Items

• Miss North Carolina Homecoming Celebration

  A vintage photograph capturing the return of Anita Johnson, Miss North Carolina 1969, to New Bern, greeted by an enthusiastic crowd and local dignitaries at a festive public event.
• Celebrating New Bern’s 250th Anniversary

  Historical photograph of two storefronts in New Bern, NC in 1960 decorated to commemorate the city's 250th anniversary, featuring thematic displays and models.
• New Bern's Time-Honored Facades

  Captured in New Bern, NC, this historical photo showcases the Governor Tryon Hotel and a City Finance display celebrating New Bern's 250th anniversary in 1960.
• Window Displays of New Bern's 250th Anniversary

  This photo captures thematic store window displays commemorating New Bern's 250th anniversary, featuring historical scenes and local businesses.
• Celebrating New Bern's 250th Anniversary

  A window display commemorates New Bern's 250th anniversary, showcasing historical images, documents, and art reflecting the city's rich past.
• Celebrating History: New Bern's 250th Anniversary Displays

  A unique display featuring a model of historical New Bern architecture and a creative representation of Blackbeard, crafted by Trent Park 5th graders for the city's 250th anniversary in 1960.
• New Bern's 250th Anniversary Celebration

  Crowds gather in front of a historic building in New Bern, North Carolina, during the city's 250th anniversary celebrations in 1960.
• Celebrating 250 Years of New Bern

  A photograph capturing the 250th anniversary celebration of New Bern, NC in 1960, featuring attendees gathered on a festively decorated platform on Broad Street in front of the Barker Apartments.
• Parade Showcase: Naval Jet Display

  A vintage photograph from the 250th anniversary celebration of New Bern, showing a naval jet from the Norfolk Naval Air Reserve paraded through the city streets.
• Parade Float Celebrating New Bern's 250th Anniversary

  A photo capturing a parade float during New Bern's 250th anniversary in 1960, featuring a religious theme with participants dressed in period costumes.
• Parade for New Bern's 250th Anniversary Float

  A float in the Parade for New Bern's 250th Anniversary sporting the slogan 'Progressive Craven County'
• Parade for New Bern's 250th Anniversary

  Marching band in uniform parades down a bustling street during the 250th anniversary celebration of New Bern, NC, in 1960, showcasing local pride and historical spirit.
• New Bern's 250th Anniversary Parade, 1960

  A photograph capturing the 250th anniversary parade in New Bern, North Carolina, featuring a group of Boy Scouts and a military officer leading the procession
• 250th Anniversary Parade in New Bern, 1960

  Young scouts proudly march with American flags during New Bern's 250th anniversary parade, capturing a moment of community celebration in 1960.
• Generations Meet at New Bern’s 250th Anniversary Parade

  A poignant moment captured during the 250th anniversary parade of New Bern, NC, in 1960, showing a young boy interacting with a marching soldier amidst the celebratory crowd.
• Parade for New Bern's 250th Anniversary

  A 1960 photograph capturing a patriotic parade with boy scouts carrying the American flag, celebrating the 250th anniversary of New Bern, North Carolina in 1960.
• Celebrating 250 Years: New Bern Parade

  A bustling crowd lines the streets of New Bern, NC, during the 250th anniversary celebrations in 1960, featuring parade marchers and historical storefronts.
• Celebration March: 250th Anniversary of New Bern

  A photograph capturing a vibrant parade during the 250th anniversary celebration of New Bern, NC in 1960, featuring majorettes leading a marching band down a festive street.
• New Bern's 250th Anniversary Parade, 1960

  A photograph capturing the vibrant parade in New Bern, NC during its 250th Anniversary celebration in 1960, featuring a marching band and majorettes.
• Union Point Social Gathering, 1968

  A 1968 photo with Bill & Kathleen Dimond, Miss NC Anita Johnson, & unidentified beauty queen in 1968.
• Welcoming Boaters at Union Point Marina

  Bill & Kathleen Dimond are greeted at the Union Point Marina by city officials as the couple makes their way in their boat from Alaska to Key West, Florida in 1968
• 1965 New Bern Beauty Pageant

  A photograph capturing contestants of the 1965 New Bern Beauty Pageant, elegantly dressed and lined up on stage, each holding a numbered placard.
• 1965 New Bern Beauty Pageant Contestants

  Contestants of the 1965 beauty pageant in New Bern, NC, posing with bottles of Pepsi-Cola, capturing a moment of mid-20th-century Americana.
• 1965 New Bern Beauty Pageant Contestants

  Contestants in elegant evening gowns at the 1965 New Bern Beauty Pageant, exuding charm and grace on stage, accompanied by a male presenter in a tuxedo.
• 1959 New Bern Children's Choir Recital

  A charming group photo of a children's choir dressed in formal attire for a 1959 recital in New Bern, NC, capturing a moment of youthful elegance and musical celebration.