William and Carrie Whiting at Ottaray

William and Carrie Whiting at Ottaray

William Scott Whiting (1871-1952), Caroline Loretz Whiting (1874-1958), Shulls Mill, Hebron Colony, Ottaray House, Dogs, Newspapers, Rocking Chairs, Porches, Animals, Dresses, Suits, Whiting Family

This image shows a close-up of the porch of a two story home. The porch is supported by two stone columns and a third column covered in ivy. An empty rocking chairs sits at the left end of the porch. A wooden bench sits under two windows on the right side of the porch. An older couple sit in two more rocking chairs on the right end of the porch. The woman, likely Carrie Whiting, wears a dress with a sweater hung over her shoulders. The man, likely William Whiting, faces away from the camera and appears to be wearing a suit. He holds both a dog and a newspaper in his lap. This image has been identified as the "Ottaray" house, home of William Scott Whiting and his wife Caroline "Carrie" Loretz Whiting, located in in Shulls Mill, NC, later known as Hebron Colony. For more information about William S. Whiting's life and his lumber operations, see Series 7 of the Lowery-Whiting Collection.

Caroline Whiting Fellows

Circa 1945

Michael S. Lowery

Black and White Photograph

English

Still Image

Low-Whi-04-013

Shulls Mill, NC

Michael S. Lowery

600

24 Bit

Lowery-Whiting Collection

Epson V500