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Kaminski on the Exhibition Circuit

Date: 08 30 1913
Description: John Kaminski and mechanic Jack Knight making mechanical repairs to Kaminski's plane during an emergency landing at High Point. Such events were guaranteed...
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Kaminski on the Exhibition Circuit

Date: 08 30 1913
Description: Exhibition pilot John Kaminski preparing to take off at High Point. Here Kaminski is waiting for the engine to warm up; once it is ready he will signal to ...
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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date: 10 10 1902
Description: Wilbur Wright gliding down the steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Much of the Wright Brothers' success derived from the fact...
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International Model D-2 Station Wagon

Date: 09 20 1938
Description: Young man inspecting the interior of an International Model D-2 station wagon ("woody") outside an International Harvester dealership.
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Carrboro

Date: 1972
Description: Stacked crates of bottles near a parked automobile.
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Police Near Cars at Textile Workers Strike

Date: 1937
Description: Police standing near their cars near a textile workers strike. The spare tire in the foreground reads, "Drive Safely".
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Greensboro Massacre Response

Date: 02 02 1980
Description: Protest march called in response to the murder of five activists, labor organizers, and members of the Communists Workers Party by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) o...
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Men with Industrial 10-20 Tractor

Date: 10 04 1923
Description: Two men from the Lexington Hardware Corporation use a McCormick-Deering industrial 10-20 tractor to haul a wagon loaded with boxes of metal shingles. A tra...
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North Carolina Picket Line

Date: 1969
Description: View from across road of picket line of striking employees of the Neuhoff Company who were members of the Amalgamated Meat Packers and Butcher workmen unio...
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Women on Strike

Date: 08 1957
Description: Women workers on strike against the Holly Farms Poultry Company, posed outside for a "solidarity" picture. Dorothy Johnson, wearing the third picket sign f...
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New Union Railroad Station

Date: 1915
Description: New Union Railroad Station, a stop of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, was completed in the early 1840's.
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Meadows Stone Burr Grain Mill

Date: 1920
Description: A Meadows stone burr grain mill powered by an International Harvester engine grinding wheat into flour at what appears to be an outdoor fair or exhibition....
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"In the Land of the Sky"

Date: 1900
Description: Composite view of a man sitting in front of a cabin, a boy riding a donkey, and a man driving an ox-drawn sledge.
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International D-30 Bus Dropping Students at School

Date: 1938
Description: International D-30 bus dropping students off at Wendell Graded School. This bus was equipped with a 155-inch wheel base and a Hackney body.
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Laundry Company Truck

Date: 09 20 1938
Description: View from across street of a man loading a bag of laundry into the back of an International D-2 panel truck painted in a checkerboard pattern. The truck is...
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Model Steam Laundry Company Truck

Date: 09 20 1938
Description: An International Model D-2 truck owned by Model Laundry Company parked outside the business' storefront. The truck is painted in a checkerboard pattern and...
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Hiwassee Dam

Date: 11 03 1938
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Hiwassee Dam.
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Hiwassee Dam

Date: 08 18 1939
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Hiwassee Dam.
Manuscript

Page 7 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 birthday cake and its creators, Feb. 8, 1921." Caption for photograph at bottom re...
Manuscript

Page 9 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 'Manse'." Caption for photograph at center reads: "The street between the cottages...

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