Browse Items (967 total)
Sort by:
Flight of the Rebels at Newbern
An engraving of the Confederate troops fleeing New Bern to the train after their defeat, March 14, 1862.
Position: 822 (17 views)
The Burnside Expedition--Bombardment of Newbern, North Carolina
An engraving of the naval attack on New Bern showing both the ships and the town on fire, March 14, 1862.
Position: 797 (18 views)
Photograph of James A. Bryan
A photograph of James A. Bryan. "James Augustus Washington Bryan (1839-1923), son of James West and Ann (Washington) Bryan, was a Confederate officer, planter, and banker, of New Bern, N.C. He attended New Bern Academy, Chestnut Hill School (Oxford,…
Position: 329 (48 views)
North Carolina Trent River Quadrangle
Lithograph, topographical map of “North Carolina Trent River Quadrangle.” US. Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott, Director [upper left corner, above neat line] | J. A. Holmes, State Geologist S. L. Patterson Commissioner of Agriculture. [center,…
Position: 329 (48 views)
North Carolina Ayden Quadrangle
Lithograph, topographical map of “North Carolina Ayden Quadrangle.” US. Geological Survey/ Charles D. Walcott, Director [upper left corner, outside neat line] | J. A. Holmes, State Geologist S. L. Patterson Commissioner of Agriculture. [center,…
Position: 633 (27 views)
Norman Willis Family Bible
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour...Cooperstown, (N.Y.) ; H. & E. Phinney, 1843.
Position: 427 (39 views)
William J. Williams, Portrait Painter, and his Descendants
A biography on artist William Joseph Williams with a genealogy of his family. The book also includes a history of the Masonic portrait of George Washington.
Position: 927 (10 views)
A & N.C. Railroad Depot, August 1895
A view of several men standing around the depot of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. Three men can be seen on the engine of the train. Men identified in the photograph include Samuel L. Dill (far left), Albert Powell (second from left), and…
Position: 90 (111 views)
East Front Street, 500 block, August 1895
A view of East Front Street looking south shows children sitting along the banks of the Neuse River. The "Yacht Club" (later the public library) can be seen in the distance.
Position: 101 (110 views)
"A. & N.C. R.R. Bridge over Trent River...August 1895...Taken by Reid Whitford."
A view of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Bridge taken from the south side of the Trent River looking back at the city of New Bern. Boats line the waterfront.
Position: 11 (141 views)
"Neuse River Bridge at New Berne, N.C. River as it appeared frozen, February 1899."
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…
Position: 10 (144 views)
The Cypress Tree
Broadside, apparently published in 1929, reprinting an 1882 newspaper article detailing the history of the Cypress Tree in New Bern, N.C.
Position: 261 (61 views)
1858 Craven County School Census
List of students names for Craven County Schools for the year 1858.
Position: 13 (133 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: 441 (38 views)
Sketch of the life of Richard Dobbs Spaight of North Carolina
A biography of Richard Dobbs Spaight, governor of North Carolina and signer of the United States Constitution.
Position: 971 (3 views)