William H. Taft, Jr. Collection
ca. early 1900s
Manuscript Collection #1408
- Creator(s)
- A. B. Ellington Company
- Physical description
- 0.30 Cubic Feet, 1 flat box, consisting of photographs
- Preferred Citation
- William H. Taft, Jr. Collection (#1408), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions.
Original early 1900s photographs of Professor William H. Ragsdale's Boys' School aka Greenville Male Academy (handwritten inscription on the back of the image: The Old Academy, Greenville, N.C., A. B. Ellington), Pitt St. Bridge over Tar River (handwritten inscription on the back of the image: New Iron Bridge across Tar River, Greenville NC), and two interior images of the A. B. Ellington & Co. Store on Evans St. between 5th and 4th streets in Greenville, North Carolina.
Administrative information
Custodial History
September 1, 2022, (unprocessed), 0.30 cubic feet; Original early 1900s photographs of Professor William H. Ragsdale's Boys' School aka Greenville Male Academy (handwritten inscription on the back of the image: The Old Academy, Greenville, N.C., A. B. Ellington), Pitt St. Bridge over Tar River (handwritten inscription on the back of the image: New Iron Bridge across Tar River, Greenville NC), and two interior images of the A. B. Ellington & Co. Store on Evans St. between 5th and 4th streets in Greenville, North Carolina. Gift of William H. Taft, Jr.
Source of acquisition
Gift of William H. Taft, Jr.
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Container list
Box 1 Item 1
Photograph of "Professor Ragsdale's Boys' School" also known as the "Old Academy." Prof. Ragsdale's school was formally called the Greenville Male Academy. Greenville, N.C. Pre-1903 photograph date.
Box 1 Item 2
Photograph of Pitt Street Bridge over Tar River, Greenville, N.C. circa 1900-1930
Box 1 Item 3
Photograph of interior of A. B. Ellington & Co. Store, Greenville, N.C., on Evans St. between 5th and 4th Streets. The picture was probably taken around 1914 because of the East Carolina Teachers Training School and Greenville High School (1914) pennants hanging in the store.
Box 1 Item 4
Photograph of the interior of A. B. Ellington & Co. Store, Greenville, N.C., on Evans St. between 5th and 4th Streets. On the back of the photograph is written "before we had electric lights." Photograph date is circa 1885-1910.