The NC Digital Collections website has recently added several photos of the Jolly family members of Raleigh, and their family jewelry and optometry store. The store was opened in 1881 by Benjamin Rush Jolly and closed in in 2011 – quite an established history.
Photos added to the online collection vary but include pictures of Frank Moseley Jolly, Susan Jolly, and various interior and exterior shots. I particularly love this photo of the inside of the store – it just looks so peaceful.
And, wasn’t their model cute?
Visit the NC Digital Collections site to see more Jolly family & business photos. These images, and more, are part of the Albert Barden photo collection.
Interested in more? Check out this article that features Benjamin’s great-great grandson, Frank Ragsdale Jolly as he talks about his family’s history with the store.