Angel Ellis Khoury Photographs of Aycock Brown, AV.5332
Abstract
This collection consists of 52 photographs of notable Outer Banks photographer, Aycock Brown, taken by Angel Ellis Khoury in 1980. The images depict Brown photographing fish and people fishing at Oregon Inlet, speaking with his subjects, and working in his darkroom.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Angel Ellis Khoury Photographs of Aycock Brown
- Call Number
- AV.5332
- Creator
- Khoury, Angel Ellis
- Date
- 1980
- 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.5332, Angel Ellis Khoury Photographs of Aycock Brown, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.
Collection Overview
This collection consists of 52 photographs of notable Outer Banks photographer, Aycock Brown, taken by Angel Ellis Khoury in 1980. The images depict Brown photographing fish and people fishing at Oregon Inlet, speaking with his subjects, and working in his darkroom.
Biographical/Historical
Charles Brantley Aycock Brown (1904-1984), was a journalist, publicity director, and
photographer. Named after former governor Charles Brantley Aycock, he was born in
Caldwell County, North Carolina in 1904 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Brown. Shortly
after high school, Brown worked at Elizabeth City's The Independent before taking
journalism courses at Columbia University.
During the summer of 1928, Brown was hired to promote the Beaufort and Atlantic Beach
area, after which he accepted a job promoting the Pamlico Inn on Ocracoke Island in
exchange for room and board. He met and married Esther Styron, an island native. Together,
they had three children, two boys and one girl.
Brown wrote a popular column, "Covering the Waterfront" that ran in newspapers across
North Carolina. He also wrote for the Durham Herald, edited the Beaufort News and
founded the Ocracoke Beacon. In the 1930s, he worked for the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce.
During World War II, Brown worked as a civilian intelligence agent where he reported
sinking ships and submarine sightings for the U.S. Navy. He also interviewed survivors,
examined bodies that washed ashore, and arranged for proper burials.
In 1948, he came to Dare County to be the publicity director for The Lost Colony outdoor
drama, which was on the verge of closing due to dwindling audiences. He used promotional
celebrity nights, news articles, and photographs to breath new life into the play.
In 1952, Brown became the first director of the Dare County Tourist Bureau. He held
this post until 1976, when he decided to work part-time as news director for the bureau
and become a photographer for the Roanoke Island Historical Association.
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Acquisitions Information
Donated by Angel Ellis Khoury, July 2016.