Source: Frank M. Wooten, Jr., Papers (Manuscript Collection #126) Staff Person: Martha Elmore Description: These two postcards were sent from Beaufort, N.C., in July of 1911 to Mrs. Julia Wooten of Greenville, N.C., from Pattie. Perhaps Pattie was staying at the Inlet Inn pictured on one of the postcards, and she probably wore one of [...]
Source: Junius D. Grimes Papers (#571) Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: Take a step back in time to 1914 Greenville, N. C., in this C. E. Weaver Series, “Illustrated Cities”, by Central Publishing Co., Inc., in Richmond, Virginia. Greenville was growing and changing: The Center Brick Warehouse was selling Bright Leaf Tobacco (93,762 pounds avg. [...]
Source: Tabitha Marie DiVisconti Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #480 Staff Person: Brian Johnson Description: This image is of the lobby of the Wright Hotel in Raleigh, NC. The woman in this photo is Sue May DeVisconti. Seated next to her is her husband, Benjamin Streeter Sheppard Jr.. One point of interest is that, as [...]
Source: Albert A. Joseph Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #682 Staff Person: Brian Johnson Description: This is a photo of the lobby of the historic Proctor Hotel located at Third and Evans St. in Greenville. The hotel was in operation at the time of World War I and was considered one of the finest hotels [...]