Adding Machine - f32e590adb741f606a6da8c1db2adc3f (page 1)
Adding machine made by the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. Metal body, painted black, set on small raised feet. Glass sides to the body, through which the interior mechanisms and display for the "total" are v... More
Adding Machine - f32e590adb741f606a6da8c1db2adc3f (page 2)
Adding machine made by the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. Metal body, painted black, set on small raised feet. Glass sides to the body, through which the interior mechanisms and display for the "total" are v... More
Artillery Sword - a30fbde20de918df26d89336d91b1969 (page 1)
A metal cavalry sword with a wooden and metal handle stamped with U.S. 3. H. 1862.
Artillery Sword - a30fbde20de918df26d89336d91b1969 (page 2)
A metal cavalry sword with a wooden and metal handle stamped with U.S. 3. H. 1862.
Belll Shaped Weight - 333352ed15e7f8266819b971202df99c
Bell shaped weight (?) pounds. Brass. Engraved "A O LONDON" on top and "N.C.ORANGE COUNTY: on side. Perhaps 25 pounds.
Bellows - e5e31b386c12110cdff13d20a956e360 (page 1)
Fireplace bellows of wood with leather accordion pleats, metal Nose. Hold cut in wood on one side. Wood has been stained red.
Bellows - e5e31b386c12110cdff13d20a956e360 (page 2)
Fireplace bellows of wood with leather accordion pleats, metal Nose. Hold cut in wood on one side. Wood has been stained red.
Black Taffeta Bonnet - 1b7013c0747aa02546ad3742126d6780
Black taffeta bonnet. Worn by Cynthia McCauley, wife of Ben McCauley, grandson of Matthew McCauley. ca 1890. Black chin ribbons were sewn on in 1992.
Box of Weights and Hook - 068af88c2e2451cecd8e90f68355275b (page 1)
.13a Box for stroage of seven weights and one hook. Wood lined with red velver. Handles on each side and two hooks for closure at front. .13b brass hook .13c 1 lb. troy weight. Brass. Stamped "1 lb TROY" .13d 2... More
Box of Weights and Hook - 068af88c2e2451cecd8e90f68355275b (page 2)
.13a Box for stroage of seven weights and one hook. Wood lined with red velver. Handles on each side and two hooks for closure at front. .13b brass hook .13c 1 lb. troy weight. Brass. Stamped "1 lb TROY" .13d 2... More
Coins - 10a54603651673cebcd1ab2589e8d4db (page 8)
Silver coins, four 5-cent, eight 10-cent, 2 half-dime. Many pierced for hanging on a chain, and initials engraved on one side of coin. (14 coins)
Confederate States of America $100 Bill - 898a8244c4227bd172f479c36b0...
Confederate States of America $100 bill, dated June 14, 1862. Belonged to Alexander Dickson, grandfather of John Dickson.
Eliza Evans Turner - b433be86e32fd87502735cec12ea7c5c
Oil painting of Eliza Evans Turner, (1/18/1790 - 9/25/1873) wife of Josiah Turner, Sr.
Evening Gown - e8b42ac2208201d65a454a66b9d978e9 (page 1)
Bodice for evening gown: Pale green brocade satin with bouffant 3/4 sleeves. Sleeves trimmed with white beadwork. Square plunging neckline with collar trimmed with white beadwork. Eight jeweled buttons up front... More
Evening Gown - e8b42ac2208201d65a454a66b9d978e9 (page 2)
Bodice for evening gown: Pale green brocade satin with bouffant 3/4 sleeves. Sleeves trimmed with white beadwork. Square plunging neckline with collar trimmed with white beadwork. Eight jeweled buttons up front... More
Evening Gown - e8b42ac2208201d65a454a66b9d978e9 (page 3)
Bodice for evening gown: Pale green brocade satin with bouffant 3/4 sleeves. Sleeves trimmed with white beadwork. Square plunging neckline with collar trimmed with white beadwork. Eight jeweled buttons up front... More
Evening Gown - e8b42ac2208201d65a454a66b9d978e9 (page 4)
Bodice for evening gown: Pale green brocade satin with bouffant 3/4 sleeves. Sleeves trimmed with white beadwork. Square plunging neckline with collar trimmed with white beadwork. Eight jeweled buttons up front... More
Evening Gown - e8b42ac2208201d65a454a66b9d978e9 (page 5)
Bodice for evening gown: Pale green brocade satin with bouffant 3/4 sleeves. Sleeves trimmed with white beadwork. Square plunging neckline with collar trimmed with white beadwork. Eight jeweled buttons up front... More
Evening Gown - e8b42ac2208201d65a454a66b9d978e9 (page 6)
Bodice for evening gown: Pale green brocade satin with bouffant 3/4 sleeves. Sleeves trimmed with white beadwork. Square plunging neckline with collar trimmed with white beadwork. Eight jeweled buttons up front... More
Fiddle back, Double-tipped End Coin Silver Teaspoons - 8ef5a6994c98ea...
Pair of fiddle back, double-tipped end coin silver teaspoons. Pseudo-hallmarks of a head, D, and lion. Marked "Lemuel Lynch" on back. Coin silver. Lemuel Lynch (1808-1893) born at Back Creek, Orange County, NC,... More
Fiddle back, Double-tipped End Coin Silver Teaspoons - 8ef5a6994c98ea...
Pair of fiddle back, double-tipped end coin silver teaspoons. Pseudo-hallmarks of a head, D, and lion. Marked "Lemuel Lynch" on back. Coin silver. Lemuel Lynch (1808-1893) born at Back Creek, Orange County, NC,... More
Fiddle-headed Teaspoon - 02900b58b21b4310246d56ae5d65d54f
Teaspoon: "fiddle-headed", sharp angular shoulder on stem just below bowl. Handle widens at base, slightly turned down. Engraved "FL" on rounded handle. Marked "J. Lynch" on back. Coin silver.
Flintlock Pistol - 163eee4a087540acf3c58d12b12179f8 (page 1)
A flintlock pistol. Heavy caliber and muzzle loading. It has an octagonal barrel and there is inlay on the stock and script on the top of the barrel. Highly decorative with a floral pattern that is evident thro... More
Flintlock Pistol - 163eee4a087540acf3c58d12b12179f8 (page 2)
A flintlock pistol. Heavy caliber and muzzle loading. It has an octagonal barrel and there is inlay on the stock and script on the top of the barrel. Highly decorative with a floral pattern that is evident thro... More
Flintlock Pistol - 163eee4a087540acf3c58d12b12179f8 (page 3)
A flintlock pistol. Heavy caliber and muzzle loading. It has an octagonal barrel and there is inlay on the stock and script on the top of the barrel. Highly decorative with a floral pattern that is evident thro... More
Governor Burke Desk - 2274e08d057cbcba1cdd92fe98ddcdc9
Top of Governor Burke's desk. 2 paneled doors with brass keyhole on each, 4 shelves, 4 small writing materials drawers. Belonged to Thomas Burke, who was the third governor of NC, from 1781-1782.
Lemuel Lynch Seal - c84d592908023d3c1eb4a9834b537f58
Seal, engraved on a copper plate; used as Lemuel Lynch's mark. Lynch was a jeweler and watchmaker in Hillsborough. He lived from 1808 to 1893.
Log Cabin Quilt - 2072d29facd8b56cb7c9b753639be53f
Quilt in pattern of log cabin, courthouse steps, sawtooth border. Yellow, blue, brown, red and white. Handwoven lining. Made by Mrs. Mary Holden, mother of Hannah Katherine Holden, of Hillsborough (1878-1929)
Margaret Stockard Sampler - 92041b3838bb4bbef78e9b3afedefee4
Stitched sampler made by Margaret F. Stockard of Orange County (now Alamance County), North Carolina. Date completed October 12, 1830. Off-white linen (discolored with age) with green, yellow, light yellow, whi... More
Medical Instrument Case - b670933ae0723429e2849e514ee20368
Contains suturing materials, needles, leather pouch. Belonged to Dr. Edmund Strudwick, Hillsborough physician and surgeon.
Medicine Kit - 3fe2b3ba321068e916aeee215ec56812 (page 1)
Apothecary case: Wooden box covered in embossed leather with leather strap and metal clasp. Contents:Bottom; 4 clear glass jars with zinc tops, wooden dividers to hold supplies, glass beaker tube case, 2 glass ... More
Medicine Kit - 3fe2b3ba321068e916aeee215ec56812 (page 2)
Apothecary case: Wooden box covered in embossed leather with leather strap and metal clasp. Contents:Bottom; 4 clear glass jars with zinc tops, wooden dividers to hold supplies, glass beaker tube case, 2 glass ... More
North Carolina-issued Confederate Currency, Fifty Cents - c0f6a9f1de7...
North Carolina-issued Confederate bill for fifty cents. Obverse: central image of a clipper ship at sea. Text written around image reads, "THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA/WILL PAY TO/BEARER AT/the Treasury on or be... More
Nursing Dress - 24a2cbcefa0806ee89d3f0a2dcc40036 (page 1)
Nursing Dress: Shirtwaist with fully gathered skirt. Bodice gathered into v-shape and ends in smocking at waistline (waistline dips in front)" Front split at neckline with crocheted hooks. Lace collar around ne... More
Nursing Dress - 24a2cbcefa0806ee89d3f0a2dcc40036 (page 2)
Nursing Dress: Shirtwaist with fully gathered skirt. Bodice gathered into v-shape and ends in smocking at waistline (waistline dips in front)" Front split at neckline with crocheted hooks. Lace collar around ne... More
Overskirt for Second Day Dress - 6af356983092f6309c31eb3a73c00ef9 (pa...
Overskirt for Second Day Dress, goes with HM1980.445.1,3. Pleated ruffle around perimeter. Hand pleated at back waist. Longer in the back, curves up to opening at the front. Hook at waistband. Blue-gray. Hand s... More
Overskirt for Second Day Dress - 6af356983092f6309c31eb3a73c00ef9 (pa...
Overskirt for Second Day Dress, goes with HM1980.445.1,3. Pleated ruffle around perimeter. Hand pleated at back waist. Longer in the back, curves up to opening at the front. Hook at waistband. Blue-gray. Hand s... More
Overskirt for Second Day Dress - 6af356983092f6309c31eb3a73c00ef9 (pa...
Overskirt for Second Day Dress, goes with HM1980.445.1,3. Pleated ruffle around perimeter. Hand pleated at back waist. Longer in the back, curves up to opening at the front. Hook at waistband. Blue-gray. Hand s... More
Pipe Organ - 750fa6e85b149313c08e62f5c6ef22bc (page 1)
Pipe organ and bench. The pewter pipes are in three rows with the visible pipes decorated with gold leaf and flowers. Made by Derrick and Felgemaker, (which is imprinted above keys), Erie PA, 1831. Used in Hill... More
Salt Spoon - df8314ad158f7825710dabfa33999270
Rare form salt spoon made of coin silver. Oval bowl attached to disproportionately long handle with diminutive square shoulders. Period monogram "JAN." Made by William Huntington, 1792-1874, of Hillsborough, N.C.
State of North Carolina Bills - 6b0bed88905b9084471bea04b422929a (pag...
4 paper bills in frame: 1/2 dollar, 1 dollar, 3 pounds, twenty dollars. State of North Carolina bills. Money was in possession of Caroline Watters Strudwick, wife of Dr. Wm Samuel Strudwick, of Hillsborough, NC... More
State of North Carolina Bills - 6b0bed88905b9084471bea04b422929a (pag...
4 paper bills in frame: 1/2 dollar, 1 dollar, 3 pounds, twenty dollars. State of North Carolina bills. Money was in possession of Caroline Watters Strudwick, wife of Dr. Wm Samuel Strudwick, of Hillsborough, NC... More
State of North Carolina Bills - 6b0bed88905b9084471bea04b422929a (pag...
4 paper bills in frame: 1/2 dollar, 1 dollar, 3 pounds, twenty dollars. State of North Carolina bills. Money was in possession of Caroline Watters Strudwick, wife of Dr. Wm Samuel Strudwick, of Hillsborough, NC... More
State of North Carolina Bills - 6b0bed88905b9084471bea04b422929a (pag...
4 paper bills in frame: 1/2 dollar, 1 dollar, 3 pounds, twenty dollars. State of North Carolina bills. Money was in possession of Caroline Watters Strudwick, wife of Dr. Wm Samuel Strudwick, of Hillsborough, NC... More
Teaspoon - 5e4d96d9586262eec01481b46e11fe91
Spoon, "fiddle-headed" pattern, sharp, angular shoulder on stem just below pointed bowl. Handle widens toward base, slightly upturned tip. Marked "L Lynch" on back of handle. Made by Lemuel Lynch, Hillsborough, N.C.
Troy Weight Set - 828daa02ca84252c4440004236ef29b1 (page 1)
.1a - 1/2 oz; stamped "1/2" on rim .1b - 1 oz; stamped "I" on rim .1c - 2 oz: stamped "II" on rim .1d - 4 oz; stamped "IIII oz" on rim .1e - 8 oz; stamped "VIII oz" and "Imperial Standard Troy" .1f - 16 oz; sta... More
Troy Weight Set - 828daa02ca84252c4440004236ef29b1 (page 2)
.1a - 1/2 oz; stamped "1/2" on rim .1b - 1 oz; stamped "I" on rim .1c - 2 oz: stamped "II" on rim .1d - 4 oz; stamped "IIII oz" on rim .1e - 8 oz; stamped "VIII oz" and "Imperial Standard Troy" .1f - 16 oz; sta... More
Troy Weight Set - 828daa02ca84252c4440004236ef29b1 (page 3)
.1a - 1/2 oz; stamped "1/2" on rim .1b - 1 oz; stamped "I" on rim .1c - 2 oz: stamped "II" on rim .1d - 4 oz; stamped "IIII oz" on rim .1e - 8 oz; stamped "VIII oz" and "Imperial Standard Troy" .1f - 16 oz; sta... More
Troy Weight Set - 828daa02ca84252c4440004236ef29b1 (page 4)
.1a - 1/2 oz; stamped "1/2" on rim .1b - 1 oz; stamped "I" on rim .1c - 2 oz: stamped "II" on rim .1d - 4 oz; stamped "IIII oz" on rim .1e - 8 oz; stamped "VIII oz" and "Imperial Standard Troy" .1f - 16 oz; sta... More
Twenty-five cent note - fda24d4948c2d14f1df1c94783de5145
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100ft. LS-40 Tower (Aermotor) - 79eb9bd61122dc124aa33ce6e594ebb2
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102 ft. Aermotor being built on Camp Mfg. Co. lands - 753742973f4cfbb...
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120 foot wooden tower Dare County - af386155db3c1fa659418a0ef5acf4d8
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17 men - 1861f0dffd2295b00637293831335766
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21 men - 7917880fa4f98e284d8e37e55feaad7f
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60 ft. Aermotor Tower, showing improvement around tower. - f6d6cc3950...
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60 Year Old Loblolly Pine - a3b79fcebcae2545c4e5d8e98184a8d1
Trees 80' - 105' high. Owner, J.E. Hall offered $15 apiece for pick of crop during the war.
60' Steel Tower erected fall of 1927 at cost of $1152.01 - 0a0a88c227...
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80 ft. Aermotor - 43576a238eb876a9ddaf2f5e63d14374
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80 ft. Aermotor built during May 1928 - 7ba9784b9c417b3fe3786ce20ff8d...
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A Pine Tree in Mecklenburg County - 824c4b096d099fd02129bd6f4d767e2a
A pine tree as it appears after the Pine Beetle has completed his task with the bark removed. From N.C. Geological Survey, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Another view of same bridge near Darby - 083353175df22850a6f908e12cfd...
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Armotor 80' type LS-40 Erected October 1928 by Carter & Peterson - 41...
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Avery County Warden Meeting, Newland, NC p-1-8-30 - 173794fe4191f9620...
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Bannerman Tower 80 ft. - 8fa54227d48e821977f1e0847f534459
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Bark Peeling Machine - 0c87c7a0b5bd388d219b7f40c077abcd
Pulpwood at the Council Tool Co.
Bark Peeling Machine, Back of Drum - 8e534946d010770e00963c81398ff7b7
Pulpwood at the Council Tool Co.
Bayleaf Tower House - Wake County - 35084f5028da5d9dcb93806ce95b75a9
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Bayleaf Tower House - Wake County - 3d56e4d45e33feea68d26c4b6997aa0c
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Bird in the Sky - 8c9c966fd13a812573a14a596d437277
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bird in flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Black Bear Cub - 8dcdd71e8092b208b582b0df3cc39a8d
Killed on Mount Mitchell Road. Public domain artwork of indigenous native people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Blue Ridge 60 in N.C. Bluegrass Region - eb7ac3e8095f240df7d7d25c526a...
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Bolivia Tower LS - 40 100ft. Aermotor - d1baf0e086c3fbed6043348bda251...
Improvements - Lookout Towers
Branch Growth from Procumbent Yellow Poplar - 50b7494d13d3bb2ea52e335...
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bridge Building, Orton Protective Ass'n. - 5a9f1a318af2e947b5bc33424b...
On photograph: "Bridge over Moore's Creek Orton Protective Assn Brunswick Co."
Bridge on CCC Road near Darby - c57e2c85fa9824f56d77c6826db124fd
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Bridge, Orton Ass'n, Brunswick County constructed for fire control in ...
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Building with County Forest Warden Sign - b6fbd464a0cb1dfc8575eae4707...
Transcription: Verso: 56 county wardens in as many counties or the key men in the organization, D. Jones
Busick Forest Fire Control Conference-10 - 3b816e765df6fc55876579622d...
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Busick Forest Fire Control Conference-10 - c44467fce901ae7486f87aba37...
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Busick Forest Fire Control Conference-9 - 8f4ed89c4bcdb256cb35d40844a...
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Cameron Hill Tower - 4f83179bf2a22714a4abf670fb679397
SW cor. Harnett Co. Erected by H.E. Kimball