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10-year-old daughter of Mitch McGahan who is dying of undernourishment
10-year-old daughter of Mitch McGahan who is dying of undernourishment
In this black and white photograph, a woman and a little girl stand holding hands in front of a line of laundry. They seem to be standing inside of a livestock pen: the ground is muddy and there is a crudely-built fence that is just in front of the laundry...
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16 de Septiembre: Mexican Independence Day
In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 2.1
Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from celebrations of Mexican Independence Day. Every...
Format: article
1640 map of southern Virginia and eastern Florida
1640 map of southern Virginia and eastern Florida
The title of this 1640 map, Virginiæ partis australis, et Floridæ partis orientalis, translates to "Virginia parts south and Florida parts east." At the time, Virginia included all the British land along the east coast, so the map covers the...
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1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians
1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians
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16th century timber-framed house
16th century timber-framed house
A 16th-century timber-framed house, at the top of Church Lane in Ely, England. Typical middle-class Elizabethan houses were framed with vertical timbers, which were often supported by diagonal timbers. The timbered walls were plastered with mortar and then...
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1738 map of North Carolina
1738 map of North Carolina
James Wimble's 1738 map shows the sounds and inlets of coastal North Carolina.
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1835 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.3
Amendments to the North Carolina state constitution passed in 1835. Includes historical commentary.
Format: constitution
1860 U.S. electoral map
1860 U.S. electoral map
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1861 Flag of North Carolina
1861 Flag of North Carolina
The state flag of North Carolina adopted following secession from the United States in 1861 consists of a red field at left and, at right, a blue bar above a white bar. The red field contains a single white star with the dates, in white, May 20th 1775 (the...
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The 1868 constitution
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.11
In accordance with the Reconstruction Acts, North Carolina wrote a new constitution in 1868. In addition to abolishing slavery, the new constitution gave more power to the people and to the governor, and called for free public schools, state prisons, and charitable institutions.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
18th-century cooking fire
18th-century cooking fire
At a demonstration of eighteenth-century life on the North Carolina frontier, a woman tends to the food at a cooking fire. Two iron pots of food and two pieces of meat hang from a log over the fire.
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18th-century Indian trading camp
18th-century Indian trading camp
At a demonstration of eighteenth-century life on North Carolina's western frontier, this replica of an Indian trading camp shows items that were considered valuable commodities. They included powder horns, tobacco, shirts, blankets, rum, mirrors, beaded belts,...
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18th-century tailor
18th-century tailor
At a demonstration of eighteenth-century life at Fort Dobbs, North Carolina, a tailor — a maker of men's clothing — sits on a bench, sewing. A tailor would use a paper measuring tape to measure a man, and then adjust his clothing patterns to fit...
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4-H and Home Demonstration during the Great Depression
During the first few years of the Great Depression, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service agents focused on emergency relief for adult farmers rather than the 4-H program. By 1933 club enrollment fell to its lowest levels since 1925, and the summer...
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By Amy Manor.
4-H Club boy feeding pig
4-H Club boy feeding pig
This ca. 1930 black and white image shows a 4-H club boy feeding a pig. The boy is crouching down next to a wooden feeding trough from which a large dark-colored pig is eating. The handle of an empty slop bucket rests in his hands. The freckle-faced boy is...
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4-H club boys and girls exhibiting their Victory Garden posters
4-H club boys and girls exhibiting their Victory Garden posters
A group of 15 students are pictured in this black and white photograph showing their 4-H posters which celebrate “Victory Gardens.” Six girls are standing behind a group of kneeling boys and girls in front of some tall pine trees and a hedge.
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4-H Club boys participating in dairy demonstration
4-H Club boys participating in dairy demonstration
4-H club boys are seen participating in a dairy demonstration in this black and white photograph. The demonstration was held in a tiled building at North Carolina State University around 1940. Two boys in white shirts and pants with black ties stand on either...
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4-H club children examine plants
4-H club children examine plants
In this black and white photograph, a black boy wearing thick-rimmed glasses is sitting at a school desk and examining a plant. The rootball is exposed and he is pulling out a few strands of the root system. Surrounding him and looking on are six other children,...
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4-H club girl and boy displaying fabrics
4-H club girl and boy displaying fabrics
A young girl sits on a table covered with different fabrics at the front of a classroom in this black and white photograph. A young man stands at the side of the table with his right hand on a bolt of fabric. He holds up a remnant of fabric in his left hand....
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4-H club girl and leader examining jars
4-H club girl and leader examining jars
This black and white photographs shows a 4-H club girl and her leader examining jars used for canning as part of a 4-H food preservation program. They are standing in a room in front of a fireplace. A hurricane lamp and clock can be seen on the mantle. The...
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