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Bernard Cone Photograph Albums

Bernard Milton Cone (1874-1956) was born in Baltimore as one of the youngest of Herman and Helen Cone's thirteen children. His elder brothers, Moses (1857-1908) and Ceasar (1859-1917), built Proximity Cotton Mills in Greensboro in 1895, and later launched Revolution Mill, White Oak Mill, and Proximity Print Works, creating one of the largest textile mill companies in the South. Educated at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia Law School, Bernard Cone worked as a lawyer in New York for seven years before settling in Greensboro in 1904. Over the next 45 years, he held various positions in the family's textile empire, including that of president of Proximity Manufacturing Company from 1917 to 1938. Cone was a skilled amateur photographer, and his photos provide a rich picture of life in Greensboro in the 1900s and 1910s. Images show: members of the Cone family and their mansions on Summit Avenue, the textile mills and their employees, the mill villages and their residents, and mill-sponsored schools and recreational activities. Cone also captured street scenes in downtown Greensboro and the city's 1908 centennial celebrations. In addition, the albums include several creative self-portraits.

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A dog in the woods
This image shows a dog, probably a hunting dog, in the woods.
A dog in the woods
This image shows a dog, probably a hunting dog, in the woods.
A dog in the woods
This image shows a dog, probably a hunting dog, in the woods.
A man and two children
An African-American man and his two children pose with a wagon outside a mill house.
A mother and her children
A mother sitting outdoors with her three children.
A mother and her children
A mother and her three children sit on the steps of a house.
A seated horse
This image shows a horse sitting in a field on the Cone property.
Actors on a stage
A group of actors pose on a stage set.
Advertising carriage
Two men with a carriage mounted with an umbrella that advertises for a dry goods store in town.
African American family
An African-American family poses in front of a garden.
After the hunt
Two men, a woman and the hunting dog relax near a hay bale.
Athletic field
Members of the public standing on an athletic field near White Oak mill village. White Oak School is visible in the left background.
Baby in a chair
This photograph shows a baby propped up in a wicker chair set outdoors.
Baby in a crib
A picture of a baby looking through the bars on a crib.
Baby in a crib
A picture of a baby looking through the bars on a crib.
Baby in a pram
A baby sitting up in a baby carriage.
Baby in a pram
A baby sits up in a baby carriage.
Baby in a pram
A baby sitting up in a baby carriage.
Baby in a pram
A baby sitting up in a baby carriage.
Baby in a pram
A baby looking out of a baby carriage.

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