Martin's Studio Collection

This extensive photographic archive of over 300,000 images consists primarily of 4x5 inch negatives but also includes some prints and business papers. Carol W. Martin (1911-1993) became the first full time paid professional photographer for the Greensboro Daily News in January 1938. When he left to open his own studio in 1947, he took with him a wealth of his work for the newspaper. His World War II images obviously date to his local photojournalism career. Many of the post-1947 images of businesses, on the other hand, were probably taken by his partner, Malcolm A. Miller (1917-2008). Known as Tex, he was a self-trained photographer who learned his craft from classes at White Oak YMCA and from a backyard chicken-coop-turned-darkroom he built at the family home in the Revolution Mill village.

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Who's responsible?: Greensboro History Museum (Repository)
Where can I find more information?: No finding aid available.
Topics: Buildings
Wartime
Business
Medical History
Schools and Colleges
North Carolina
Subject headings: Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945
Vick Chemical Company
Textile industry -- North Carolina -- Greensboro
Contributing Institution: Greensboro History Museum

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: Baseball Game at Revolution Field; Lights shine on the baseball field at Revolution Field during a baseball game.

: Baseball Game at Revolution Field; Lights shine on the baseball field at Revolution Field during a baseball game.

: Boys Working on a House; A group of young boys, possibly boy scouts, work on the construction of a house.

: Ceasar Cone School; A frontal view of the main building at Ceasar Cone School.

: Children Doing Cleaning Detail; Four children collect trash from the inner basement hallways of a building.

: Children Dressed as Clowns, Ceasar Cone School; Children dressed as clowns sit on stage during the May Day celebrations at Ceasar Cone School.

: Citizenship Award Group; Male and Female recipients of the Citizenship Award at the YMCA pose for a photograph at the awards banquet.

: Civics Class; Ladies meet together for a civics class.

: Civil Defense Group at White Oak; A meeting of the Civil Defense Group at White Oak YMCA.

: Civil Defense Group at White Oak; A meeting of the Civil Defense Group at White Oak YMCA.

: Constrution Scene, Proximity; Crews work at clearing the way for the foundation for a new Proximity office.

: Cotton Maid Presentation; The Cotton Maid presentation at a banquet.

: Cotton Maid Presentation; The Cotton Maid presentation at a banquet.

: Cotton Maid Presentation; The Cotton Maid presentation at a banquet.

: Display at Deifell's Store; A tower display of Cone towels in the window of Deifell's Store.

: Drinks Stand at the Fish Fry, Cone Mills; Two woman and a young boy stand behind the counter of the drinks stand at the Cone Mills fish fry dinner.

: Easter Choir at Proximity Methodist Church; The Easter choir stands on the steps outside of Proximity Methodist Church.

: Family on a Porch Swing; A man with his British wife and their child pose together on a porch swing.

: Fish Fry Dinner, Cone Mills; Men, women and children seated in a room for the Cone Mills fish fry dinner.

: Fishing Trip; Three men pose with their catch while on a fishing trip.

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