James Blacknell Jr. building a stone wall

James Blacknell Jr. builds a stone wall on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Mr. Blacknell, along with his father (James Blacknell, Sr.) and son (Norman Blacknell) worked as stone masons, constructing many of the prominent stone walls and buildings on the campus of UNC.

Photo courtesy of Ty Baker, great-granddaughter of James Blacknell Jr.

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Citation: “James Blacknell Jr. building a stone wall,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 25, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/james-blacknell-jr-building-a-stone-wall.

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