Finding Aid of the Stokes County, NC Stereograph Collection, PHC.36

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Finding Aid of the Stokes County, NC Stereograph Collection, PHC.36

Abstract

The stereographs in this collection contain views of Stokes County, North Carolina during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and include images of the Piedmont Springs Hotel, a river landscape with a railroad depot, and farm buildings.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Stokes County, NC Stereograph Collection
Call Number
PHC.36
Creator
Beck, Ray
Date
1890-1900
Extent
3.00 items
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Restrictions on Access & Use

    Access Restrictions

    Available for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], PhC.36, Stokes County (N.C.) Stereograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

    Collection Overview

    The stereographs in this collection contain views of Stokes County, North Carolina during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. One stereograph shows the Piedmont Springs Hotel in Stokes County, N.C.; a Richmond and Danville Railroad boxcar appears in the foreground. The second stereograph depicts a landscape with a river, possibly the Dan River, in the background. A railroad depot located near Danbury, NC appears in the photograph. The third stereograph contains a view of a windmill, barns, and other farm structures against a background of forests and mountains in Stokes County, NC. All stereographs are 4.2 inches x 7.4 inches.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Piedmont Springs Hotel (Stokes County, N.C.)
  2. Richmond and Danville Railroad Company.
  3. Farm buildings--North Carolina--Stokes County.
  4. Railroad stations--North Carolina--Stokes County.
  5. Rivers--North Carolina
  6. Stokes County (N.C.)
  7. Acquisitions Information

    This stereograph collection was donated to the State Archives of North Carolina by Mr. Ray Beck, State Capitol, Raleigh, NC on May 19, 1988; accessioned by the Archives on Dec. 12, 1990.

    Processing Information

  8. Processed by James Mark Valsame, November, 1990
  9. Encoded by Dietra Stanley, October, 2003; additional encoding by Ashley Yandle, August, 2007