Browse Items (44 total)

This image shows a sketch of a wood veneer pattern that would have been inside the Ward General Store. There is a handwritten caption beneath the image reading "Fig. 10". The style resembles that of parquet with borders between the slanted planks.

This image shows a certification from Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster general of the US, presenting John Ward as a postmaster. There is a handwritten caption on the bottom left of this certificate reading "Fig. 18."

This image shows a receipt from the Bristol China Company. The total of the jars, pots, lamps, and other items ordered by John Ward was $40.24 and it was packed for free. There is handwriting on the bottom of the image that reads "John Ward Ledger…

This image shows the John Ward Family. There is handwritten caption below listing the individuals pictured and their children along with dates. The caption reads "John Ward, born November 19, 1863, married June 26, 1887, Mary Ellen Farthing, born…

This image shows several Watauga Telephone Company message slips. Some were received by John Ward, others by people who were probably in the store at the time. Most calls seem to be to or from doctors.

This image shows the stamp on the bottom right of the page that holds three stamps total. The stamp reads "John Ward, New Royal Sewing Machines, Watauga Falls, N. Car. Special Prices and Terms Now" and has a handwritten caption that reads…

This image shows three printed stamps on a single page. All are long and rectangular in shape. The stamp on the top left of the page reads "John Ward, Watauga Falls, N.C." This is labeled as a bank stamp.

This image shows a side porch of the general store. The handwritten caption below reads "John Ward's Dwelling House: John Ward extended and altered Wiley Gentry's 4 room 2 story house over the cellar." There is a drawn arrow pointing to the right.

This image shows a hand drawn graph showing the monthly sales for John Ward's Store in 1911.

This image shows a hand drawn graph depicting the amount of sales the second, third, and fourth week of each month for 1911.