Carolinian Hotel Photographs and Films, AV.5222

Abstract

The Carolinian Hotel Photographs and Films, 1943-1968, contains photographs and films created by the owners and affiliates of the Carolinian Hotel in Nags Head, North Carolina. The bulk of the collection dates from 1950s and the 1960s and documents hotel guests using the facilities at the hotel as well as events such as fox hunts, fashion shows, and the Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Carolinian Hotel Photographs and Films
Call Number: AV.5222
Creator: Carolinian Hotel (Nags Head, N.C.)
Date: 1943-1968
Extent: 0.800 cubic feet
Language: English
Repository: Outer Banks History Center

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 the 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 these materials.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], AV.5222, Carolinian Hotel Photographs and Films, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

The Carolinian Hotel Photographs and Films, 1943-1968, contains photographs and films created by the owners and affiliates of the Carolinian Hotel in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The bulk of the collection dates from the hotel's heyday in the 1950s and the 1960s. Photographs depict hotel guests using the facilities at the hotel; events coordinated by the hotel or attended by guests and staff, such as fox hunts and the Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree; social gatherings; fashion shows; and recreational activities. Also included in the collection are six 16mm film reels depicting events at the hotel, including the Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree, fox hunts, the opening of the hotel's new swimming pool, and sports events. Most of the reels are undated but presumed to have been created around 1960 or earlier, based on markings on the film canisters.

Biographical/Historical

The Carolinian Hotel was located in Nags Head, North Carolina, on the oceanfront between mileposts 10 and 11. It first opened in 1947. The hotel was open year round and served as a popular location for visiting sport hunters in the off season. In addition to amenities such as a popular dining hall and swimming pool, the hotel offered numerous events for the entertainment of its guests, such as dances, fashion shows, parties, fox hunts, live music, and sporting events. The hotel also served as one of the primary hubs for the annual Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree, due to its owner, Julian Oneto, being heavily involved in the planning of the event. The hotel was demolished in 2001.

Contents of the Collection

1. Photographs, 1943-1968

At the Beach/By the Pool, circa 1950s-1960s

Image Box 1

Children, circa 1963

Image Box 1

Dining and Entertainment, circa 1960s

Image Box 1

Fishing, circa 1950s-1968

Image Box 1

Hunting, 1943-1968

Image Box 1

Miscellaneous, circa 1950s-1968

Image Box 1

Pirates Jamboree [2 folders], 1957-1963

Image Box 1

Proof Sheets, circa 1960s

Image Box 1

Social Gatherings, circa 1950s-1960s

Image Box 1

Summer Art Show, circa 1960s

Image Box 1

2. Films, 1958-1966

Fox Hunt, 1958-1961

Scope and Content:

Privately produced with limited audio. Footage primarily focuses on the 1961 Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree and depicts a variety show celebration with pirate-themed characters and a stuffed fox, celebratory meal footage, the Pirates Jamboree quartet singing the event's theme song, a television commercial advertising the jamboree, and footage of the pirate junketeers' and "raid" on the state capitol. The creator's label on the film canister reads "fox hunt 1958," which does not appear to be an accurate description of the film's content.

AV.5222.1

Fox Hunt, 1966

Scope and Content:

Privately produced with no audio. Footage includes an egg spoon sack race on the beach, Nags Head fox hunt, and fox hunt celebration dinner.

AV.5222.2

Swimming Pool Grand Opening, circa 1960

Scope and Content:

Privately produced with no audio. Footage depicts Jockey's Ridge, variety show skits including pirate-themed characters, and the Carolinian Hotel swimming pool opening celebration and beauty pageant.

AV.5222.3

Sport Parade - Spills and Thrills, circa 1960

Scope and Content:

Commercially produced with audio. Footage depicts fishing, sand skiing, water skiing, surfing, and speedboat racing, as well as other outdoor sports. The location of the footage is not specified but presumed to be the Outer Banks.

AV.5222.4

Sports Spellbinder, circa 1960

Scope and Content:

Commercially produced with audio. Footage depicts surfing, rowing, and other watersports.

AV.5222.5

Unusual Hunting in North Carolina, circa 1960

Scope and Content:

Commercially produced with audio. Footage depicts fox hunting in Nags Head, waterfowl hunting in Lake Mattamuskeet, and boar hunting at Lake Santeetlah.

AV.5222.6

Subject Headings

Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree

Recreation--North Carolina--Nags Head

Hotels--North Carolina--Nags Head

Nags Head (N.C.)--History--20th century

Acquisitions Information

Photographs donated by Rustom J. Irani, January 2001, and Kermit Skinner, May 2012. Films donated by Nicole Martin Baker, June 2012.

Processing Information

Processed by Samantha Crisp, March 2021.