorities, assisted by the most approved modern Maps and Charts, and Regulated by Astronomical Observations. By Eman: Bowen. [cartouche]. | No. 57 [lower left, outside neat line]. The map shows the West Indies, northern South America, Central America, and North America as far north as Maryland. Around the cartouche are two Carib Indians and the British lion with several unidentified animals in the background. Bowen included three explanatory notes: “K. Charles ii by charter dated June 30h 1665 granted to the E[arl] of Clarendon, D[uke] of Albemarle &c the province of Carolina extending southward to the 20th Deg. of N. Latitude, so that Fort S. Augustine as well as Georgia falls within these limits.” “The Bahama Islands were taken from the English by the French and Spaniards in 1703. In 1717 Capt. Rogers, after having plundered most of these Islands retook New Providence, which has ever since belonged to the English.” “St Salvador or Cat Island was the first Land discovered of all America, Anno 1492.” English engraver and map seller Emanuel Bowen (fl 1749-1767) is best known for his series of British county maps produced in conjunction with other mapmakers including Thomas Kitchen. Bowen’s county maps frequently included historical facts and information on towns, products, climate, etc. in the blank areas. Bowen was responsible for the production of Britannia Depicta, based on earlier road maps by John Ogilby, but with historical facts, coats-of-arms and other heraldic information added. Bowen also issued and reissued numerous other maps.
The collection also contains a smaller version of Bowen’s map of the West Indies (TP.1984.010.004) without the text.
An Autobiography of I.P. Hatch of New Bern
African Americans--North Carolina--History
A booklet detailing the life of an African-American businessman, Isaiah Prophet Hatch. His reminiscences discuss African-American life in Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Carteret, and Lenoir Counties from the period just after the Civil War to the era of Civil Rights.
Possibly in the public domain. More research needs to be performed to determine the copyright status of this item.
Annual Concert Recital, Bordelais School of Music
Conservatories of music--North Carolina--New Bern
Broadside detailing the participants and selections of music in the Bourdelais School of Music Annual Concert Recital for 1927.
New Bern-Craven County Public Library (R.A. Nunn Collection, #3.25)
Engraved map made of two joined sheets: Antigua Surveyed by Robert Baker Surveyor General of that Island by Thomas [J]efferys Geographer to the King. [title, lower right inside neat line] Thomas Jefferys (ca. 1710-1771) was an engraver, geographer, and publisher in London from 1732 to 1750. One of the most prolific and important English map publishers of the eighteenth century, he was appointed geographer to Frederick Prince of Wales in 1748 and later to George III. His earliest known work was a Plan of London and Westminster in 1732. He collaborated with Thomas Kitchin in the production of a Small English Atlas (1749) and with Parsons & Bowles on a Map of Staffordshire (1747). Between 1751 and 1768 Jefferys produced a series of important maps on America and the West Indies. Culminating the publication of a volume on The Spanish Island and the West Indies (1762) and Topography of North America and the West Indies (1768). Between 1765 and `770, Jefferys surveyed and engraved several large-scale English county maps. The expenses incurred in these ventures may have led to his bankruptcy in 1765, when Robert Sayer acquired a large part of his interests. Sayer, in conjunction with Bennet, published much of Jefferys’ work posthumously, notable his American Atlas, American Pilot, and West Indian Atlas, all in 1775.
Armstrong Grocery Co. truck in front of Telephone Co.
Armstrong Grocery Company (New Bern, N.C.)
Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Broad Street--500 block
Real-photo postcard of an Armstrong Grocery Company truck decorated with flags and bunting in front of the Home Telephone Company building on Broad Street, possibly part of the September 1921 Eastern Carolina Fair parade.
Bible records--North Carolina--Craven County
The Holy Bible: with the Apocrypha, Psalms in Metre, and Marginal References...published by John E. Potter and Compnay, n.d.
Xerographic copies; 8.5x11 inches; 8 pages
https://cdm16241.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16241coll1/id/20/rec/1