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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Who's responsible?: Greensboro History Museum (Repository)
Where can I find more information?: No finding aid available.
Topics: Business
Events
North Carolina
Subject headings: Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Cone Mills Corporation
Textile industry -- North Carolina -- Greensboro
Contributing Institution: Greensboro History Museum

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: Bernard and Elaine Cone; Bernard and Elaine Cone posing together outdoors.

: Bernard Cone; Bernard Cone sitting in an office chair.

: Group at Greensboro Country Club; A group of adults and children gathered around a table on the porch of the Greensboro Country Club clubhouse.

: Children at the clubhouse; A group of children gathered outside the clubhouse of the Greensboro Country Club.

: Greensboro Country Club; A view of the grounds of the Greensboro Country Club.

: Group in swimsuits; A group of six men and two women, including Elaine Wolf (Mrs. Bernard) Cone on the left, lounge in swimsuits in the grass beside a boat.

: Cone family; Ten members of the Cone family pose outdoors on the Cone estate. Julius and Elaine are crouching, while Jeanette (Mrs. Ceasar) Cone is standing above Elaine with Ben and Herman.

: Cone women; Three Cone women pose outdoors on the Cone estate. Elaine (Mrs. Bernard) Cone is on the left.

: Bernard Cone; Bernard Cone using a hose to refill a water trough.

: Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. float; The Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. furniture store float in the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float is decorated with flags and a woman and two children ride aboard on furniture.

: Seidenberg & Co. parade float; The Seidenberg & Co. float for the Greensboro Centennial parade after passing West Market Street Methodist Church. The float advertises Cubanola cigars for five cents, and aboard it are four ladies, a man dressed as Uncle Sam and an over-sized cigar prop.

: Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. float; The Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. furniture store float in the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float is decorated with flags and a woman and two children ride aboard on furniture.

: Seidenberg & Co. parade float; The Seidenberg & Co. float for the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float advertises Prince George cigars for five cents, and aboard it are four ladies, a man dressed as Uncle Sam and an over-sized cigar prop.

: Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. float; The Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. furniture store float in the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float is decorated with flags and a woman and two children ride aboard on furniture. Greensboro Motor Car Co. is in the background.

: Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. float; The Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co. furniture store float in the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float is decorated with flags and a woman and two children ride aboard on furniture.

: Seidenberg & Co. parade float; The Seidenberg & Co. float for the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float advertises Cubanola cigars for five cents, and aboard it are four ladies, a man dressed as Uncle Sam and an over-sized cigar prop.

: American Realty & Auction Co. float; The American Realty & Auction Co. float in the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float is decorated with American flag banners and several men ride aboard the wagon.

: Seidenberg & Co. parade float; The Seidenberg & Co. float for the Greensboro Centennial parade. The float advertises Prince George cigars for five cents, and aboard it are four ladies, a man dressed as Uncle Sam and an over-sized cigar prop.

: McIver Memorial Building; An image of McIver Memorial Building on the campus of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro).

: McIver Memorial Building; An image of McIver Memorial Building on the campus of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro).

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