The more than 7,000 historic images from The Daily Reflector, Greenville, NC's daily newspaper, document the sweeping changes in Eastern North Carolina between 1949 and 1967. This period of dramatic social and economic change saw the increasing power of federal and state governments, improvements in industry and agriculture, and social upheavals related to race relations — not just in Eastern North Carolina, but across the country.

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Entered by Admin20/11/2009
Man in the background with hands behind him is Congressman Herbert Bonner.
Michael Rogers20/11/2009
The guy not standing up in this photo is Walter Taylor. He was an ALE officer for Pitt County
Angie Benson16/11/2009
Yes, I most certainly do...This is me as a baby..Born 1-1-53.. My name at birth was Angela Rose Buck, now its ...
Ms. Tamra Harris13/11/2009
This picture shows the church on 8th Street. It was moved from 1st St. and Greene St. Sycamore Hill Missionary...

EXPLORING the Collection
Use different tools to explore the facets of the collection including browsing the collection by theme, exploring an illustrated timeline, navigating the "subject cloud," or watching the development of Greenville through historic maps.


The HISTORY of Greenville and Pitt County
Learn more about the historical period documented in these images to understand the development of the city and county and get an inside look at the development of the paper.


Resources for EDUCATORS -- Coming Soon!
A workshop is planned for Fall 2009 on the advantage of the Seeds of Change collection in aiding the development of National History Day projects. Workshop materials will be available for download once the workshop has been completed.


The Creation of the Online COLLECTION
The Daily Reflector Image Collection took more than a year to complete. Find out more about the behind-the-scenes work that went into creating the digital images and the online collection...