Conover, NC
Dublin Core
Title
Conover, NC
Subject
North Carolina - Conover
Description
Some associated information was received with the image or discovered through research while some is speculative and based on context. Corrections are welcome.
Identifier
RR 1.1
Collection Items
Saturday Horse Sale at the Isenhower Barn
Photograph of a Saturday morning horse sale at the P.E. Isenhower barn in Conover, NC
Mildren Robert Washburn
Photograph of Mildren Robert Washburn of Conover. Mildren was the founder of the Conover Etude Music Club, music teacher, and organist for Beth Eden Lutheran Church and Trinity United Church of Christ.
Handwritten on the reverse
"Cora"
Handwritten on the reverse
"Cora"
Preston Baker and Ann Setzer, Barbershop
Photograph of Preston Baker (standing) with Ann Setzer (seated) in the barber shop in Conover.
A handwritten note of the image reverse "Preston (Baker)
Barber Shop
w/ Ann Setzer"
A handwritten note of the image reverse "Preston (Baker)
Barber Shop
w/ Ann Setzer"
Lynwood Gantt
Photograph of Lynwood Gantt with a car in his garage in Conover. Gantt was a professional mechanic who could repair anything from cars to trains.
Preston Herman
Photograph of a young man standing in front of a photography studio backdrop. He only has one hand visible in the image. The photograph is mounted on a decorative cardboard frame.
On the back of the frame is written
"Preston Herman
Father was…
On the back of the frame is written
"Preston Herman
Father was…
Marshall Huffman
Photograph of a man standing with his arm on the hood of a delivery truck.
On the reverse of the image is "Marshall Huffman Conover"
On the reverse of the image is "Marshall Huffman Conover"
Conover Swimming Pool
Conover Swimming Pool. Built by Marion Hunsucker in the 1920s, sold to Horace Isenhower in 1947, and closed in 1952 after a fire destroyed the building.
On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note "Conover Swimming Pool"
On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note "Conover Swimming Pool"
Diane McCaslin
Photograph of a woman sanding on and operating machinery. This may be Diane McCaslin, a pagent queen, and this photograph may have been taken for a campaign by the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce.
On the reverse of the image are the numbers…
On the reverse of the image are the numbers…
Cline's Record Shop Float
Photograph of a parade float decorated to look like a record player, a steering wheel and young man can be seen inside he record player.. Being towed behind the record player float is another float that has several young women in dresses seated and…