Photograph Collection

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A row of buildings on a street
A row of buildings along an unidentified downtown street.
Banner Warehouse
Exterior of Banner Warehouse, a tobacco warehouse located at 210 West Market Street.
Benbow Hotel (far left) and Humphreys' Folly (far right) in the 100 block of South Elm Street
Benbow Hotel (far left) and Humphreys' Folly (far right) in the 100 block of S. Elm St., ca. 1890
Benbow House
Exterior of the Benbow House on the northwest corner of South Elm and Sycamore streets.
Fireman's parade float
Fireman's parade float in front of an unidentified house.
Girls pose on a Greensboro Public Schools float
Girls dressed in white pose on a float promoting the Greensboro Public Schools as "the first public school in North Carolina supported by a special tax. Enrollment in 1899 400 per ct. larger than in 1889."
Gorrell millinery shop and the Women's Christian Temperance Union
Exterior of Mrs. Caroline Gillespie Gorrell's millinery shop and the state headquarters of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) at 109 West Market Street.
Guilford County Courthouse
Exterior of the Guilford County Courthouse on the northwest corner of Elm and Market streets.
Hook & Ladder float in the Fireman's 1st Tournament
Young men and women dressed in white pose on and in front of the Hook & Ladder float in the Fireman's 1st Tournament.
J.H. Rankin family residence
Family members posed in front of the J.H. Rankin family residence on Battleground Road.
J.W. Scott and Company
A group of people standing in front of J.W. Scott and Company at 240-242 North Elm Street.
Looking North on South Elm Street from the depot during a visit by William Jennings Bryan
Looking north on S. Elm St. from the depot during a visit by William Jennings Bryan, probably in 1896. Visible are Clegg's European House Hotel, Piedmont House Hotel, and R.P. Gorrell Saloon.
Proximity Mill
A view of the original Proximity Mill before later additions were made.
Proximity Mill interior
An interior view of Proximity Mill with a female standing in the middle of an aisle.
Proximity Mill slasher room
A mill worker, Rife Hunter, stands amongst the machinery inside the slasher room at Proximity Mill.
Proximity Mill superintendent
John G. Campbell, Proximity Mill Superintendent, stands outside the mill office with a dog.
Proximity Mill weave room
A mill worker, Horace Pennington, stands amongst the machinery inside the weave room at Proximity Mill.
Residence of Dr. David Caldwell Jr.
Exterior of the residence of Dr. David Caldwell Jr. The house was located in the 200 block of West Market Street on the corner of Greene Street. It was demolished in the early 20th century to make way for the 1918 Guilford County Courthouse.
Residence of the Albright family
Exterior of the residence of the Albright family on Battleground Road near Cornwallis Drive. The family is posed in front of their house.
South Elm Street railroad crossings
A scene on South Elm Street showing trains crossing the street while horse drawn wagons wait. The building slightly left of center between the trains is the Cascade Saloon.

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