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Marshall Gary Photograph Collection


These photographic negatives belonged to Frederick Sterling Marshall Gary Jr. (b. July, 1886) of Halifax County, North Carolina. He was the son of Sterling Marshall Gary (1859-1930), for many years clerk of court for Halifax County.The photographs contain many views of the Saint Louis Exposition of 1904, the mountains of West Virginia, beach scenes, views in Halifax County, Washington, D.C., Niagara Falls, and Belmont Abbey College.

Title

Marshall Gary Photograph Collection

Collection Number

PhC.63.1

Date(s)

1904 - 1905

Language

English

Physical Description
166.0 item(s)
Includes 3 1/4 x 4 inch black and white negatives and contact prints.
Abstract

These photographic negatives belonged to Frederick Sterling Marshall Gary Jr. (b. July, 1886) of Halifax County, North Carolina. He was the son of Sterling Marshall Gary (1859-1930), for many years clerk of court for Halifax County.

The photographs contain many views of the Saint Louis Exposition of 1904, the mountains of West Virginia, beach scenes, views in Halifax County, Washington, D.C., Niagara Falls, and Belmont Abbey College.

Physical Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, North Carolina State Archives.

Creator

Gary, Frederick Sterling Marshall, Jr.

Repository

State Archives of North Carolina


The negatives have been removed from their original photograph album and placed in acid free sleeves. Contact prints have been made of each negative to aid reference. The photographic negatives were left in their original order and placed in numerical order. Part of the negatives were not identified and have been placed in a miscellaneous category.


Available for research.


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.


Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, August, 1996

Encoded by Dietra Stanley

Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012


These photographic negatives belonged to Frederick Sterling Marshall Gary Jr. (b. July, 1886) of Halifax County, North Carolina. He was the son of Sterling Marshall Gary (1859-1930), for many years clerk of court for Halifax County. Marshall Gary died on March 26, 1908.


[Identification of item], PhC.63.1, Marshall Gary Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, USA.


These negatives were transferred to the State Archives from the Historic Sites Section on December 14, 1992. They were accessioned in August, 1996.


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 photographs contain many views of the Saint Louis Exposition of 1904, attended by Marshall Gary and his father. Also, the collection contains views of the mountains of West Virginia, Ocean View (beach scenes), views in Halifax County, Washington, D.C., and Niagara Falls. Marshall attended St. Mary's College at Belmont (now Belmont Abbey College), North Carolina, and many of the photographs were taken at this institution or of activities associated with the college.


  • Belmont Abbey College.
  • Beaches.
  • Mountains--West Virginia.
  • Halifax County (N.C.)
  • Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
  • Saint Louis (Mo.)
  • Washington (D.C.)

Box: 63.1  
1. Festival Hall

4151
2. Festival Hall at night

4152
3. East Colonnade

4153
4. West Colonnade

4154
5. Statue in front of Colonnade

4155
6. Statue in front of Colonnade (another view)

4156
7. East of Colonnade

4157
8. Terrace looking from Colonnade

4158
9. Fountains at top of Cascade

4159
10. Fountain at top of Cascade

4160
11. Terrace with German Building at rear

4161
12. Terrace with Manufacturing Building at rear

4162
13. Marshall Gary on Terrace going to Festival Hall

4163
14. Terrace with Manufacturing Building at rear

4164
15. Palace of Education from the Grand Basin

4165
16. Palace of Electricity and end of Colonnade

4166
17. Papa's (Sterling M. Gary) picture at corner of Liberal Arts Building

4167
18. Government Building

4168
19. Palace of Electricity

4169
20. Lagoon and Palace of Education

4170
21. Lagoon (different view)

4171
22. Palace of Education and Manufacturing Building from Grand Basin

4172
23. Holland's Building

4173
24. Brazil's Building (end view)

4174
25. Brazil's Building (front view)

4175
26. Italy's Building

4176
27. Italy's Building (different view)

4177
28. Austria's Building

4178
29. Administration Building

4179
30. Anthony Wayne's Statue

4180
31. Statue in front of French Building

4181
32. Statue of Defiant Indian

4182
33. Observation (Ferris) Wheel

4183
34. Picture taken from Observation Wheel

4184
35. Refreshment stand

4185
36. Philippine House in Asian Village

4186
37. Another Philippine House in Asian Village

4187
38. View of Elks Parade

4188
39. View of Elks Parade (burros)

4189
40. The Pike

4190
41. Eddie's picture with the "cliff dweller"

4191
42. Marshall Gary's picture with the "cliff dweller"

4192
43. The two girls (unidentified)

4193
44. Streets of Cairo

4195
45. Mountains of West Virginia

4196
46. Mountains of West Virginia

4197
47. Mountains of West Virginia

4198
48. Mountains of West Virginia

4199
49. Mountains of West Virginia

4200
50. Missing

4201
51. Missing

4203
52. The kid on the beach

4204
53. The beach

4205
54. Nannie Gary on the plank walk (1888-1969)

4206
55. Nannie Gary (sister of Marshall) on the sand

4207
56. Missing

4209
57. Nannie Gary, Helen, and Kate

4210
58. Paul and Bess

4211
59. Nannie Gary, Helen, Clare and Kate in "Rapid Transit"

4212
60. F. Ignatius and crowd on flat

4213
61. View in house at home

4214
62. Courthouse (Halifax County)

4215
63. Flash (interior view of unidentified female)

4216
64. F. Ignatius and crowd in "Rapid Transit"

4217
65. F. Ignatius and crowd on Roanoke River bank

4218
66. Roanoke River

4219
67. F. Ignatius and I (Marshall Gary) in "Rapid Transit"

4220
68. Nannie and Cad

4221
69. Missing

4222
70. First load of bricks for U. J. Store

4223
71. Aunt Betsy

4224
72. Uncle Dallas

4226
73. Missing

4227
74. McAdens Bridge

4228
75. McAdens Mill

4229
76. Sam, F. Foley, Dos, and ? in cotton field

4230
77. Laurel Mill

4232
78. Lost from the crowd

4233
79. The Land Mark

4234
80. Boys on the mountain

4235
81. Sam on top of Mount Spencer

4236
82. F. Eugene, Mountain Day (an unexpected snap)

4237
83. Missing

4238
84. Missing

4239
85. Missing

4240
86. Water "rats," Catawba River

4241
86A. Water "rats," Catawba River

4243
87. Flash Light of crowd New Year's Night

4245
88. Aplle wagon, L. Williams and Phil McKee

4246
89. Bears

4247
89A. Bears

4248
90. Jack as Macbeth

4249
91. Witches (Zink, Murphy, and Marshall Gary)

4250
92. Jack, Sam and F. Thomas

4251
93. Jack and Sam on pedestal

4252
94. Murphy and black child

4253
95. "Dos" in minstrel costume

4254
96. Students' Park (Sam)

4255
97. F. Thomas, Jack and Sam

4256
98. Missing

4257
99. Smoking Room and pool table

4258
100. Jack

4260
101. United States Capitol Building

4261
102. Washington, D. C. from Washington Monument

4262
103. Steamer Chippewa

4263
104. Steamer Chippewa

4264
105. Steamer Chippewa

4265
106. Unidentified steamer

4266
107. Steamer Chicora

4267
108. Niagara Falls

4268
109. Niagara Falls

4269
110. Niagara Falls

4270
111. Niagara Falls

4271
112. Niagara Falls

4272
113. Niagara Falls

4273
114. Niagara Falls

4274
115. Niagara Falls

4275
116. Niagara Falls

4276
117. Unidentified group on porch of Belmont Drug Company

4277
118. Close-up of group on porch of Belmont Drug Company

4278
119. Two unidentified students (one in robe and cleric's collar)

4279
120. Elevated view of students (on campus of St. Mary's)

4280
121. Two unidentified students

4281
122. Two unidentified men (one teacher and one student)

4282
123. Two unidentified students on path

4283
124. Two unidentified men (one teacher and one student)

4284
125. Unidentified student with. building in rear

4285
126. Unidentified building

4286
127. Unidentified building

4287
128. Unidentified building

4288
129. Unidentified cemetery

4289
130. Gazebo

4290
131. Baseball game (at St. Mary's College?)

4291
132. Baseball game (at St. Mary's College?)

4292
133. Baseball player (St. Mary's College)

4293
134. Footrace

4294
135. Tennis or handball backstop (St. Mary's College)

4295
136. Unidentified female playing tennis

4296
137. Unidentified group of tennis players

4297
138. Unidentified group of tennis players

4298
139. Three unidentified students playing cards in college room (in pajamas)

4299
140. Three unidentified students in college room (in pajamas)

4300
141. Two unidentified students playing pool in college room (in pajamas)

4301
142. Two unidentified students in college room, one in bed and one standing (in pajamas)

4302
143. Unidentified student in college room

4303
144. Unidentified student in college room

4304
145. Unidentified student in class

4305
145A. Unidentified student in class (same as above)

4306
146. Unidentified house

4307
147. Unidentified building

4308
148. Unidentified statue

4309
149. Unidentified statue

4310
150. Unidentified building

4311
151. Unidentified city street (after rain)

4312
152. Interior of old building (Washington, D.C.?)

4313
153. Unidentified building (worker mowing grass)

4314
154. Unidentified building (Smithsonian ?)

4315
155. Group of college students (pretending to smoke)

4316
156. Unidentified stone bridge (in snow)

4317
157. Two unidentified females (on rooftop)

4318
158. Unidentified female and male on rooftop

4319
159. Unidentified female and male on rooftop

4320
160. Maid with cat on rooftop

4321
161. Unidentified student in rowboat (studio props)

4322
162. Unidentified woman standing in crevice of mountain covered with snow

4323
163. Group of male students posing on rocks

4324
164. Group of male students posing on rocks

4325
165. Three females and one male pose with parasols

4326
166. Three females and one male pose with parasols

4327
167. Unidentified woman standing in front of bush off path

4328
168. Two unidentified males standing by tree

4329
169. Three unidentified males standing in front of shack

4330
170. Students at a distance walking along roadbed

4331
171. Unidentified bridge (perhaps over Roanoke River)