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J.C. Knowles Photograph Collection


Collection of 8"x10" and 11"x14" glass plate negatives dating from around 1900 through the later 1910's, attributed to the Wharton & Tyree Studio and Tyree Studio, Raleigh, NC.

Title

J.C. Knowles Photograph Collection

Collection Number

PhC.182

Date(s)

circa 1900 - circa 1919

Language

English

Physical Description
10.0 boxes
(includes 7 fibredex boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 flat box)
Physical Description
Fibredex boxes
7.00
Oversized boxes
2.00
Flat boxes
1.00
Abstract

Collection of 8"x10" and 11"x14" glass plate negatives dating from around 1900 through the later 1910's, attributed to the Wharton & Tyree Studio and Tyree Studio, Raleigh, NC.

Creator

Wharton and Tyree Studios (Raleigh, N.C.).

Repository

State Archives of North Carolina


Collection is arranged in eleven series based on topics. Collection is stored in seven fiberdex boxes, which contain 8"x10" negatives; two oversized fiberdex boxes, which house 11"x14" negatives; and one flat box (temporarily in the Conservation Lab as of June 2013 because five of the original glass plates are broken and preservation enclosures are being built there). Collection has been scanned in its entirety and is available online via the State Archives of North Carolina flickr site.


This collection is organized into series:

  1. 1, Studio Portraits2, Non-Studio Portraits3, Buildings4, North Carolina State University (NC A&M College)5, Wake Forest College6, Peace College7, St. Mary's School8, Meredith College9, Local Girls' College Groups10, Cary Farm Life School Groups, Cary, NC11, Miscellaneous


Available for research.


Available for research.

Collection has been scanned in its entirety and is available online via the State Archives of North Carolina flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/sets/72157633104801098/.


Processed by Karl Larson, 2013;

Finding Aid by Karl Larson and Kim Andersen, June 2013;

Encoded by Aaron Cusick, June 2014;


Cyrus P. Wharton (1852-1929) operated one of the best-equipped and largest photography studios in North Carolina beginning with Wharton's Gallery on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh in 1886. In 1905 he partnered with Manly W. Tyree (1877-1916) and operated as the Wharton & Tyree Studio. Wharton appears to have retired in 1911, and Tyree continued on alone as the Tyree Studio until his death.


[Identification of item] PhC.182, J.C. Knowles Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.


Donated in about 1967 by J. C. Knowles, a local Raleigh area antiques dealer and estate sale manager. Mr. Knowles obtained the negatives from a Mr. Leavister sometime before 1967. While purchasing a lamp from Leavister, who was in the business of salvaging furnishings and architectural details from demolished homes in downtown Raleigh, Knowles saw several boxes of old glass negatives and asked Leavister what he was going to do with them. He answered that he had gotten them on one of his demolition sites and said Knowles could have them if he wanted them. Knowles said he wanted them and took them with him when he bought the lamp. After he had the negatives for a while, he decided to give them to the Museum of History. The collection was eventually transferred to the State Archives.


Collection of 8"x10" and 11"x14" glass plate negatives dating from around 1900 through the later 1910's, attributed to the Wharton & Tyree Studio and Tyree Studio, Raleigh, NC. Based on the age of the negatives, where they were found initially, and a notation on one of the plates, it is highly probable that all of them came from Wharton's Gallery, 1886-1905, the Wharton & Tyree Studio, 1905-1912, and the Tyree Studio, 1912-1916, Raleigh, NC. The photographs in this collection are diverse and demonstrate the wide breadth of skill and artistry of the photographer(s). There are gorgeous studio portraits of brides, women resplendent in cocktail gowns and formal wear, beautiful portraits of costumed women, distinguished men and families. There are outside-the-studio portraits of families, groups, local Raleigh area college and school groups, sports teams, and individuals as well as photos of the built environment of Raleigh and several other places, some of them unknown. There are also some rare candid-type shots of people working and interiors of local businesses. Unfortunately, very few of the photos are described and few of the people depicted named.



PHC_182_01_01
Family portrait, parents with three children

PhC_182_01_02
WWI soldier in uniform

PhC_182_01_03
Family Portrait

PhC_182_01_04
Group of six men

PhC_182_01_05
Middle aged man

PhC_182_01_06
Bride

PhC_182_01_07
Older gentleman

PhC_182_01_08
Middle aged man

PhC_182_01_09
Middle aged man

PhC_182_01_10
Young lady in profile

PhC_182_01_11
Young lady

PhC_182_01_12
Young Lady

PhC_182_01_13
Young lady

PhC_182_01_14
Middle aged man

PhC_182_01_15
Young lady and feather fan

PhC_182_01_16
Lady in beaded dress

PhC_182_01_17
Young lady and bouquet of roses

PhC_182_01_18
Bride with bouquet

PhC_182_01_19
Young lady in profile

PhC_182_01_20
Older lady

PhC_182_01_21
Young lady with hair down

PhC_182_01_22
Lady with fur piece

PhC_182_01_23
Young lady

PhC_182_01_24
Young lady

PhC_182_01_25
Young lady

PhC_182_01_26
Family portrait, parents with two children

PhC_182_01_27
Older gentleman

PhC_182_01_28
Middle aged man

PhC_182_01_29
Lady in gown and hat

PhC_182_01_30
Young lady on chaise lounge

PhC_182_01_31
Middle aged man

PhC_182_01_32
Young lady gazing out window

PhC_182_01_33
Young lady

PhC_182_01_34
Baby girl

PhC_182_01_35
Young lady

PhC_182_01_36
Young lady in gown and hat

PhC_182_02_01
Shaw University group - maybe faculty - on steps of Estes Hall, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_02_02
Family group on front steps of residence

PhC_182_02_03
Large group of African-American women working in a large garden

PhC_182_02_04
Group of men painting a house

PhC_182_02_05
Boys baseball team, Bingham School, Mebane, NC

PhC_182_02_06
Young men's football team

PhC_182_02_07
Group of women working in a garden

PhC_182_02_08
Group of adults posed on a front porch

PhC_182_02_09
Family group posed in yard with dog

PhC_182_02_10
Bridal portrait

PhC_182_03_01
Unidentified house with wooded lot

PhC_182_03_02
Unidentified commercial building, Waldo Drug Company, location unknown, c.1900-1910's. This could be the Waldo Drug Co. in Cary, NC, listed in this 1915 Raleigh News and Observer 'North Carolina Yearbook and Business Directory' - http://archive.org/stream/northcarolinayea1915rale#page/458/mode/2up.

PhC_182_03_03
Unidentified house

PhC_182_03_04
House, 109 North Boylan, Raleigh, NC, family on porch and in yard

PhC_182_03_05
Dormitory Cottage, Methodist Orphanage, Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_03_06
Dormitory Cottage, Methodist Orphanage, Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_03_07
Ashley Horne and Son Fertilizer Works, Clayton, NC

PhC_182_03_08
Elmwood, 16 North Boylan, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_03_09
Workmen painting a Wake County school building

PhC_182_03_10
Railroad passenger station, Lakeview, NC

PhC_182_03_11
State Capitol Building and Worth Bagley Monument, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_03_12
Briggs Hardware, Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_03_13
Resort hotel, unknown location

PhC_182_04_01
Holladay Hall, North Carolina State University (NC A&M College) campus, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_04_02
North Carolina State University (NC A&M College) football practice, Riddick Field, NC State campus, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_04_03
North Carolina State University (NC A&M College) football practice, Riddick Field, NC State campus, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_04_04
North Carolina State University (NC A&M College) basketball team, 1915, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_04_05
North Carolina State University (NC A&M College) track team, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_04_06
North Carolina State University (NC A&M College) basketball team, 1916, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_05_01
Wake Forest College, Alumni Building, Wake Forest, NC

PhC_182_05_02
Three young men posed on steps of the Alumni Building, Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, NC

PhC_182_05_03
Group of young men posed on steps of the Alumni Building, Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, NC

PhC_182_05_04
Wake Forest College men's baseball team

PhC_182_05_05
Group of students posed on steps of the Alumni Building, Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, NC

PhC_182_06_01
Group of students and children in a pageant, Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_06_02
Group of students posed in front of Main Building, Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_06_03
Group of students and children in front of Main Building, Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_06_04
Group of student actors, Peace College Chapel, Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_06_05
Group of students in dorm room with pennant, Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_06_06
Group of students and matron/house mother reading, Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_07_01
Chapel, Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_07_02
Main Building, Smedes Hall, Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_07_03
West Rock, dormitory, Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_07_04
Christmas party in gymnasium, Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_08_01
Tennis Club, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1916. Identified in the 1916 "Oak Leaves" Vol. 13 MCMXVI; group includes Elsie Riddick, Helen Byrd Aydlett, Mary Farrell, Louise Holding, Annie Laurie Baucom, French Haynes, Essie Daniels, May Carter, Annie Lowry, Vivian McNeil, Rosa Wishart, Carrie Lowry, Pearl Faulkner, Ethel English, Kate Copple, Elizabeth Chapin, Lillian Haislip, and Madeline Higgs.

PhC_182_08_02
Freshman class group photo, Faircloth Hall, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1919. Same image appears in the Meredith College "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 16 MCMXIX.

PhC_182_08_03
Meredith College Mars Hill Club, 1916. Identified in the 1916 "Oak Leaves" Vol. 13 MCMXVI; group includes Eunice Bracket, Bert Brown, Alex Draughn, Clata Edwards, Ethel Anglish, Nell Fowler, Pearl Faulkner, Essie Martin, Nona Moore, and Mae Sprinkle.

PhC_182_08_04
Kat Klub, aka Katydids, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1916. Identified in the 1916 "Oak Leaves" Vol. 13 MCMXVI; group includes Kate Jessup, Kate Copple, Kate Murray, Kate Beckwith, Kathleen Moss, Kathleen Covington, Kate Matthews, and Katherine (the maid, who is listed as the club "mascot" in the 1916 Oak Leaves college yearbook.

PhC_182_08_05
Girls in trunks, identified in the 1916 "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 13 MCMXVI, as the "Sensless Souls: What fools these mortals be!" Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1916

PhC_182_08_06
Identified in the 1916 "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 13 MCMXVI, as the "Leap Year Club" with motto "Grasp all opportunities." Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1916.

PhC_182_08_07
Group of Meredith College girls in unidentified location, 1917. Same image appears in the Meredith College 1917 "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 14 MCMXVII.

PhC_182_08_08
Ukulele Club, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1919. Same image appears in the Meredith College "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 16 MCMXIX; group includes Gladys Wall, Lennie Elmore, Clara Wall, and Mae Beasley.

PhC_182_08_09
Senior Ruggles Club, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1919. Same image appears in the Meredith College "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 16 MCMXIX, group includes Isabelle Poteat (Ma Ruggles), Ruth Hubbel (Pa Ruggles' Picture), Elsie Riddick (Sarah Maude), Mary Claire Peterson (Peter), Madeline Higgs (Kitty), Annie Gibson (Cornelius), Kathleen Covington (Susan), Elsie Brantley (Sophia), Inez Watkins (Sallie), Lena Bullard (Larry), French Haynes (Carol Byrd), and Averie Martin (The Maid).

PhC_182_08_10
Scene from Astro Operetta "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1919. Same image appears in the Meredith College "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 16 MCMXIX.

PhC_182_08_11
Scene from Phi Play "She Stoops To Conquer," Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1919. Same image appears in the Meredith College "Oak Leaves" yearbook, Vol. 16 MCMXIX.

PhC_182_09_01
Wooded lot, tennis, probably Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_09_02
Group of students, probably Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_09_03
Girls by frame building, probably Meredith College or Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_09_04
Dorm room, probably Meredith College or Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_09_05
Girls' basketball teach "C.H.S '20" probably 1920, unknown location

PhC_182_09_06
Group of young women in costume for a spring pageant, maybe Meredith College or Peace College, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_10_01
School or class photo, female students, front steps of the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920

PhC_182_10_02
Teen aged boys and girls, front steps of the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920

PhC_182_10_03
Teen aged boys and girls, front steps of the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920

PhC_182_10_04
Teen aged boys, front steps of the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920

PhC_182_10_05
Male students with banner, Calhoun Literary Society, the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920

PhC_182_10_06
Teen aged boys and girls, front steps of the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920

PhC_182_10_07
Elementary school children in front of the Cary Farm Life School, Cary, NC, c.1910-1920. Copy also in Cooper Collection, PhC.41.186. All these children received dental treatment from a North Carolina traveling dentist through the Cary farm Life School.

PhC_182_11_01
Ticket dispenser

PhC_182_11_02
Silver trophy cup with inscription

PhC_182_11_03
Unidentified interior with electrical merchandise

PhC_182_11_04
Unidentified interior, stage with actors

PhC_182_11_05
Fresh grave site decorated with flowers

PhC_182_11_06
Unidentified church interior

PhC_182_11_07
Bathroom interior, claw foot tub and elaborate water heater

PhC_182_11_08
Unidentified baby in casket

PhC_182_11_09
Honors plaque with badges attached

PhC_182_11_10
Unidentified office interior

PhC_182_11_11
Display of musical instruments

PhC_182_11_12
Dining hall interior, unidentified location

PhC_182_11_13
Interior, Olivia Raney Library, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_11_14
Bust of M. W. Ransom in State Capitol rotunda, Raleigh, NC

PhC_182_11_15
Mission or monastery, unknown location

PhC_182_11_16
Mission or monastery, unknown location

PhC_182_11_17
Mission or monastery, unknown location

PhC_182_11_18
Mission or monastery, unknown location

PhC_182_11_19
Mission or monastery, unknown location

PhC_182_11_20
Composite portrait of a group of men

PhC_182_11_21
Composite portrait of the North Carolina Supreme Court

PhC_182_11_22
Copy of an engraving of a John White painting

PhC_182_11_23
J. L. Quinn Florist store showroom

PhC_182_11_24
North Carolina State Senate 1915