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Columbus County: Strawberries: "Packing strawberries"; P0072_0012_X9440, in the Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) Photographic Collection (P0072), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 50 items) |
| Abstract | The Commercial Museum, located in Philadelphia, Pa., was in operation from 1897 to 2010. Modeled after the great exhibition halls of the World's Fairs (World Fair, Universal Exposition) of the late nineteenth century, the Museum offered a vast selection of displays and information related to commerce and trade in Pennsylvania, across the United Sates, and the international marketplace. The Museum maintained a large collection of photographs documenting a variety of industries, agriculture, and trade in many areas of the United States. These images were marketed for use in publications around the United States and the world. The images, circa 1923-1939, document agriculture and industry in Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Halifax, Moore, Sampson, Wayne, and Wilson counties in North Carolina. A few towns are also identified. Subjects include cotton, farming, lumber, pottery, and tobacco. Also included is a small selection of images documenting agriculture and industry in unknown locations around North Carolina. |
| Creator | Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Historical Information
The Commercial Museum was established in 1897 by Dr. William P. Wilson in Philadelphia, Pa. Modeled after the great exhibition halls that became a trademark of the World's Fairs (World Fair, Universal Exposition) during the late nineteenth century, the Museum offered a large selection of displays and information related to commerce and trade in Pennsylvania, across the United Sates, and in the international marketplace. The Museum maintained a large collection of photographs documenting various aspects of industries, agriculture, and trade across United States, which were made availible for a fee. After remaining in operation for more than a century, the Commercial Museum offically closed its doors in 2010.
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The images, circa 1923-1939, document agriculture and industry in Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Halifax, Moore, Sampson, Wayne, and Wilson counties in North Carolina. A few towns are also identified. Subjects include cotton, farming, lumber, pottery, and tobacco. Also included is a small selection of images documenting agriculture and industry in unknown locations around North Carolina.
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Series 1. North Carolina Counties, circa 1923-1939.
Arrangement: County/Subject.
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0001 |
Alamance County: Tobacco Production, circa 1923Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images Written on back of images: "Bringing tobacco to the farm," "Unloading tobacco at a curing farm, Alamance County."; P1-1-T628 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0002 |
Anson County: Alfalfa Hay, circa 1923Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image P1-4-A385 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0003 |
Anson County: Dewberries,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image P1-4-D515 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0004 |
Anson County: Houses,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image P1-4-H842 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0005 |
Cabarrus County: Kannapolis: Cannon Manufacturing,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Written on back of images: "Biggest towel factory in the world." |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0006 |
Catawba County: Blackburn: Ritchie Pottery, circa 1935Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images Written on front of images: "Grinding clay, Ritchie Pottery, Blackburn N.C.," "Pots drying, Ritchie Pottery, Blackburn N.C.,"; P1-18-B62-R598p (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0007 |
Catawba County: Hickory: Hilton Pottery, circa 1935Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images Written on front of images: "Kilns, Hilton Pottery, Hickory N.C." and "Potter at kick wheel, Hilton Pottery, Hickory N.C."; P1-18-B62-H656p (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0008 |
Catawba County: Mountain Island Dam and Hydroelectric Station, circa 1926Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images Written on back of images: "Views of new power lines and construction of spillway"; P1-18-M928i-D154 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0009 |
Cleveland County: Cotton,Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images Written on back of images: "Pitching cotton," "Bringing cotton to warehouse," and "Dusting for boll weevil"; P1-23-C851 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0010 |
Cleveland County: Potatoes,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Written on back of images: "Digging sweet potatoes"; P1-23-P859 (Cotten Cutter); USDA symbol on image. |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0011 |
Cleveland County: Waco: Hog Farms, circa 1926Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images Written on back of images: "Hogs grazing on farm of M.S. Bean"; P1-23-W11-S978 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0012 |
Columbus County: Strawberries,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Written on back of images: "Packing strawberries"; P1-24-S913 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0013 |
Gaston County: Cotton, circa 1926Black-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images Written on back of images: "Cotton field with sorghum behind," "Worker's bungalow, cotton mill village," "R.M. Schiels in cotton field," and "Negro cotton pickers"; P1-36-C851 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0014 |
Halifax County: Halifax: Houses,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Written on back of images: "North Carolina Peanut Farming--Peanut Field and Negro home near Haliffax"; P1-42-H17-H842 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0015 |
Moore County: Jugtown: Ben Owen Pottery Plant,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0016 |
Sampson County: Turpentine,Black-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images Written on back of images: "Pulling or chipping bark for turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.," "Hacking the bark of tree for turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.," "Scraping or gathering hard turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.," "Carrying crude turpentine in bucket, Sampson County, N.C.," "Emptying crude turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.,"; P1-82-T957 (Cotten Cutter); USDA Forest Service notice. |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0017 |
Sampson County: Turpentine,Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images Written on back of images: "Dripping crude turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.," "Chipping or pullingfor turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.," "Dripping crude turpentine, Sampson County, N.C.," "Hauling rosin to packing landing, Sampson County, N.C.," "Turpentine still, Sampson County, N.C.,"; P1-82-T957 (Cotten Cutter); USDA Forest Service notice. |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0018 |
Wayne County: Cotton, circa 1926Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Written on back of images: "Father and Son Learn Together: Edward Davis, cotton Club Boy, his father and County Agent Robertson of Wayne County, N.C., studying a good stalk of cotton in Edward's club acre."; P1-96-C851 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0019 |
Wilson County: Wilson: Tobacco Production, circa 1926Black-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images Written on front of images: "Boy with bundle of tobacco, Wilson, N.C.," "Galvenized iron tobacco farm, Wilson, N.C.," "Tobacco for sale in auction warehouse, Wilson, N.C.," "Tobacco field, Wilson, N.C.," "Preparing tobacco for drying, Wilson, N.C.," "Tobacco Industry: As the tobacco comes from the redryer it is taken from the sticks and packed into wooden boxes for shipment." "Tobacco market, Wilson, N.C.,"P1-98-W74-T628h (Cotten Cutter). |
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Series 2. North Carolina (location unknown), circa 1923-1939.
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0020 |
North Carolina: Cotton,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Written on back of images: "Weighing his seed cotton, N.C." |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0021 |
North Carolina: Hobblebush (Scientific name: Viburnum alnifolium),Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image P3-H682 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0022 |
North Carolina: Lumbering,Black-and-White Photographic Print 3 images Written on back of images: "Skidding and loading logs, North Carolina," "Skidding tongs, grasping log in centre, raise it, swing it into place and lower in car, North Carolina," "At work in Poplar Forrest, North Carolina," Skidding tongs, grasping log in centre, raise it, swing it into place and lower in carP3-L957 (Cotten Cutter). |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0023 |
North Carolina: Lumbering,Black-and-White Photographic Print 3 images Includes caption on back: "Hauling oak and (?) logs in Western North Carolina," "Lumbering in Western N. Carolina," "Tractor hauling lumber in Western N. Carolina" |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0072/0024 |
North Carolina: Sandhill region: Peach Orchard,Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image Includes caption on back: "Two year old peach orchard, typical of those grown in the Sandhill region (of) N.C." P3-L957 (Cotten Cutter) |