Table of Contents
Summary Information
Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- E.E. Brown Photography Collection
- ID
- M2014.01
- Date [inclusive]
- c.1880s
- Extent
- 1.0 Linear foot
- Description note
- Placeholder
- Location note
- The collection is located in Special Collections, Row 4, Section 5.
- Language
- English
- Citation –
[Identification of item], E. E. Brown Photography Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Biographical Note
Edward Elmer Brown was an Asheville photographer who was hired as a photographer by the Western N.C. railroad in the 1880s. After settling in Asheville he owned a photography business with Thomas H. Lindsey (“Lindsey & Brown”) that was active in the early 1890s, according to Asheville city directories.
Biographical sketch submitted by Eleanore Brown, E. E. Brown’s granddaughter:
“Edward Elmer Brown was a native of Ohio. He and his wife moved to Harrisonburg, VA, where he earned his living as a photographer. He was hired by the Western N. C. Railroad to take a series of photos of the Western N. C. mountains when the railroad was completed.
He and his wife like Asheville and built a large home at 34 Oak Street across from the David Millard Jr. High School.
Mr. Brown developed a florist business behind his house and later moved the greenhouse to Murdock Avenue to a larger piece of land. His son, Elmo L. Brown, moved to a small house near the greenhouse.
Mr. Brown retired from the business and sold it to Middlemount Florist. He and his wife then began spending the winters in St. Petersburg, FL, and built a cabin in Pisgah Forest for summer use.
He died about 1933 and was buried in Lewis Memorial Park in Asheville.”
Scope and Contents
The E. E. Brown Photography Collection consists of one 46 page photograph album belonging to photographer Edward Elmer Brown, dated 1883 on the inside cover. The pages contain photographs that have been cut and pasted onto the pages. The pages have some discoloration and stains and the photographs show some fading and discoloration. Originally tied together, the pages have been unbound and are housed in folders.
In addition to the photograph album, the collection contains a brief oral history with Eleanore Brown, E. E. Brown’s granddaughter and donor of this collection, that was conducted on July 21, 2014. It also contains a one page, handwritten biography of E. E. Brown that was donated by Eleanore Brown.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500
One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Access note
The collection is open for research.
Custodial History
Donated by Eleanore Brown.
Accruals note
No additional accruals are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Gene Hyde, 2014.
Collection Inventory
Box 1:
- Contains E. E. Brown’s 1883 photograph album and an oral history with Eleanore Brown, E. E. Brown’s granddaughter.