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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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Applying for a Marriage License
A woman stands up to the counter to apply for a marriage license, a soldier waits in the background.
Archery Practice
Two boys remove arrows from a target during archery practice at Camp Herman.
Architectural drawing of Wesley Long Hospital proposed nurses residence and school
Wesley Long Hospital proposed nurses residence and school architectural drawing by J. N. Pease and Company, engineers and architects of Charlotte, N.C.
Armistice Parade
The color guard makes its way down the street during the Armistice Day parade in downtown Greensboro.
Armistice Parade
Military personnel and a couple of civilians watch the parade from box seats outside the Security National Bank.
Arrival at BTC #10
A soldier shakes the hand of an officer after arrival by train at BTC-10/ORD in Greensboro.
Arts and Crafts
A group of boys sit at picnic tables and paint during arts and crafts time.
Assembly line work at Vick Chemical Company
One can almost smell the menthol and eucaluptus aroma surrounding these packers at the Vick's plant on Milton Street. When this image was taken on June 28, 1951, the Milton Street plant had been in operation for 41 years. Lunsford Richardson organized the business in 1905 as the Vick's Family Remedies Company and renamed it the Vick Chemical Company in 1911. After 1907, they started concentrating on Vick's Salve, which was renamed VapoRub in 1912. It was the great flu epidemic of 1918 that saw sales go from 5 million to 17 million jars by 1919.
Aubrey L. Brooks house
Aubrey L. Brooks house at 409 Sunset Drive in Irving Park.
Audience photo with many nurses
Audience photo with many nurses.
Automobiles with Vick advertising
Automobiles and advertising at the Vick Chemical Company, Milton Street plant.
Award Recipients
Recipients of the 25-year service award from Revolution and White Oak Mills pose for a photograph.
Aycock School
An exterior view of the main building at Aycock School.
Aycock School May Day
The crowning of the May Queen at Aycock School.
Aycock School May Day
The May Queen sitting on her throne at Aycock School.
Aycock School May Day
Members of the May Day Queen's court at Aycock School.
Aycock School May Day
Members of the May Day Queen's court at Aycock School.
Aycock School May Day
Children outside watching the May Day festivities at Aycock School.
Aycock School May Day
Children dressed in folk dancer costumes await their turn to perform at Aycock school.
Aycock School May Day
Members of the May Day Queen's court at Aycock School.

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