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Wright Brothers Memorial

Date: 1939
Description: Aerial view of a B-15 flying over the granite memorial to the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The 60-foot memorial was dedicat...
Drawing

Quarters of I.D. Crittenden

Date: 08 08 1862
Description: Contemporary drawing of the interior of a prison barracks. Quarters of I.D. Cruttenden, Captain and Assistant Quarter Master of the "W.I.V." (Likely signif...
Photograph

Confederate Monument and Chowan County Courthouse

Date: 
Description: View of Chowan County Courthouse, built in 1767 by architect John Hawks. The Georgian building features a central cupola and clock tower. A Confederate mon...
Map or Atlas

Map Illustrating the Battle of Averysboro N.C.

Date: 1865
Description: This map is a pen and ink tracing. Union positions are shown in blue and Confederate positions are shown in red. Roads, vegetation, and streams are labeled...
Map or Atlas

Map Illustrating the Battle of Bentonville, N.C.

Date: 1865
Description: This map of the Bentonville, N.C., battlefield illustrates the positions of the Union and the Confederate troops, roads, rivers, vegetation, and the names ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Rebel Lines at Raleigh, N.C., Evacuated Upon the Approach of the Army Commanded by Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman

Date: 1865
Description: This map illustrates the lines of defense established by Confederate troops, under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, at Raleigh, North Carolina, i...
Photograph

Dickey Chapelle Prepares for a Jump

Date: 1963
Description: Dickey Chapelle being outfitted with a parachute in preparation for a jump from a plane at Fort Bragg.
Map or Atlas

A New and Accurate Map of North Carolina in North America

Date: 1779
Description: Map of North Carolina showing counties, cities, towns, chapels, courthouses, Quaker meeting houses, forts, mountains, swamps, inlets, lakes, and rivers. A ...
Manuscript

Page 11 from "A Few Glimpses of Stanley McCormick School"

Date: 02 08 1921
Description: Page from booklet with a photograph at top with caption that reads: "The auto mechanics class in front of the old barn, now being used as a garage." Captio...

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