Photograph of thirteen members of Avery's Hi-Y club posed on the main staircase of the Avery Institute. Includes faculty advisor, Mr. Alphonso Hoursey (2nd row left).
Photograph of Avery's High School Chorus performing at a concert directed by D. Jack Moses. The female performers wear multicolored dresses and light-colored flowers in their hair. The male performers wear white shirts and pants with a colored sash.
Photograph of Avery High School's chorus and dancers performing during a concert directed by D. Jack Moses. Male dancers wear white shirts and pants with colored sashes and female dancers wear multicolored dresses.
Color photograph of speech given by Reynald Seatt at the class of 1932's reunion luncheon at the Holiday Inn. Caption: "Standing Reynald Seatt; Seated John Edwards"
Photograph of eleven members of the Avery Institute's first African American faculty. The faculty is seated on the front steps of the institute. Caption: "Front Row (left) Mrs. J. Cox; Second Row (2nd from right) Serena Hamilton, (next to her) Principal B.F. Cox; Third Row (2nd from right) Alberta Clyde"
Studio portrait of Avery alumnus and former teacher, Professor J. Andrew Simmons. Simmons was also the principal at Simonton Public School. Simmons wears a suit and tie in the photograph.
Photograph of five female Avery students dressed in white dresses posed outside, possibly taken on their graduation day. Caption: "L + Right; 1. Erin Hare; 2. Louise Hunt; 3. Ester Simmons; 4. Edith Less; 5. Ester Boags"
Photograph of three members of the Avery Institute's men's basketball team stand outside in uniform. Caption: "L. to R., Oliver Hasell, L. Howard Bennett, Daniel Wright."
Photograph of group of three female Avery students posed in the grass outside of the Avery Institute. Two of the girls are identified as Gladys Jones and Annabele(?) Cox.
Photograph from a publication within "The Avery" published in November 1953 called "Sports Shorts" by Cook. Picture shows a much earlier image of twelve members of Avery's football team, possibly from the 1920s.
Photograph of nine members of the Avery High Gymnasts doing acrobatic work on the lawn outside of the Avery Institute. Four young men do handstands and one is hoisted up on the bodies of two others.
Photograph of thirty-six elementary school aged Avery students pose outside on the institute's property in two rows: the male students stand in back while the female students kneel in front.
Photograph of male Avery student with arms around the shoulders of two young female students. The trio is standing against the back of a Model-T or similar model car.
Photograph of two male Avery students, A. Jenkins and S. Grant, standing outside of the Avery Institute. The men are dressed possibly in military attire.
Photograph of twenty-three members of Avery's Glee Club pose outside the Avery Institute. Caption: "Maude Smith Atkins, director; Top row far right A. McBeth; Third row second from left Dolly Mears, third Mary Ford; First row center C. Giles; Seated Maude Smith Atkins."
Photograph of thirty-seven students with their teachers sitting on the main staircase of the Avery Institute outside of the school. Caption: "Principal B.F. Cox row four, first person at left, 1925"
Photograph of Avery student Addison Richmond in costume for the class play of the Avery Class of 1918, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Richmond wears a large hat and carries a sword.
Photograph of Aurelius Robertson in costume for the Avery Class of 1918's class play, Twelfth Night, outside of the Avery Institute. Robertson wears a cape and a sword scabbard.
Photograph of five female teachers standing outside the Avery institute dressed in winter coats and hats. The teachers are Misses Marsh, Turtle, Butterwark, Stevens, and Sewards.
Photograph of thirty-seven students from the Avery Institute standing on the school's main staircase outside of the building. Caption on back: "Picture Includes: Catherine A. Walker; Erma Pequette - Teacher at Burke; Mary Ann McFall - Teacher at Burke; Marie Patrick Tobin - Teacher; Sadie Gaillard Fielding"
Photograph of nine students dressed in costume for a play posed outside of the Avery Institute. The students appear to be dressed as knights: one holds a sword and another a shield.
Photograph of three female students dressed in costume for a play posed outside the Avery Institute. The girls appear to be dressed as witches and wear pointed hats.
Photograph of two members of Avery's class of 1929, Norman Pendergrass and Edna Kimbrough (nee Marshall), kneeling in the grass possibly on Avery's campus.
Color phtograph of attendees from Avery's class of 1932 at the community program held at Zion-Olivet church listening to the speaker while sitting in church pews. Caption: "R.J. Martin, Science Teacher, John F. Potts, Mrs. Potts, and D. S. Hill.
Photograph of five members of the Avery men's basketball team posed with teacher Mrs. Singleton outside of the Avery Institute. Singleton carries a banner that reads, "Avery Inter Class 1932 Champions, Class of 1934." The basketball team wears their uniforms.
Color photographs of County Councilpeople and Avery's class of 1932 at the County Council Headquarters at Zion-Olivet Church. Caption: Laura Gailliard, Mayme Eddy, Lewis Hicksaw, Ruth Gibson, Back of Franklin Edwards, Richard Greene."
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates George Lee, Juanitya Haynes, Cassie Greene, Blondelle Bash, and Pearl Gadsden, posed outside of the Avery Institute.
Photograph of Avery couple standing in front of teepee at Native-American themed senior prom. He wears a white suit jacket and she wears a light-colored dress with a headband and feather in her hair.
Color photograph of twenty-one members of Avery's class of 1932. Caption: "Class reunion at home of J. Michael Graves with A.W. Hoursey, John Potts, and G.P. Singeleton."
Photograph of Avery student in costume for the class play of the Avery Class of 1918, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." He wears a large hat and dark leather coat.
Photograph of thirteen female students from the Avery Normal Institute posed outside with a large group of female students in the background. Includes the phrase "Lest we Forget."
Photograph of a group of Avery students studying in a classroom or a library. The students are surrounded by bookshelves and sit in chairs around tables.
Photograph of two female students posing in white dresses for the camera in front of a set of bleachers. The photograph is marked with the caption "Peaches."
Photograph of six members of Avery's men's basketball team posed with a crowned Miss Avery on the lawn outside of the Avery Institute. The basketball players wear their uniforms.
Photograph of forty-one members of the Avery Chorus dressed in uniform outside of the Avery Institute on the school's bleachers. Photo inclues a listing of the chorus' officers and members.
Photograph of Avery Choir performing at a church. Choir director is posed in action. Female students wear white choir robes while male students wear black choir robes.
Photograph of eight members of Avery's class of 1931 reunited after thirty years at a classmate's wedding. All are dressed up and stand outside of a church.
