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…
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.
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.
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;…
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,…
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…
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,…
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.