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Sunday School: 1937
... Penderlea Farms, a Resettlement Administration project in North Carolina. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn. (The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2009 - 2:12am -

1937. Sunday School at Penderlea Farms, a Resettlement Administration project in North Carolina. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Great Depression, Rural America)
Last run of DCFD fire horses Barney, Gene and Tom
... 15, 1925. They responded from Engine Company No 8 along North Carolina Avenue S.E. Tom was the last D.C. fire horse to die and we are ... 
 
Posted by TCosgroveJones - 07/26/2009 - 11:31am -

A picture of the "The Last Run" of the DCFD Fire Horses Barney, Gene, and Tom. The Driver is Jim Gatley. The Run was held on June 15, 1925. They responded from Engine Company No 8 along North Carolina Avenue S.E. Tom was the last D.C. fire horse to die and we are actively looking for the gravestone that was erected at Blue Plains. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sick Kicks: 1940
... they pitched outside the grading station at Belcross, North Carolina." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/31/2018 - 7:09pm -

July 1940. "Florida agricultural migrant with a group who had their own tent which they pitched outside the grading station at Belcross, North Carolina." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Time Traveler?This photo reminds of the historic photos that some people claim to show people using cell phones. However, I looked it up and classic Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers date all the way back to the early 1920s. I imagine walking around in "basketball shoes" at this time was a rather daring and eye catching fashion choice though. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Jack Delano)
Old Car Raft
... My parents traveled from our home here in Virginia to North Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio and states in between. That is all the ... 
 
Posted by myrtleskid - 05/11/2012 - 11:04pm -

I found this slide today in my late father's desk drawer. I know he took this picture but where is unknown. He was heavily into slide film from the mid-1950's up thru the 60's. My parents traveled from our home here in Virginia to North Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio and states in between. That is all the information I can offer. View full size. "When possible, make a U-turn."A bit too soon to be the result of muffed GPS directions, so this auto tableau I think shows a car that has been yanked from the tank, so to speak, rather than any kind of raft or ferry to carry it across the water. One clue is the oil drum lashed on the left, high above the water now. Possibly it was one of a number of empty drums that were on top to add to the buoyancy of the eight drums we see under the contraption, the whole shebang assembled underwater, surrounding the car and raising it from the deep. Clue B is that the rig is tied up to those posts left and right far from any pier or landing, hardly a standard procedure for river ferries. Then too, the car seems to have a patina of underwater enrichment. Fun to imagine (unless you were the imaginee) maybe this was a mob job, and in the trunk was some poor palooka sent to swim with the fishes. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Unlikely Suspects: 1941
... 'what you may become if you go straight.' Near Fort Bragg, North Carolina." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/29/2018 - 12:20pm -

March 1941. "Effigies of George Washington, Joe Louis and some criminal in a traveling sideshow 'crime museum.' Washington and Joe Louis are examples of 'what you may become if you go straight.' Near Fort Bragg, North Carolina." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size. The New ExhibitThis reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode called "The New Exhibit." A former employee of a defunct wax museum takes home several wax murderers and stores them in his basement. You can guess what happens next. (The Gallery, Bizarre, Jack Delano)
Basket Weaver
... Elbert Mathis, was born and raised in Sylva, North Carolina. After marrying my great-grandmother in Decatur, Tennessee, they moved ... 
 
Posted by Westcoaster - 02/01/2021 - 7:26am -

My great-grandfather, Elbert Mathis, was born and raised in Sylva, North Carolina. After marrying my great-grandmother in Decatur, Tennessee, they moved to California and settled in the Central Valley around Porterville. When Elbert retired, he would spend the summers in Kings Canyon National Park and weave pine needle baskets and lids. Wonderful work by a patient man! Photo taken circa 1958. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Jane Carlyn: 1944
... guess is he drove his car down to St. Augustine, FL from North Carolina to pick up his boat and now he is taking his car and shiny new boat ... 
 
Posted by Brasscreek - 09/14/2013 - 12:52am -

The 'Jane Carlyn' is shown here freshly launched and leaving the Diesel Engine Sales Co. docks in St. Augustine, Florida. Roland Styron stands at the bow of his brand new 65' wooden shrimp boat. Capt. Styron had a fish house in Hobucken, N.C. beside the R.O. Mayo fish house and later operated a fleet of shrimp boats that travelled as far south as the Florida Keys. Diesel Engine Sales Co. (DESCO) was a the leading builder of shrimp boats in the US and built 2272 wooden fishing vessels between 1943 and 1982. Photo taken in 1944. View full size. The CarMy guess is he drove his car down to St. Augustine, FL from North Carolina to pick up his boat and now he is taking his car and shiny new boat back home to NC. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Centennial dress up: 1952
... His beard and their clothes were part of Thomasville, North Carolina's Centennial celebration in September, 1952. Mom has noted on the back ... 
 
Posted by k2 - 09/18/2011 - 10:31pm -

Aunt Marjorie (Tyler) and her husband, Buren Craven, weren't quite as old as this picture may make them appear. His beard and their clothes were part of Thomasville, North Carolina's Centennial celebration in September, 1952. Mom has noted on the back of the photo, "Marjorie is amused - almost ready to burst into laughter. She's wearing our great grandmother's dolman [and a skirt she] made for the occasion." View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Letter: 1939
... "In the post office on a Saturday afternoon. Pittsboro, North Carolina." Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/11/2018 - 12:57pm -

July 1939. "In the post office on a Saturday afternoon. Pittsboro, North Carolina." Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange. View full size. (The Gallery, Dorothea Lange, Small Towns)
6th grade - 1937 - Garland, N.C.
... This is the 6th grade class at Garland School in eastern North Carolina in 1937. Note the two boys on the front row in matching striped ... 
 
Posted by Bella Ruth - 02/25/2008 - 10:53pm -

This is the 6th grade class at Garland School in eastern North Carolina in 1937. Note the two boys on the front row in matching striped overalls. Twins, maybe? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Fifth Grade: 1982
My fifth grade class, Raleigh North Carolina, 1982. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Bobby Shafto - 02/28/2014 - 8:32pm -

My fifth grade class, Raleigh North Carolina, 1982. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Family Cabin
An old family cabin in North Carolina. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by theirish - 10/26/2011 - 9:40pm -

An old family cabin in North Carolina. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Liberty Bond Tour: 1918
... Chaplin's right and wearing a flat cap, arrive in Wilson, North Carolina, on April 12, 1918, for Chaplin's swing through the southern states ... 
 
Posted by SierraMadrean - 03/04/2016 - 8:28pm -

Charlie Chaplin, behind the automobile at right, and my great-grandfather, Rob Wagner, standing to Chaplin's right and wearing a flat cap, arrive in Wilson, North Carolina, on April 12, 1918, for Chaplin's swing through the southern states during the Liberty Bond Tour to raise funds for the war effort. My great-grandfather served as Chaplin's secretary and ghost writer from about 1916 through 1919. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Washington Duke Hotel
Washington Duke Hotel, Durham, North Carolina. From my collection of architectural photos. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by John.Debold - 12/15/2017 - 8:45pm -

Washington Duke Hotel, Durham, North Carolina. From my collection of architectural photos. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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