Aaron Oliver Photographs, AV.5330

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Aaron Oliver Photographs, AV.5330

Abstract

The photographs in this collection were taken by members of the Van Vleek family of Norfolk, Virginia, who owned property in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Van Vleek property was located on N.C. Highway 12 in Kitty Hawk about one mile south of Wink's Grocery. They document the damage caused by the Ash Wednesday Storm in the immediate vicinity of the Van Vleek family cottage. Images depict damage to the cottages along N.C. Highway 12 in Kitty Hawk (commonly referred to as the Beach Road), flooding and sand accumulation caused by ocean overwash, and debris on the beach near the cottage.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Aaron Oliver Photographs
Call Number
AV.5330
Creator
Oliver, Aaron
Date
1962
Extent
0.200 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.5330, Aaron Oliver Photographs, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

The photographs in this collection document the damage caused by the Ash Wednesday Storm in the immediate vicinity of the Van Vleek family cottage. Images depict damage to the cottages along N.C. Highway 12 in Kitty Hawk (commonly referred to as the Beach Road), flooding and sand accumulation caused by ocean overwash, and debris on the beach near the cottage.

Biographical/Historical

The photographs in this collection were taken by members of the Van Vleek family of Norfolk, Virginia, who owned property in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Van Vleek property was located on N.C. Highway 12 in Kitty Hawk about one mile south of Wink's Grocery and owned by the children of John Henry Van Vleek (1855-1917) and Amelia Splitburger Van Vleek (1864-1950). Their son, Stanley Van Vleek (1891-1956), owned a cottage on the property. Next to the cottage was a laundromat owned and operated by Stanley's brother, Herbert Van Vleek (1893-1984). Both properties survived the immensely destructive Ash Wednesday Storm, which destroyed a large number of homes and businesses on the Outer Banks in March 1962. The cottage was eventually sold by Stanley's wife, Mattie Jernigan Van Vleek (1895-1985) in the 1970s.

Contents of the Collection

1. Aaron Oliver Photographs, 1962

Subject Headings

  • Ash Wednesday Storm, 1962
  • Northeast storms--North Carolina
  • Kitty Hawk (N.C.)--History--20th century
  • Acquisitions Information

    Donated by Aaron Oliver, July 2015.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Samantha Crisp, September 2021.