The more than 7,500 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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Martha tetterton Guill 06/18/2013
My mother was Esther Tetterton and taught in Greenville, N.C. until 1971, but this is not her.
Jackie Dawson Wilkerson06/17/2013
The couple on the front far right is Charles Gaskins and Jane Rowlett Gaskins.
Jackie Dawson Wilkerson06/17/2013
I glanced at this picture and saw my husband, his mom, and sister. Too cute! Dean Wilkerson is the little boy ...
Beverly Monk Daniel06/11/2013
This is the image of our father, Mr. Gaston Monk, the first principal of what was then known as Bruce Falkland...
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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.


EDUCATION Resources
A workshop November 4, 2009 with 25 K-12 educators on the advantage of the Seeds of Change collection in aiding the development of National History Day projects. Workshop materials are now available for download.


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...