PUBLIC "-//North Carolina Division of Historical Resources::North Carolina State Archives//TEXT (US::NcD::[P.C.53]::The Lost Colony Amphitheater and Fort Raleigh Photograph Collection, August, 1952)//EN" "phc_lost_colony_fort_raleigh1952.xml" The Lost Colony Amphitheater and Fort Raleigh Photograph Collection, August, 1952 Processed by: Stephen E. Massengill; machine-readable finding aid created by: Dietra Stanley North Carolina Division of Historical Resources

North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word. Date of source: August, 1952 Finding aid completed February 25, 1993, by Stephen E. Massengill; Finding aid encoded by Dietra Stanley, North Carolina State Archives, November 4, 2003 Description is in English. The Lost Colony Amphitheater and Fort Raleigh Photograph Collection, August, 1952 North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by Stephen E. Massengill Date Completed February 25, 1993 Encoded by Dietra Stanley Date Encoded November 4, 2003

Descriptive Summary The Lost Colony Amphitheater and Fort Raleigh Photograph Collection, August, 1952 Torovsky, Rudolph. The collection contains photographs of the Lost Colony amphitheater and Fort Raleigh at Manteo, Roanoke Island, North Carolina. 11 items; Includes black and white photographic negatives (with contact prints), that are 3 X 4 inches. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

Available for research.

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.53.1] The Lost Colony Amphitheater and Fort Raleigh Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Maryland State Archives, Halls of Records, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, 21401 on February 16, 1993; Accessioned by the Archives in March, 1993.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by Stephen E. Massengill

Completed February 25, 1993

Collection Overview

The collection contains photographs of the Lost Colony amphitheater and Fort Raleigh at Manteo, Roanoke Island, North Carolina in August, 1952. The pictures were taken by Rudolph Torovsky, a resident of Annapolis, Maryland, who was vacationing with his family at Nags Head. His camera recorded a family outing to the Lost Colony outdoor theater at Fort Raleigh. The Maryland State Archives owns an extensive collection of Torovsky's photographs (collection number: MSA SC 3571).

Online Catalog Headings Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (N.C.) Roanoke Colony Vacations--North Carolina--Manteo. Container List 53.1Negatives 1. Unidentified female poses at entrance to Fort Raleigh National Historic Site 2. Unidentified female poses at entrance to Fort Raleigh National Historic Site 3. Interior view of Fort Raleigh showing archaeological remains and reconstructed palisade line 4. Back row view of visitors touring the stage of the waterside theater where the outdoor drama, "The Lost Colony" is staged 5. View of unidentified woman standing center stage at the waterside theater of "The Lost Colony." 6. View of seating at the waterside theater from the stage of "The Lost Colony." 7. View of seating area and guard tower at the waterside theater of "The Lost Colony." 8. Close-up view of seating and guardhouse at the waterside theater of "The Lost Colony." 9. Unidentified woman seated at one of the stage props at the waterside theater of "The Lost Colony." 10. Unidentified woman examining crib on stage of the waterside theater of "The Lost Colony." 11. Unidentified woman poses at thatched roof log house at waterside theater of "The Lost Colony." Related Material:

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us