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Greensboro Pictorials Highlights

Images taken from a group of illustrated promotional publications from the 1890s and early 1900s that document both commercial and residential buildings.

Bird's eye view of mill district, showing White Oak, Revolution and Proximity mills
Aerial view of White Oak, Revolution, and Proximity mills, located on the northeastern fringe of Greensboro.
Proximity Cotton Mills
Exterior view of the Proximity Cotton Mills, northeast of Greensboro. Proximity, the first mill established by the Cone Brothers in Greensboro, was later merged into Cone Mills Corporation.
Proximity Y.M.C.A., Greensboro
Exterior view of the Proximity YMCA, located near the Proximity mill village in Greensboro.
Revolution Cotton Mills
Exterior view of the Revolution Cotton Mills northeast of Greensboro. Revolution was later merged into Cone Mills Corporation.
White Oak Cotton Mills
Exterior view of the White Oak Cotton Mills, northeast of Greensboro. White Oak was later merged into Cone Mills Corporation.
White Oak, Y.M.C.A., Greensboro
Exterior view of the White Oak YWCA, located in the White Oak mill village in Greensboro.

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