April 2013 Archives

Apr 29, 2013
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Vacationing on the Water at Beaufort, N.C., in 1911

Source: Frank M. Wooten, Jr., Papers (Manuscript Collection #126) Staff Person: Martha Elmore Description: These two postcards were sent from Beaufort, N.C., in July of 1911 to Mrs. Julia Wooten...

Apr 22, 2013
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Letter from President Richard Nixon

Source:  Robert Morgan Papers (#237) East Carolina Manuscript Collection Staff Person:  Dale Sauter Description:  Letter from President Richard Nixon thanking Robert Morgan, North Carolina Attorney General, for his support of...

Apr 15, 2013
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Rough on Rats Advertising Card

Source: Laupus Health Sciences History Collection Staff Person: Matt Reynolds Description: This late 19th Century advertising card for E.S. Wells Rough on Rats vermin extermination powder depicts a peeved family...

Apr 10, 2013
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Talking Trash Can in Downtown Greenville

Source: Daily Reflector Negative Collection, Manuscript Collection #741 Staff Person: Maury York Description: The City of Greenville in 1958 used talking trash cans to encourage residents to keep streets and...

Apr 01, 2013
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Grifton Clothing Company

  Source: Daily Reflector Negative Collection (Manuscript Collection #0741) Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: This image was taken to highlight a time of tremendous growth in the City of Grifton,...