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Cheraw (S.C.) Photograph Album, 1899-1904

Photographs taken by unidentified travelers in South Carolina (especially in and around Cheraw) and Virginia. Scenes in South Carolina include various buildings in Cheraw, cotton and turpentine production and processing, and Cash's Station. Also, photographs of Portsmouth and Old Point Comfort, and house interiors. Photographs include albumen prints and cyanotypes.

United States Army Signal Corps Aviation Section, Aerial Tour Photograph Album, 1918

Photographs taken during an aerial tour of parts of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, by Army aviators stationed at Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla., Oct.-Nov. 1918. Includes many scenes and aerial views of cities, towns, countryside, and airfields.

Charleston, S.C. Photographs, 1886 and undated

Photographs of various scenes in Charleston, S.C., following the earthquake of 1886. Items were drawn from a larger collection of miscellaneous photographs, prints, etc., from various sources, maintained by the Special Collections Library.

Frank Cousins Papers, 1891-1901

Albumen photographic prints of interior and exterior views of private houses, churches, businesses, street scenes, and public buildings in Salem, Mass., focuses principally on Cousins' interest and work in colonial architecture. The photographs are part of a larger collection (220 items) of Cousins' photographs in the Special Collections Library, most of which are also of Salem, but also include some from other towns in Massachusetts.

Francis Warrenton Dawson Family Papers

Photographs from the Francis Warrenton Dawson Family Papers showing various scenes in Charleston, S.C., following the earthquake of 1886. The photographs are part of a larger collection (7,918 items) of letters, writings, diaries, and other papers of various members of the Dawson and Morgan families relating to such topics as the Civil War, the American Embassy in Paris, and Colonial Williamsburg, Inc.

Wyatt T. Dixon Papers

Principally street scenes of Durham, N.C., 1930s-1950s, showing life, architecture, etc. Photographs are drawn from a larger collection (ca. 2700 items) of Dixon's papers relating to his work as a journalist for the Durham Herald and his experiences in World War I.

Duke University Center for Documentary Studies Documentary Photography Collection, 1979-1985

Photographs from 18 separate student projects created by Duke University undergraduate students as part of a course in documentary photography. Also included (where available) are essays that were submitted as part of the projects. Projects include photographs of Wanchese, N.C., by Perry A. Mathis and Alfred Lee Seward; a photographic essay on Dan River, Inc., by Virginia Gunnells; photographs of the Governor Morehead School in North Carolina by Kevin S. Hart; photographs of the Ivy Room Restaurant in Durham, N.C., by Donna Lennard; photographs of Couch's Kwik Kar Wash in Durham, N.C., by Wendy Jacobs; photographs of Excelsior's Barbershop in Durham, N.C., by Lauren Mitchell; photographs of "Men at Work" (Durham, N.C., sanitation workers) by Llevelyn Rhone; photographs of Durham police and fire department employees by Lansing C. Scriven; a photographic study of the Byrd family by Carol S. Jennings; photographs of Saxapahaw, N.C., by John M. "Mac" Jordan, Jr.; photographs of North Mangum Street in Durham, N.C., by Doug Mankoff; a photographic essay entitled "At the Eckard's Counter," Laura McAllister; photographs of the Tilley family by David Palay; photographs of Primitive Street and the McKinnon family in Durham, N.C., by Gregory H. Cross, Jr; a photographic essay entitled "Little Friend, Big Friend" by Barbara Demarest; photographs of "Sally Baker and Friends" in Durham, N.C., by Robin Epstein; photographs of family life in Bahama, N.C., by Robert Middleton Evans, Jr.; and photographs of Costa Pariza of Butte, Mont., by Alison Seevak.
Gregory H. Cross, Jr. |Barbara Demarest |Robin Epstein |Robert Middleton Evans, Jr. |Virginia B. Gunnells |Kevin S. Hart |Wendy Jacobs |Carol S. Jennings |John M. "Mac" Jordan, Jr. |Donna Lennard |Doug Mankoff |Perry A. Mathis and Alfred Lee Seward III |Laura McAllister |Lauren Mitchell |David Palay |Llevelyn Rhone |Lansing C. Scriven |Alison Seevak

Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Papers

Principally photographs of street scenes, buildings, architecture, and life in Durham, N.C., from the 1920s to the 1960s. The photographs are from a larger collection of papers which include minutes and other records of the Durham Chamber of Commerce.

William Gale Gedney Photograph Collection, 1960s-1980s

Documentary photographs divided into 4 separate series, depicting urban and street life in various contexts. Included are photos from Benares, India; scenes from various cities as part of Gedney's "Night" series; photos from New York City; and photos from San Francisco. The photographs were selected and drawn from a larger collection (49,870 items) of Gedney's photographs and writings which are held by the Special Collections Library. For more information on these papers, see the collection finding aid.

Alvin Talmadge Parnell Papers

Photographs taken principally in and around Durham, N.C., ca. 1910-1930, of buildings, events, persons, etc.. Photographs are part of a larger collection of ca. 350 photographs.

Philippine Islands and Far East Photograph Albums, ca. 1899-ca. 1902

Photographs and collotypes from several different albums principally depicting scenes in and around Manila, Luzon, Cebu, and other locations in the Philippine Islands. Included are rural and urban scenes, public buildings, residential areas, agriculture, commerce, shipping, American civilian and military personnel, and Filipinos of various classes. Also included are a number of photographs from Canton, China.

Picture Postcards

Picture postcards (some in color) depicting cities and towns through the South at various times.

Savannah, Ga. Photographs

Photographs depicting late 19th and early 20th century scenes of life and architecture in Savannah, Ga. Items were drawn from a larger collection of miscellaneous photographs, prints, etc., from various sources, maintained by the Special Collections Library.