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Thomas House, 229 Front Street, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Thomas House, 229 Front Street, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-87 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction

Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Battery Buchanan

Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Battery Buchanan

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Battle at Black River, M[ar]ch 16th, 65

Battle at Black River, M[ar]ch 16th, 65

Lone rider on road, with batteries, cabin, trees, and smoke. Title inscribed lower left. Formerly Waud no. C-101. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1028) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Attack on Fort Fisher - A picture of a picture on a wall above a fire place

Attack on Fort Fisher - A picture of a picture on a wall above a fire ...

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Senator Glass passes 79th milestone. Washington, D.C. Jan. 4. Congratulations from both [sides] Democrats and Republicans alike. We're [...] on Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, today as he celebrated his 79th birthday. The veteran Virginia legislator is shown with Senator [Josiah] W. Bailey, (left) of North Carolina, and Senator James F. Byrnes, of South Carolina, as they left the Democratic Caucus

Senator Glass passes 79th milestone. Washington, D.C. Jan. 4. Congratu...

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[Kitty Hawk lifesaving crew: Captain Joseph Payne, Oliver T[...]ford, Jos. Best, Ben Toler, Tom Suerling, and Tom Heintz]

[Kitty Hawk lifesaving crew: Captain Joseph Payne, Oliver T[...]ford, ...

Seven men pictured, six men identified. Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orvi... More

[1901 glider soaring, photograph from an out of focus, water-damaged negative]

[1901 glider soaring, photograph from an out of focus, water-damaged n...

Original negative is blurred. Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 49. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Or... More

Whitewater Falls, Sapphire, N.C.

Whitewater Falls, Sapphire, N.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mount Toxaway, Sapphire, N.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Mount Toxaway, Sapphire, N.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

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A quiet game of marbles. All the boys work in the Salisbury (N.C.) cotton mill. The boy shooting is Henry Dedman, a warper. Been in mill 5 years. His grandmother said "I don't like to have ' em play marbles on Sunday, but when can they play?" "Yes he stands the mill work pretty well. Early getting' up is the makin' of 'em." Location: Salisbury, North Carolina

A quiet game of marbles. All the boys work in the Salisbury (N.C.) cot...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 465. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More

Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. View of spinning room. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Melville Mfg. Co., Cherryville, N.C. View of spinning room. Location: ...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Mills. Hine no. 305. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the National ... More

209 Elm Street (House), Durham, Durham County, NC

209 Elm Street (House), Durham, Durham County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-382 Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Initial Construction

Views of the White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., showing the beautiful location of the mill, its well-kept grounds, and the good housing conditions.  Location: Greensboro, North Carolina.

Views of the White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C., showing the bea...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" run by the High Point and Piedmont Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Every child in these photos worked: I saw them at work and I saw them go in to work at 6:30 A.M. and noons and out at 6 P.M. One morning I counted 22 of these little ones (12 years and under) going to work at about 6:15 A.M. Some of them told me their ages: 1 boy said 8 yrs. (worked when he was 7). 1 girl said 10 yrs. (apparently 7). 3 other girls said 10 yrs. 2 boys said 10 yrs. (1 got $3.00 a week). 1 boy said 11 yrs. 2 boys said 12 yrs. (1 said he makes $1. a day). (See also report.)  Location: High Point, North Carolina.

Some samples (not all) of the children in the "Kindergarten Factory" r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills, Gastonia, N.C. They said they were working and went in to work. At night I counted over thirty children coming out when the whistle blew, and they seemed to be from ten to twelve years old. The Superintendent was much disturbed over the photos. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina

Photos taken during noon hour, October 23rd, 1912, at the Loray Mills,...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 3082. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

OVERMAN, LEE SLATER. SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

OVERMAN, LEE SLATER. SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

A black and white photo of a man in a top hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. GILLETT, FREDERICK HUNTINGTON, REP. FROM MASSACHUSETTS, 1893-1925; SPEAKER, 66TH, 67TH, 68TH CONGRESSES; SENATOR, 1925-1931; OVERMAN, LEE SLATER, SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. GILLETT, FREDERICK HUNTINGTON, REP. FROM MASSACHUS...

A black and white photo of two men and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. ... More

[Lee Slater] Overman, North Carolina

[Lee Slater] Overman, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guests at Vanderbilt-Cecil wedding at Biltmore, N.C. S.H. Strong, left, of Cleveland, and Miss Sue Dresser of N.Y., niece of Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt

Guests at Vanderbilt-Cecil wedding at Biltmore, N.C. S.H. Strong, left...

A man and a woman standing on the steps of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gothic Revival House, 513 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Gothic Revival House, 513 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth ...

Survey number: HABS NC-246 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Child of North Carolina sharecropper

Child of North Carolina sharecropper

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kyle House, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina

Kyle House, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina

Public domain photograph of a historic place in North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Richard B. Haywood House, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Richard B. Haywood House, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s house, porch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old Hill House, Buck Hill, Duplin County, North Carolina

Old Hill House, Buck Hill, Duplin County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Athol, Edenton vic., Chowan County, North Carolina

Athol, Edenton vic., Chowan County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Court House, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina

Court House, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina

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A black and white photo of a man holding a pole, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a pole, North Carolina. Farm ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Cotton field showing rock-strewn soil and character of land at Crabtree Creek Recreational Project near Raleigh, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Cotton field ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Rehabilitation supervisor examines client's tobacco crop. Durham, North Carolina

Rehabilitation supervisor examines client's tobacco crop. Durham, Nort...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a horse, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a horse, North Carol...

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, equestrian activity, animal husbandry, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lynch, tract no. 189, Johnston County, North Carolina

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lynch, tract no. 189, Johnston County, North Caroli...

Picryl description: Public domain image of 1930s woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Homesteaders children. Penderlea Homesteads, North Carolina

Homesteaders children. Penderlea Homesteads, North Carolina

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Zeb Atkinson with chickens, Penderlea Farms, North Carolina

Zeb Atkinson with chickens, Penderlea Farms, North Carolina

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A group of men standing next to each other, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A group of men standing next to each other, North Carolina. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a woman in a fur coat, possibly related to: Women washing clothes, Crabtree Recreational Project, near Raleigh, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a woman in a fur coat, possibly related to:...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A man and a little girl petting a cow, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A man and a little girl petting a cow, North Carolina. Farm Security A...

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

One of the Penderlea homesteads, North Carolina

One of the Penderlea homesteads, North Carolina

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene on tract number 267 occupied by tenant farmer Bert Thompson. Wayne County, North Carolina

Scene on tract number 267 occupied by tenant farmer Bert Thompson. Way...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, North Carolina. Farm Sec...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A man with a guitar and a harmonica in his mouth, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A man with a guitar and a harmonica in his mouth, North Carolina. Farm...

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Conducting tax evasion hearing. Washington, D.C., June 19. Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, Chairman, and Senator Pat Harrison (right) of Mississippi, Vice Chariman, of the Joint Congressional Committee now conducting hearings on tax evasion. 6/19/37

Conducting tax evasion hearing. Washington, D.C., June 19. Rep. Robert...

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A black and white photo of a man holding a guitar, Child musicians, Asheville, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a man holding a guitar, Child musicians, As...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a group of people, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people, North Carolina. Farm Sec...

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A black and white photo of a man playing a banjo, possibly related to: Jeeter Gentry, Elmer Thompson and Fiddlin' Bill Hensley, Asheville, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a man playing a banjo, possibly related to:...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Pleasant Gardens, Catawba Valley, McDowell County, North Carolina

Pleasant Gardens, Catawba Valley, McDowell County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Green River Plantation, Polk County, North Carolina

Green River Plantation, Polk County, North Carolina

Public domain photograph of a historic place in North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Home of Negro tenant farmer. Halifax, North Carolina

Home of Negro tenant farmer. Halifax, North Carolina

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A couple of men standing on top of a wooden platform, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A couple of men standing on top of a wooden platform, North Carolina. ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Negro farm home. Beaufort County, North Carolina

Negro farm home. Beaufort County, North Carolina

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Unloading wall of prefabricated house from truck, Roanoke Farms Project, North Carolina

Unloading wall of prefabricated house from truck, Roanoke Farms Projec...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of men working on wood, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of men working on wood, North Carolina. Farm S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Home of rehabilitation client. Beaufort County, North Carolina

Home of rehabilitation client. Beaufort County, North Carolina

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Eroded and gullied land near Wadesboro, North Carolina

Eroded and gullied land near Wadesboro, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a man and a little girl, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

An old black and white photo of a man and a little girl, North Carolin...

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Indian (mixed breed) family on their front porch near Pembroke Farms. Maxton, North Carolina

Indian (mixed breed) family on their front porch near Pembroke Farms. ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro child near Wadesboro, North Carolina

Negro child near Wadesboro, North Carolina

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Gas station with trucker's quarters, Enfield, North Carolina

Gas station with trucker's quarters, Enfield, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a woman and a child, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a woman and a child, North Carolina. Farm S...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wage-Hour Administrator and assistants. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Probably the busiest government agency in the Capitol these days is The Wage-Hour Administration. The Wage-Hour Administrator, Elmer F. Andrews, is pictured for the first time with the newly appointed assistant administrators, Col. Arthur L. Fletcher (left) Paul Sifton. Fletcher was formerly Administrator of Labor for North Carolina while Sifton served with Administrator Andrews when he administrated New York's Labor laws, 9/14/38

Wage-Hour Administrator and assistants. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Pr...

A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. James Church, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

St. James Church, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a chair, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a chair, North Carolina. F...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

A black and white photo of a little girl, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a little girl, North Carolina. Farm Securit...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of men working on wooden planks Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

A black and white photo of men working on wooden planks Farm Security ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

John Newton hauling a sack of Red Dog pig food from the store in Stem. Granville County, North Carolina

John Newton hauling a sack of Red Dog pig food from the store in Stem....

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New River Marine Base, motor detachment, North Carolina

New River Marine Base, motor detachment, North Carolina

Photo shows the Marine Corps Air Station New River, at Jacksonville, North Carolina. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Tobacco sharecropper tells about his prospects. Person County, North Carolina

Tobacco sharecropper tells about his prospects. Person County, North C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man selling fish, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man selling fish, North Carolina. Farm Se...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tobacco sharecropper child playing. Note burlap covered playhouse. Person County, North Carolina

Tobacco sharecropper child playing. Note burlap covered playhouse. Per...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing in front of a store, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A group of men standing in front of a store, North Carolina. Farm Secu...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Kitchen door of Zollie Lyon's house. Note brushbroom. Wake County, North Carolina

Kitchen door of Zollie Lyon's house. Note brushbroom. Wake County, Nor...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Students during change of classes. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Students during change of classes. University of North Carolina, Chape...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Saturday afternoon in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Saturday afternoon in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of men working in a field, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of men working in a field, North Carolina. Far...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, farmhouse, farm field, pasture free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Veteran North Carolina Solon reaches 76th milestone. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. P.W. Meeker, Secretary, congratulates Rep. Robert L. Doughton, democrat of North Carolina and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, as he celebrates his 75th birthday today. Miss Jonnie Mabry, stenographer for the veteran member, responds with a rose for him

Veteran North Carolina Solon reaches 76th milestone. Washington, D.C.,...

A black and white photo of two men and a woman, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. ... More

Children helping father, tobacco sharecropper, at work in tobacco patch. Person County, North Carolina

Children helping father, tobacco sharecropper, at work in tobacco patc...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Skimming the boiling cane juice to make sorghum syrup at cane mill near Carr, Orange County, North Carolina

Skimming the boiling cane juice to make sorghum syrup at cane mill nea...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro sharecropper, Will Cole, picking cotton. The owner is Mrs. Rigsby, a white woman. About five miles below Chapel Hill, going south on highway toward Bynum in Chatham County, North Carolina

Negro sharecropper, Will Cole, picking cotton. The owner is Mrs. Rigsb...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of men standing next to a car, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A couple of men standing next to a car, North Carolina. Farm Security ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a woman walking down a sidewalk, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a woman walking down a sidewalk, North Caro...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A man sitting on top of a hay bale next to a horse. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A man sitting on top of a hay bale next to a horse. Great Depression F...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farmers waiting around outside warehouse during tobacco auction sale. Durham, North Carolina

Farmers waiting around outside warehouse during tobacco auction sale. ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Negro tenant topping tobacco. Person County, North Carolina

Negro tenant topping tobacco. Person County, North Carolina

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A portable cane mill (the owner gets every sixth gallon for making the sorghum syrup). This is on the property of a Negro owner, Wes Chris, a tobacco farm of about 165 acres in a prosperous Negro settlement near Carr, Orange County, North Carolina. See general caption notes on subregion, September 28, 1939

A portable cane mill (the owner gets every sixth gallon for making the...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a bunch of old cars, possibly related to: Cars parked outside the stadium at the Duke University-North Carolina football game. Durham, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a bunch of old cars, possibly related to: C...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A group of people walking down a dirt road, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A group of people walking down a dirt road, North Carolina. Farm Secur...

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Porch on Negro share tenant cabin. A double one. Note the churn, lantern, baby's milk, and roof type. The other half of the cabin has a new galvanized metal roof. Near Gordonton, North Carolina

Porch on Negro share tenant cabin. A double one. Note the churn, lante...

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Roadside meeting with Durham County farmer. North Carolina. He gives road directions by drawing the dirt with a stick

Roadside meeting with Durham County farmer. North Carolina. He gives r...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men standing next to a building, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A group of men standing next to a building, North Carolina. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Father of sharecropper family. He is sixty-nine years old, has six acres of tobacco, has a large family. Heard in conversation on his porch, "Land is like folks. It gets tired and needs a rest." Person County, North Carolina

Father of sharecropper family. He is sixty-nine years old, has six acr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing around a pile of bananas, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A group of men standing around a pile of bananas, North Carolina. Farm...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tobacco farmer, owner of 100 acres. Person County, North Carolina

Tobacco farmer, owner of 100 acres. Person County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro sharecropper's son goes up and down the long rows worming tobacco. Wake County, North Carolina

Negro sharecropper's son goes up and down the long rows worming tobacc...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daughter of Negro tenant churning butter. Randolph County, North Carolina

Daughter of Negro tenant churning butter. Randolph County, North Carol...

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Henhouse on Negro tobacco farm. Note pine trees, road, field. Person County, North Carolina

Henhouse on Negro tobacco farm. Note pine trees, road, field. Person C...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A man standing next to a horse in front of a barn. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A man standing next to a horse in front of a barn. Great Depression FF...

Public domain photograph of 1930s North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Here it is: price $100. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. 'This' says Postmaster General James A. Farley, 'is the $100 Jackson Day Dinner plate.' O. Max Gardiner, former Governor of North Carolina, seems to wonder if it's worth it, 1739

Here it is: price $100. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. 'This' says Postmast...

A couple of men sitting at a table with plates, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. ... More

Wife of tobacco sharecropper cleaning butter churn. Person County, North Carolina

Wife of tobacco sharecropper cleaning butter churn. Person County, Nor...

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