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[P.C.39.1] Strickland Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1880s-ca. 1930, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.
Donated by Mrs. Alice Strickland Davis, 210 Transylvania Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609; accessioned by the Archives on January, 1991.
Finding aid completed by Stephen E. Massengill.
Completed December 14, 1990.
Ruth Strickland Baucom (1894-1988) was born in Youngsville, North Carolina, and was the daughter of Charles H. and Bell Watkins Strickland. Miss Strickland later married a Mr. Baucom and resided at Auburn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ruth Strickland was a teacher and may have taught in several locations across North Carolina including Newland, Landis, Granite Quarry, etc. She had one brother, Paul Strickland (1900-1971), an attorney who attended Wake Forest College.
The collection consists of 319 photographs that belonged to Ruth Strickland Baucom and includes a photo album, loose photos and an obituary card. The album is composed of numerous family related snap shots most of which are identified by brief captions beneath the pictures. Many of the images are of scenic views while on vacation in North Carolina, particularly the mountains. Some of the identified locations are Barnardsville, Kenilworth (now part of Asheville), Newland, and Lake Waccamaw. Also, there are photos taken of historic sites in Edenton, the State Capitol in Raleigh, and of students at Wake Forest College. A good number of the photographs appear to have been taken in the Franklin County area near the Strickland's home.
The loose photographs are older than the snapshots in the album and are mostly portraits. Few of the individuals are identified, but the name and location of the photographer are often present. Many of these photographs were made in Raleigh by Cyrus P. Wharton and in Oxford by W. F. Washington. There is one photo of an unidentified family and their homeplace taken by a Washington, North Carolina, photographer. Paul Strickland lived in Cuba during the early 1920s and worked as a bookkeeper for a power company that installed power lines there; three of the loose pictures were shot there. Also, the collection includes an elevated view of the town of Barnardsville in Buncombe County. Lastly, there is a death notice card in memory of Mrs. Wiley G. Riddick who died September 16, 1900, age 64 years, 7 days.
The collection begins with the photograph album. The photographs were left in the album because they were glued in, and removal would have greatly damaged the pictures. Also, keeping the album intact would preserve an example of an early 20th century photo album for posterity. Removal also would have destroyed the owner's unique organization and identification of the images. The loose photos follow the album. They are arranged primarily in chronological order with the portraits first and the few non portraits placed at the end.
Contains 292 snapshots.
This gathering probably is a college fraternity possibly at Wake Forest College. The man in the back row, second from right, resembles Paul Strickland.
Paul Strickland's tent is marked with an x. In the distance beyond the tents is a sugar mill. Paul Strickland worked as a bookkeeper with this company.
At left is Paul Strickland, seated on a folding stool, and at right is an unidentified man, also an employee of the power company.
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