The collection is arranged chronologically and by topic. The General Assembly photos have been organized by the Senate and the House. The prints and the negatives have been placed in separate boxes. The prints are arranged by size (smallest to largest).

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Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, June, 1992

Encoded by Dietra Stanley

Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012

Siddell Studio was owned and operated from c.1916 through the 1940's on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, NC, by Henry A. Siddell, who was born in Indiana c.1882. Siddell Studio was one of the largest photography studios in the state of North Carolina by the 1930's, producing individual and group portraits, other traditional studio photography work, photography for school yearbooks, official photography for the North Carolina General Assembly and other government entities, as well as a wide variety of picture postcards. Henry A. Siddell also operated a studio in St. Petersburg, FL, by the late 1930's. Siddell was married to Hallie Simkins Siddell (1896-1977), also a photographer, associated with the Foto Shop on Fayetteville Street as well as Siddell Studio.

[Identification of item], PhC.48.1, Siddell Studio Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, USA.

The collection was donated to the North Carolina State Archives by an unidentified party (probably Siddell Studio of Raleigh) on an unspecified date. Accessioned by the State Archives in June, 1992.

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov.

The collection consists of 64 photographic prints and negatives primarily of composite pictures of the North Carolina General Assembly from 1935 to 1961. The group also contains photos of members of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Wake Forest College Senior Class of 1909, an unidentified Sunday School Class of children, July, 1904, interior views of the House Chamber (1941) and the Senate Chamber (1943), and an exterior view of the State Capitol at night (undated). The composite prints are examples of the firm's work that it provided for the legislators. Most of the negatives are flexible film, but a few are of the glass plate variety.