David Stone Hicks, Jr. Photograph Collection, PHC.20

Abstract

This collection contains 95 black and white photographs taken by David Stone Hicks, Jr. between 1923 and 1929. Chiefly, the collection depicts bridge projects in eastern North Carolina while Hicks was employed as a Civil Engineer with the North Carolina Highway Commission. This collection also includes several photographs of residences in New Bern, old Clinton County Courthouse, Sudan Temple in New Bern, views of Neuse River, Bogue Sound Pier and unidentified men recreationally fishing, both white and Black.

Descriptive Summary

Title: David Stone Hicks, Jr. Photograph Collection
Call Number: PHC.20
Creator: Hicks, David Stone, Jr.
Date: 1920-1930
Extent: 0.400 cubic feet, 2.050 gigabytes
Repository: State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PhC.20, David Stone Hicks, Jr. Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC.

Collection Overview

This collection contains 95 black and white photographs taken by David Stone Hicks, Jr. between 1923 and 1929. Chiefly, the collection depicts bridge projects in eastern North Carolina while Hicks was employed as a Civil Engineer with the North Carolina Highway Commission. These photographs depict the construction process and completed projects including smaller bridges spanning small creeks and swamps. This collection also includes several pictures of residences in New Bern, old Clinton County Courthouse, Sudan Temple in New Bern, views of Neuse River, Bogue Sound Pier and unidentified men recreationally fishing, both white and Black.

Arrangement Note

No specific arrangement

Biographical/Historical

David Stone Hicks, Jr. was born in Brunswick County Virginia in 1869 and died in 1932. He was a civil engineer employed by the North Carolina Highway Commission in the early 1920s. Hicks was the son of Judge David Stone Hicks, Sr. and Martha Eleanor Hicks of Brunswick County, Virginia.

Contents of the Collection

➤ Container Count 1 Box, 1 Container

• David Stone Hicks, Jr. Photograph Collection

PhC.20 Box 1

• DS_198305026_001 (100 files, 2.05 GB)

DS_198305026_001

Police officers on motorcycles in unidentified parade. No date, estimated 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.01

Horse drawn coach in unidentified parade. No date, estimated 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.02

Carriage in unidentified parade. No date, estimated 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.03

Men in colonial dress riding horses in unidentified parade. No date, estimated 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.04

Men in costume in an unidentified parade. No date, estimated 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.05

Individuals on the porch of an old home decorated with flags and bunting. No date, estimated 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.06

Part of equipment used on the Beaufort-Morehead Bridge. 25 March 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.07

Pouring concrete span No. 93. Beaufort-Morehead Bridge. April 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.08

Beaufort bridge under construction. April 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.09

Morehead bridge. June 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.10

Derrick and scow handling concrete on Beaufort bridge., 1920-1930

PhC.20.11

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 1., 1920-1930

PhC.20.12

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 2., 1920-1930

PhC.20.13

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 3., 1920-1930

PhC.20.14

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 4., 1920-1930

PhC.20.15

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 5., 1920-1930

PhC.20.16

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 6., 1920-1930

PhC.20.17

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 7., 1920-1930

PhC.20.18

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 8., 1920-1930

PhC.20.19

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 9., 1920-1930

PhC.20.20

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 10., 1920-1930

PhC.20.21

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 11., 1920-1930

PhC.20.22

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 12., 1920-1930

PhC.20.23

Project 291-B Bridge over A C. L. Railway on road No. 40, between Wilson and Goldsboro. 1923. Print No. 13., 1920-1930

PhC.20.24

Black Creek Bridge between Wilson and Goldsboro, 21 October 1923. 1 of 2., 1920-1930

PhC.20.25

Black Creek Bridge between Wilson and Goldsboro, 21 October 1923. 2 of 2., 1920-1930

PhC.20.26

Project 189, Hauling piles for bridge over Middle Swamp, Road No. 12, between Farmville and Snow Hill, December 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.27

Photo of work crew in swamp (probably Middle Swamp and project 189), December 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.28

Project 189, excavating foundation for bridge over Middle Swamp on Road No. 12 between Farmville and Snow Hill. December 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.29

Project 189, excavating foundation for bridge over Middle Swamp on Road No. 40 between Farmville and Snow Hill. December 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.30

Project 189, driving piles for bridge over Middle Swamp on Road No. 12 between Farmville and Snow Hill. December 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.31

Driving piles. Probably project 189. December 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.32

Project 265. Old bridge over Bay River, Bayboro, 7 September 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.33

Mill Dam Creek, Bayboro, 17 September 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.34

Old bridge over Mill Dam Creek, Bayboro, 17 September 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.35

Mill Dam Creek, Bayboro, 17 September 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.36

New Perry Bridge, Trent River, Jones County, December 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.37

Method of pouring concrete, New Perry Bridge, Trent River, Jones County. 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.38

New Perry bridge, Trent River, Jones County, 22 November 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.39

4 foot x 4 foot creosote box culvert, state roads 112 and 46. Oriental. 10 December 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.40

Toisnot Swamp Bridge, Wilson County, October 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.41

Pile driving equipment and workers, 10 December 1924. Probably Trent Creek, Pamlico County., 1920-1930

PhC.20.42

Driving equipment and crew, 10 December 1924. Probably Trent Creek, Pamlico County., 1920-1930

PhC.20.43

Driving test pile, Trent Creek, Pamlico County, 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.44

Crew driving test pile, Trent Creek, Pamlico County, 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.45

Method of picking up concrete piles. Trent Creek. Pamlico County. 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.46

Automobile and people on the Trent Creek Bridge, Pamlico County, 22 December 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.47

Automobile and people on the Trent Creek Bridge, Pamlico County, 22 December 1925., 1920-1930

PhC.20.48

One sixty-foot span and two thirty foot spans., 1920-1930

PhC.20.49

Unidentified photograph of driving piles probably for the White Oak Swamp Bridge. 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.50

Project 293, bridge under construction, White Oak Swamp between Wilson and Farmville, road 91, May 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.51

Project 293, White Oak Swamp Bridge, Wilson County, October 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.52

Project 293, White Oak Swamp Bridge, Wilson County, October 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.53

Picture of Mr. Snowden's boat, 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.54

Towing Mrs. Snowden's boat on the Neuse River below New Bern, 21 March 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.55

Sailing vessel docked at bay River, Vandemere, 3 October 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.56

Black fisherman and boat on Vandemere Creek, Pamlico County, 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.57

Black fisherman and boat, probably on Bay river near Vandemere area, 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.58

View of Neuse River from 68 East Front Street, New Bern, 12 June 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.59

View of sea plane, probably on the Neuse River near New Bern, 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.60

View of sea plane and ships, probably on the Neuse River near New Bern, 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.61

United States dredge, Comstock, new port channel, Morehead City, May 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.62

The United States cutter, Pamlico. 12 June 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.63

Unidentified Coast Guard cutter, similar to Pamlico. 12 June 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.64

Entrance to country club between Wilson and Goldsboro, November 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.65

Bay River, Vandemere, 3 October 1924., 1920-1930

PhC.20.66

Country club on Trent River, New Bern. 28 March 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.67

Government fish hatchery as seen from the new bridge at Beaufort channel. 25 March 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.68

Courthouse in Clinton, NC. June 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.69

Unidentified residence in Sampson County, June 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.70

Front exterior view of B. H. Crumpler's residence, Clinton. July 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.71

House at 70 East Front Street, New Bern, March 1928., 1920-1930

PhC.20.72

Neuse River, looking north from East Front Street, New Bern, January 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.73

View of East Front Street, New Bern. February 1929. Shows Sudan Temple., 1920-1930

PhC.20.74

House at 68 East Front Street, New Bern, February 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.75

Residence of Senator F. M. Simmons, East Front Street, New Bern, February 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.76

Sudan Temple, East Front Street, New Bern. February 1929., 1920-1930

PhC.20.77

Bogue Park Beach, boat pier on Bouget Sound looking north, Morehead City. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.78

Entrance to Bogue Beach pier, Morehead City area. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.79

View of residence at 35 East Front Street, New Bern. 1920s, 1920-1930

PhC.20.80

Bathing Pavilion, Oriental, NC. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.81

View of home from Trent River, probably New Bern. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.82

The Woodard home. Wilson County. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.83

Photograph of Potter and West in truck. 14 October 1923., 1920-1930

PhC.20.84

Picture of Mrs. Howard, Helen Dudley, Mrs. Field, and Miss Cannon in car on trip to Cowpens Landing, 20 March 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.85

R. E. Snowden. 2nd district engineer, and John Kone, registered engineer, in boat on Trent River. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.86

Bell and Dot Woodard sitting on running board of automobile. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.87

Photograph of Elanor Woodard. 1920., 1920-1930

PhC.20.88

Picture of Mrs. Woodard and Elanor Woodard with young boy. 1920s., 1920-1930

PhC.20.89

Tom Hayes and John Kone with 28 Rock Fish caught trolling in Goose Creek near New Bern. 20 March 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.90

Three men in boat on Catfish Lake, Jones County. 2 July 1926., 1920-1930

PhC.20.91

Camping on Bryce Creek. 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.92

T. R. Dale and A. L. Howard on Swift Creek, taking boat to New Bern. 27 March 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.93

A. L. Howard with two rock fish on Neuse River from Vanceboro to New Bern. April 1927., 1920-1930

PhC.20.94

Three rock fish caught in Swift Creek. 17 March 1928., 1920-1930

PhC.20.95

Subject Headings

Hicks, David Stone, Jr.

Hicks, David Stone

Hicks, Martha Eleanor

Simmons,Furnifold McLendel

Kone, John

Hayes, Tom

Woodard, Elanor

Snowden, R. E.

Dale, T. R.

Howard, A. L.

African American men

Fishing

Infrastructure

Courthouses

New Bern (N.C.)

Bogue Sound (N.C.)

Wilson County (N.C.)

Morehead City (N.C.)

Craven County (N.C.)

Jones County (N.C.)

Neuse River (N.C.)

White Oak Pocosin (Craven County, N.C.)

Toisnot Swamp (N.C.)

Trent Bridge (N.C.)

Bay River (N.C.)

Clinton (N.C.)

Processing Information

Finding aid updated by R. Stubbs, April 2025.