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Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, February, 1999; Encoded by Dietra Stanley, November, 2003; with additions by Ashley Yandle, August, 2007

Col. Joseph Franklin Armfield (1862-1910) was colonel of the First North Carolina Regiment during the Spanish American War. After the war, the Statesville resident served as brigadier general and adjutant general of the North Carolina State Guard.

[Identification of item], Ph.C.76, Joseph Franklin Armfield Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

John H. Cole of Chattanooga, Tennessee 37412 donated the photograph to the State Archives on January 7, 1999. The item was accessioned in January, 1999.

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A negative for the photo from this collection can also be found at the State Archives of North Carolina under the call number N.99.1.120.

The collection contains one (1) 4 x 5 black and white photograph of Col. Joseph Franklin Armfield on horseback, circa late 1890s.