Linda Harris Photographs, AV.5331
Abstract
There are eight photographs in this collection, all of which depict scenes around Manns Harbor, N.C., circa 1890s-1930s. These images depict the C.D. Mann Store and filling station, the Croatan Theatre, Earl Ray's Pressing Shop, James Lath and Mary Midgett's grocery store and house with guests, and students and teachers at the Manns Harbor School. Also included is a reproduction of an unidentified, undated newspaper clipping depicting the Manns Harbor School, students, and teachers around 1900.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Linda Harris Photographs
- Call Number
- AV.5331
- Creator
- Harris, Linda
- Date
- circa 1890s-1930s
- 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.5331, Linda Harris Photographs, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.
Collection Overview
There are eight photographs in this collection, all of which depict scenes around Manns Harbor, N.C., circa 1890s-1930s. These images depict the C.D. Mann Store and filling station, the Croatan Theatre, Earl Ray's Pressing Shop, James Lath and Mary Midgett's grocery store and house with guests, and students and teachers at the Manns Harbor School. Also included is a reproduction of an unidentified, undated newspaper clipping depicting the Manns Harbor School, students, and teachers around 1900.
Biographical/Historical
The photographs in this collection depict people and places around Manns Harbor, a small village on the Dare County mainland. Two of the individuals named in the collection are James Lath Midgett (1870-1915) and Mary D. Hayman Midgett (1876-1964) who owned a grocery store in Manns Harbor. Donor Linda Harris's connection to the Midgetts is unclear, but she may have been related to the family through her grandmother, Belva Midgett Daniels (1885-1970)
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Acquisitions Information
Donated by Linda Harris, March 2018.