This collection consists of historical photographs of Greensboro and Guilford County acquired from many different sources. Subjects cover the broad range of local history, including street scenes, businesses, schools, hospitals, and events. Of particular note are many images of the 1908 Greensboro Centennial celebrations and damage caused by the 1936 tornado.
View northward along John Wesley Way toward Commerce Place from near West Market Street. Houses and the side of the Early Childhood Center at West Market Street Methodist Church are visible.
Exterior of the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary, which was used as a temporary hospital during the Civil War. The Sunday School building is on the left.
View westwards along East Lee Street (now East Gate City Boulevard) from its intersection with Arlington Street before Lee Street was widened. The church is probably the Central Church of the Nazarene at 212 East Lee Street.
Looking northwest from the top of the Jefferson Standard Building. The back of West Market Street Methodist Church is on the left, and the building next to it with the dome is the Carnegie Public Library.
Richardson Civic Center, featuring the Smith Memorial Building of former First Presbyterian Church, which housed the Greensboro Historical Museum at this time, April 1939
View of tornado damage at Five Points, with the bell from St. Matthews Methodist Church. Written on the back is "Morrisons Garage, where Bill & Huston Morrison narrowly escaped death. Note bell from Negro Church across the street."