Finding Aid of the Elizabeth D. Barr Postcard Collection, 1907-1908, PHC.119
Abstract
Postcards in this collection all are postmarked either 1907 or 1908 and are addressed to a Miss Matilda E. Davis, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, Bennettsville, South Carolina, or Raynham, North Carolina. The images on the cards all depict North Carolina scenes.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Elizabeth D. Barr Postcard Collection
- Call Number
- PHC.119
- Creator
- Barr, Elizabeth D.
- Date
- 1907-1908
- Extent
- 5.00 items
- Language
- English
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
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 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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PhC.119, Elizabeth D. Barr Postcard Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC, USA.
Collection Overview
Postcards in this collection all are postmarked either 1907 or 1908 and are addressed to a Miss Matilda E. Davis, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, Bennettsville, South Carolina, or Raynham, North Carolina. The images on the cards all depict North Carolina scenes. All of the cards are inscribed with messages that appear to be from the same individual who identifies him or herself as "William(s)," "L. N. W.," or "L. W." The legible postmarks indicate mailings from Hasty, North Carolina, Waynesville, North Carolina, and Raynham, North Carolina.
Arrangement Note
Postcards are arranged chronologically.
Contents of the Collection
Postcard labeled as No. A 3365 Published by Gorhams' Book and Music Co., Fayetteville, N.C. Picture on the front is a black and white photo of an ox and ox cart on which are seated two young African American boys wearing caps. A white man stands just to the rear and behind the cart, and an African American man stands in front by the ox with the lead rope. In the background is a large white stucco or perhaps stone or brick building at least two stories tall with a bicycle leaning against the doorway. An illegible oval shingle style sign hangs off the side of one corner of the building. Note on card from "L.N.W." to Miss Matilda E. Davis c/o W. W. Sutton, Esq., Raynam, NC, is dated March 5, 1907.
Postcard labeled as No. A 3308 Published by Gorhams' Book and Music Co., Fayetteville, N.C. Picture on the front is a black and white photo of a street scene with large two-story frame houses on the right and a sidewalk with trees in a median in between the sidewalk and the street. Interestingly, someone, presumably the author of the note on the card, has scratched through the word "Fayetteville" in the caption printed on the card and written "Hasty" above it. Note on card from "L.W." to Miss Matilda E. Davis, Mars Bluff, SC, is not dated but is postmarked Hasty 1907.
Postcard is labeled as 5931 (no publisher given). Picture on the front is a black and white view of water cascading over and between rocks. A wooded area appears in the background in the bend of the river. Note on card is undated, is from an unknown person to Miss Matilda Davis, Mars Bluff, SC, and is postmarked Waynesville, NC, August 29, 1907.
Postcard is labeled as No. C 5330 Published by The American News Company, New York, Leipzig, Berlin and Dresden, and has a Litho-Chrome trademark. Picture on the front is a colorized exterior front and side view of the Seaboard Air Line Hotel in Hamlet, NC. Note on card is from "Williams" to Miss Matilda Davis, c/o Col R. C. McIntyre, Bennettsville, SC, is undated, but is postmarked May 1908.
Postcard is labeled 13354 Souvenir Post Card Co., New York and Berlin. Picture on the front is a colorized photo of the statue of Zebulon Vance with a side of the North carolina State Capitol in the background. Note on card is from "William(s)" to Miss Matilda Davis, Mars Bluff, SC, is undated, but is postmarked Raleigh 1908.
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
These postcards were donated to the North Carolina State Archives in December of 2006 by Ms. Elizabeth D. Barr of Wisconsin. They arrived unsolicited by mail.