"An Abe Middleton Circular" talks of the dangers of the African American community and "their white allies". The circular seeks to refute Republican claims about the Constitutional Amendment seeking to disenfranchise African American voters. A…
Photograph of the gate of the Stanly House, which belonged to James A. Bryan, during a snowstorm in the winter of 1916. The image is similar to another credited to George Moulton.
Sketch showing the downtown portion of New Bern, N.C. Paved streets are noted with dates of construction. Sidewalks on all streets, constructed 1908. Business streets are shaded.
An advertisement for the Tuscarora Mills Company, owned by James A. Bryan, a dealer in Yellow Pine. Bryan owned many businesses in New Bern as well as being a banker in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
An ink engraving of the Washington Hotel built in 1818 and was burned down during the Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862. The hotel went through many owners during its standing. The owner on this engraving is W.J. Smith.
What appears to be three men standing on a railroad engine in Eastern North Carolina. The train is believed to have been produced in 1847 possibly for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
The Seventh Annual Exhibition of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial Association is being held in New Bern in February of 1894. Within the booklet, there are lists of prizes for game, livestock, fish, textiles, art, and crops…
The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial Association is being held in New Bern in November of 1900. Within the booklet, there are lists of prizes for game, livestock, fish, textiles, art, and crops…
Decorations for the remembrance of Reverend Alfred Augustia Watson, Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina who died in 1905. The decorations are compliments of William H. Oliver of New Bern and the photograph was taken by Bayard Wootten.
A photograph of Pollock Street looking east from George Street. The Stevenson House can be seen near the center of the image. Oxen and carts are visible down the street with a few onlookers in the background.