Side Mack with his grown children Madeline and Mitchell, posing together behind the counter at their family store, John Mack & Son. Though undated, the photograph was likely taken in the 1960s.
Bahia Mack Weaver, John Mack's youngest child, posing in front of John Mack & Son Store. Bahia served as a buyer and manager of the store through 1939.
A photograph of a window display at John Mack & Son. Bahia Mack Weaver was known as an innovative merchandiser, a tradition carried on by her niece, Madeline Mack. This photograph of a window display featuring live models Joan Morrow (left) and…
The extended Mack family photographed in formal wear. Though the subjects are unidentified and the photograph is undated, it was likely taken in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
A portrait of the Mack family seated in front of a house in an unidentified location which is probably Mooresville, North Carolina. John Mack is in the center and seated to the left is his youngest daughter, Bahia Mack Weaver. Unidentified but…
A program printed in honor of the Diamond Anniversary celebration of John Mack & Son Department store in Mooresville, North Carolina. The program contains photographs from the store's 75 continuous years of operation and includes an early history of…
The 2008 Historic Mooresville Calendar, which featured archival photographs from Mooresville's history. The month of November was sponsored by John Mack & Son Department Store and includes photographs of the family and the business.
Certificate of honorable discharge for Peter A. Parker, First Sergeant of Company M (1000), 119th Infantry on 20 March 1919 at Baltimore, Maryland. Issued by the Department of the Army on 7 March 1950 by order of the Secretary of the Army. Signed by…
United States of America certificate of naturalization, number 960022, for Peter Aledo Parker at age 23. Parker is described as 5' 5", "white" in "color," "dark" in complexion, and without any visible distinguishing marks. He is unmarried and has no…
Six people, five women and one man, standing behind a counter, in two groups of three, in a diner smiling at the camera. Four women wear the same employee uniform. In each group of three, between the women in uniform, stands someone in formal…
A handwritten letter to Tommy describing gifts to Tommy and their potential future value. Thse gifts included a Eisenhower 1971 uncirculated dollar amd a cancelled envelope containing a letter sent to the U.S.S. Harrett that acknolwedged the safe…
An unfinished letter draft to the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Division in response to a request to fill out a questionaire regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act and the writer's brief association with the Good Humor…
Draft of a letter from actor Frank Lackteen to, then Screen Actors Guild president, George Chandler on his lack of pension and inability to find work and pay dues towards the guild.
A family portrait of the eight members of the Shapou family. Genevieve and Mike Shapou are positioned at each end, with their children posed between them.
A 1950s Nabisco identification card for Victor Kuri (senior) from his time working in the Nabisco production line in Chicago. According to Maximo, Victor's job was to transport trays of finished baked products to packaging and replacing full trays…
A family history written by Maximo Kuri focused on his father's side that documents his family's life in, and leading up to leaving, Lebanon and the life of the Khourys in South Africa, in Mexico, and in Canada.
A group portrait of members of the Hammana Club. Though unidentified, the photograph likely contains members of the Kannan, Rabil, and Baddour families.
Caption: "Addie Rabil Farris (Deceased, of Rocky Mount), Albert Zahran (of Fayetteville), and Roselie Kannan Zahran." Also present are unidentified individuals in the background and to the left.
A meeting of the Hammana Club at the Raleigh Moose Lodge, circa 1930s. Identified individuals in the photo include: Victoria Baddour, Neil Joseph, Nora Kannan (Matt’s great-grandmother), Fadwa Rabil, Ellis Kannan (Wilson), Evon Rabil (George’s…
A brief history of the St. Elias Maronite Church located in Roanoke, Virginia, written by Loretta Saleeba Jolley. The history includes accounts of some of the earliest Lebanese immigrants, including Father Rabil, an ancestor of Matt Kannan. It covers…
