Photos, genealogical research, and a scrapbook make up this latest batch from Edgecombe County Memorial Library. The images were scanned by the library’s staff, who requested they be added to DigitalNC.

Over 500 loose photos of Edgecombe County document people, town scenes, architecture, views of the Tar River, the tobacco industry, and notable events. There are some really compelling 19th century images, including a bird’s eye view of Tarboro, Princeville during one of the Tar River floods, and the burning of the Bryan House Hotel.

The Lena Martin Pennington photo collection is an additional 384 photos of Edgecombe County dating from the late 1800s-early 1900s. Almost all of the photos were annotated by Pennington with brief descriptions.

Here are some additional items in this batch:

• Photos and genealogical research documenting the Wiggins and Nettles families
• Scrapbook of Edgecombe County school buildings and staff taken between 1917-1919 by Superintendent George Howard
• 20th Century scrapbook of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Edgecombe Chapter with clippings and other ephemera

You can view all of the items Edgecombe County Memorial Library has shared on DigitalNC through their contributor page.