M. E. Newsom

Abstract/Description: Mayor of Durham from 1917-1921. He was also chairman of the building campaign committee for the Washington Duke Hotel, which opened in 1924. During the Great Depression, he was appointed by the governor of North Carolina to head the state's "Council of Relief and Unemployment." Item attributed to Walinger.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Date Created: 1921
Title: M. E. Newsom.
Name(s): Unknown
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1921
Physical Form: photographs
Abstract/Description: Mayor of Durham from 1917-1921. He was also chairman of the building campaign committee for the Washington Duke Hotel, which opened in 1924. During the Great Depression, he was appointed by the governor of North Carolina to head the state's "Council of Relief and Unemployment." Item attributed to Walinger.
Identifier(s): NCC.0055 (CollectionNumber)
NCC_0055_0951 (Identifier)
NCC_0055_0951.TIF (FileName)
E330 (Legacy)
Note(s):

Preferred Citation: Item description, identifier (if applicable), Box and Folder information. Durham historical photograph collection (NCC.0055). North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library, NC.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Restrictions on Access: Copyright Not Evaluated
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