1978 – 1985 - Alamance County Public Libraries

Alamance in the Past 1978-1985
Subject
Agriculture
Alamance Co/Centennial
Alamance Co/Centennial
Alamance Co/History
Alamance Co/History
Alamance Co/History
Alamance Community College
Alamance, Battle of
Alamance, Village of
Alamance, Village of
Alamance, Village of
Altamahaw
Altamahaw
American Revolutionary War
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Beauty Pageants
Beauty Pageants
Beauty Pageants
Bellemont
Bellemont
Bellemont
Biog/Barrett, A.F.
Biog/Bason, J.W.B.
Biog/Berg, Carl
Biog/Boggs, Doyle
Biog/Boswell, Will
Biog/Brooks, Herman
Biog/Burch, James A.
Biog/Cates, W. Luther
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Graham PCA (Production Credit Assoc) Helped Farmers
Centennial Beards Were Once the Vogue
Festivities Honored County's History
Centennial Beards Were Once the Vogue
Monument is Recalled
Old Map Depicts County of 18,000 People in 1893
TCA Has Come Long Way from Opening in 1959
Famous Battle Fought 211 Years Ago
1945 Storm One to Remember
Alamance Creek Once Became A Raging Waterway
Old Steel Bridge at Alamance Had Character of Its Own
Old School Recalled (at Altamahaw)
Water's Violent Force Made Mills Run, Dams Fall
Cane Creek Friends Cemetery
1919 Airplane Visit Excited County Folks
Civil Air Patrol Members Searched for Downed Plans
Fairchild Engine Co. Honored in '43
Fairchild Gunner Trainer Built in Burlington Had Short Life
Pictures, Memories All That’s Left from Fairchild AT-21
Burlington Was Beauty Capital of NC in 1950s
In '50s Burlington Was Beauty Spot of State (NC Pageant)
Miss N.C. Pageant Parade Staged in Burlington
Bellemont Baseball Team Early Years Recalled
Bellemont Bridge Work Closes Place in History
Burning of Bellemont House Removes School
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
Postal Work is Tradition for (Bason) Family in Haw River
Norwegian Immigrant Left Mark on City/Berg's Bakery
(Childhood) Home Just a Memory
Fire Dept A Source of Pride for Graham
Herman Brooks Operated Cabs in County
Burch Bridge Named for Elder James A. Burch
Auto Licenses & Long Lines are Nothing News
Photo
PCA Office during Great Depression
Whiskered Centennial Men at Soda Shop
Centennnial Souvenir Program 1949
Whiskered Centennial Men at Soda Shop
Daniel Boon trail monument in 1940
Spoon Map of Alamance County 1893
Haw River location; original Burl. Location
Battle Recreation at 1949 City Centennial
floodwater at Alamance Bridge 1945
September 1945 Flood at Alamance Bridge
Alamance Bridge before 1920
School at Altamahaw Consolidated 1922
Altamahaw & Swepsonville dams in 1938
Monument to British Soldiers (at Cane Ck)
Army plane one of first to visit in 1919
CAP at Alamance Airport 1940s
Fairchild Parade on Nove 30, 1943
Fairchild Gunner
Fairchild Aircraft
1954 Miss NC Contestants at City Park
1951 Miss N.C. parade
Bellemont Baseball team
Bridge at Bellemont; old car
Students in front of Bellemont School
Postmaster J.W.B. Bason at HR 1890s
Berg's Bakery at Front & Lexington 1930s
Doiyle Bogges home near Co. Chops Mall
Will Boswell drives Gra Fire equip 1907
Bus Station photo
Burch, James A.
W. Luther Cates at License Office 1930s
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Biog/Collins, A.
Biog/Cook, James S., Jr.
Biog/Cowan, J.C.
Biog/Crowson, O.F.
Biog/Dixon, Simon
Biog/Faucette, Dr. T.S.
Biog/Fowler, Alice
Biog/Freeman, R.A.
Biog/Guthrie, B.O.
Biog/Hadley, A.M.
Biog/Hall, William A.
Biog/Holt, E.M.
Biog/Holt, Edwin Michael
Biog/Isley, Blake
Biog/Jones, E.Z.
Biog/Lee, Carl
Biog/Mansfield, Shinny
Biog/McLarty, Eugene
Biog/Nicks, W.J.
Biog/Nicks, W.J.
Biog/Patterson, E.
Biog/Pickett, Dr.
Biog/Qualls, J.R.
Biog/Scott, W. Kerr
Biog/Senior, Handy
Biog/Skener, Doc
Biog/Small, Nathaniel D.
Biog/Somers, C.G.
Biog/Story, C.D.
Biog/Turner, Lon
Biog/Turrentine, James A.
Biog/Vaughn, John
Biog/Zachary, Tom
Bridges
Bridges
Bridges
Shop Blocked, Cleaned Hats in Bygone Days
Graham Man Gave U.S. Today's Flag (James S Cook, Jr)
Small Beginning for Textile Giant
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
Simon Dixon is Big Part of Alamance History
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
Burlington Had One of 1st Female Rural Mail Carriers
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
Callers Indentify B.O. Guthrie House
Clothes on Court Square
Alamance Residents Returned to Gettysburg for Reunion
Building Rich in Textile History Was Demolished in 1947
Plaid Mill Proved Memorial to Holt
Blake Isley Was Lone Boy in Class of 1908
Easy Jones on Air Made Real Radio Waves
There Was No Decision About Coke in the 1930s
Shinny Mansfield Operated S&M Café
In Early 1900s, Town Druggist Was Often Doctor Too
Gra. Family Dabbled in Sales, Farming, Shoe Repair
Nick's Store…in Red, White, Blue for 4th of July
Bldg Was Popular Mtg Place..(defunct Gra Soda Shop bldg)
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
JR Qualls Built Burlington's State Theater in 1938
Old Scott Politics Recalled
Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes
Medicine Men Not Confined to Old West History
Military Service a tradition for Nathaniel Small Descendants
Burlington Insurance Pioneer Key Figure in Education
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
Scouts Trace History in Alamance County to 1912
Alamance Residents Returned to Gettysburg for Reunion
Gra. Family Dabbled in Sales, Farming, Shoe Repair
Remembering Zachary
1945 Storm One to Remember
Alamance Creek Once Became A Raging Waterway
Bellemont Bridge Work Closes Place in History
Collins Shop on Front St, Burl in 1924
Photo of 49-Star Flag
Burlington Ind at Ossipee 1933/J C Cowan
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Simon Dixon gravesite/Cane Creek Friends TN
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Rural Mail Carriers downtown early 1900s TN
6 city leaders including R.A. Freeman
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Rauhut Ave. at Union St., Burlington
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A.M. Hadley, Graham clothier in 1900
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1913 Gettysburg 50th pic local attendees
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2nd E.M. Holt Mill at Alamance c1871
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E.M. Holt Plaid Mill in the 1930s
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Burl High Class of 1908 w/Supt. Curtiss
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E.Z. Jones Meets President of France
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Coke route driver Carl Lee in Mebane 1938 TN
Western Steak House/Gra-Hopedale Rd
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Eugene McLarty druggist at HR c. 1924
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Nicks family on farm 1907; John Vaughn
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W.J. Nicks Store, Court Sq. July 4, 1915
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Moser-McDonald Bldg in '38; E Patterson TN
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State Theater on Andrews St in 1938
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W. Kerr Scott & "branchhead" followers
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Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm
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Doc Skener & His Medicine Wagon
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Nathaniel D. Small, Confederate soldier
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1915 Oakwood School Class/C.G. Somers TN
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Boy Scout Troop #1 trip preparation 1920
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1913 Gettysburg 50th pic local attendees
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Nicks family on farm 1907; John Vaughn
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baseball great Tom Zachary
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floodwater at Alamance Bridge 1945
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September 1945 Flood at Alamance Bridge TN
Bridge at Bellemont; old car
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Burlington Industries
Burlington Industries
Burlington/Description
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Burlington/Downtown
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Burch Bridge Named for Elder James A. Burch
Covered Bridges Are Gone
Covered Spans Important to Early Travelers in N.C.
Early Bridges Were Imposing Structures
Haw River and the Early Bridge
Haw River Bridge Was Top Crossing Spot for Centuries
Hurricane of 1945 Nearly Swept Away Mill Village Lifeline
Old Steel Bridge at Alamance Had Character of Its Own
Plant Has Long History in Nation's Defense
Standard Bldg Housed Many Businesses-N Main & Market
Time Can Add a Few Lines...to Landscape/Dixie warehouse
Burlington Industries Has Major Role in County's Past
It All Started in Burlington Industries Pioneer Plant
Big Time in the Old Town
Boonies Become Uptown
City Began Expansion in 1943
City's Growth Reflected in Old Photo
Scene From A Cold Winter Burlington Day
1950s Busy W. Front Street is Gone
Andrews Street Recalled (now defunct)
Burlington's Downtown Has Undergone Changes
Can You Remember Nickel Hot Dog (Zack's 1st Restaurant)
Cobb Motors Returns Home
Corner of Maple & Spring Looks As It Did in 1939
Davis Street in 1908
Downtown Burlington…1940s
Downtown Burlington's Face Has Changed in 4 Decades
Downtown Has Changed in Past 24 Yrs
Downtown Tents are Gone
Downtown Was Hub of Activity in 1930s
Elephants On Parade
Face of E. Davis Street
Few Changes are Made on Front St.
Fire Sears Downtown (1918 Burlington fire)
Front St. Picture Reflects Half Century of Change
Grand Victorian Homes Once Skirted Downtown Burlington
Burch, James A.
undated Alamance Co covered bridge
Covered Bridge at Bynum, Chatham Co.
Bridge crossing Haw at Swepsonville
early bridge over Haw River
Haw River Bridge in 1919
Sept 1945 flooding at Swepsonville Bridge
Alamance Bridge before 1920
Rayon Plant, Western Electric Bldg
Tire Sales Co. circa 1950s
Aerial view 1938 Gra-Hopedale/N Church
54 employees w/ 25+ yrs service in 1962
Bigger, Better Burlington sign in 1915
Church St & Glenwood Ave about 1920
Mayor Earl Horner and colleague
Glenwood Ave & Circle Dr about 1920
Worth Street photo (not dated)
W. Front St. in 1950s
Andrews St.
Downtown in early 1900s
Worth St., Burlington, in 1934
Harris Auto Co. at Front & Church Sts.
Maple & Spring St. intersection 1939
Aerial View of Burlington 1940s
Parade at Main and Maple 1940s
Burlington Aerial View in 1961
Bigger, Better Burlington sign in 1915
Burlington Aerial View in 1939
Circus parade on Main St around 1915
E. Davis St. looking toward 1st Baptist Ch
E. Front St. in 1950s
Fire debris on S. Main St in 1919
Front St., Burlington, in 1934
Holt house at Spring & Davis c. 1911
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Main St Changes Shown
Main St. Has Seen Many Changes in Past 45 Yrs
Main St. Was the Major Business District in the 1940s
Main St.: 50 Years of (Burlington) History
Main Street circa 1909
Main Street Has Different Look Than in 1914
Main Street is Recalled on Holiday From past
Major Highways Evolve with Time
Rayless Building Was Showcase of Architecture in 1930s
Redevelopment Brought Changes to Main St since 1915
Retreaders, Service Station Once Occupied Main at Maple
Retreading Firm on Prime Thoroughfare for Travelers
Spring and Front Streets in 1930s Revisited
Time Hasn't Changed Much
When Horses "Reigned"
Woods, Fine Old Homes Once Dotted Downtown Burlington
Worth St Once an Active Area of Burlington
Former City Hall, Was It Gaudy, Showy?
1850s Tintype Might Show Company Shops Construction
Remembering Burlington High
"Live Baby" Sale (downtown store promo in 1920)
About the Foundry
Acme Drug Was More Than Just A Business
Alamance County Houses State "First" funeral Home
Alamance Laundry
Alamance Laundry Was Landmark in Downtown (Burlington)
At the Old City Laundry, One Call
Barnwell Bros. Fire Was Biggest in County's History
Barnwell Brothers Had Beginning in June 1930
Blaze Destroys More Than Bldg (Fire at City Laundry)
Bldg Was Popular Mtg Place..(defunct Gra Soda Shop bldg)
Bridge Mfg Firms are Part of Industrial Past
Burlington's Mill Hill Once Included Cherokee Flooring
Cates Firm Provided Coal for Several Generations
City Laundry Was Once Home to Burlington's Street Cars
Clothes on Court Square
Main St, Burl in 1934 looking n from Front
Main St., Burlington, in 1940
Burlington Main St. during parade c.1945
Main St. around 1926-28
Main St, Burlington in 1914
Christmas on Main St, Burl in 1950s
Hwy 70 Thru Downtown Burlington
Rayless on Main St/Belks & Mitchell Drug
Burl. Main St c.1915/Piedmont Hotel
Sinclair Service Station in Burl. 1938
Retreading Co. on Church St late 1930s
Spring St at Front St looking south 1930s
Main St, Burl. in early 1900s
Main St in Burlington 1910-1915
Aerial of Burl 1940; E Front St c.1940
Worth St. stores
Old City Hall at Davis & Worth Sts.
Company Shops in 1850s
old Burlington High School
Main St in Burlington, 1920
Workers at Sykes Foundry circa 1924
Acme Drug Soda Jerks in 1916
Rich & Thompson at Glenwood Ave.
Laundry Truck Fleet in 1940
Alamance Laundry c. 1940
City Laundry on Webb Ave.
Barnwell Bros. terminal 1939…before fire
Barnwell Bros Terminal in 1940
City Laundry Delivery Drivers late 1930s
Moser-McDonald Bldg in '38; E Patterson
Carolina Bridge and Iron/railroad car grider
Cherokee Flooring on Queen Ann St, Burl
Cates booth at 1928 Exposition
Employees of Manning City Laundry 1936
A.M. Hadley, Graham clothier in 1900
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Carolina-Hopedale
Cemetery Records
Cemetery Records
Chatham County
Chatham County
Churches
Churches
Cobb Motors Returns Home
Coca-Cola Party Remembered
Dairy Plants Once Boomed with Business in Alamance Co
Downtown Graham's Had Major Facelift Since 1940s
Early Laundry "Did it Better"
Former Employees Remember Defunct Trucking Firm…
From Auto Dealership to News Office, Times Change…
Home Service Was A Way of Life in City 50 Yrs Ago
Industries Offered Post-High School Activities for Athletes
Many Funeral Services Had Links with Furniture
Melville Dairy Provided Outlet for Hawfields Farmer Products
Motor Service Company Was An Old Time Garage
New Retail Idea, A Grocery Store
Nick's Store…in Red, White, Blue for 4th of July
Norwegian Immigrant Left Mark on City/Berg's Bakery
Rayless Building Was Showcase of Architecture in 1930s
Retreaders, Service Station Once Occupied Main at Maple
Retreading Firm on Prime Thoroughfare for Travelers
Roy's Bowling Ctr… A Memory of Years Gone By
School Class from the Past Visits Bakery
Sellars-in the old days (early department store)
Shop Blocked, Cleaned Hats in Bygone Days
Six Early City Leaders (in front of Freeman Drug Store)
Standard Bldg Housed Many Businesses-N Main & Market
Standard Building is Landmark
Supermarket Brought Changes in Food Shopping
There Was No Decision About Coke in the 1930s
What Happened to the Hudson, Packard & Stanford Car?
Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes
Community's Life Centered Around Carolina Cotton Mill
Cane Creek Friends Cemetery
Cemetery Tells Story of Past
Alamance, Chatham Share Heritage of Chestnut Hill School
Covered Spans Important to Early Travelers in N.C.
(Mt Hermon) Sunday School Class…Recalled
Another Photo Riddle from Past
Harris Auto Co. at Front & Church Sts.
Coca-Cola Christmas Party 1936
Morehead and Spring intersection
Graham in 1941; Hal's Men's Shop
Alamance Laundry (closed in 1968)
Barnwell Bros. '40s; Assoc Transport '50s
Gate City Motors on S. Main St
City Laundry Drivers in 1940
Graham A&P Basketball Team in 1938
horse-drawn funeral carriage
Melville Dairy Deliverymen 1940s
Motor Service Co. service station
Turn of Century grocery store
W.J. Nicks Store, Court Sq. July 4, 1915
Berg's Bakery at Front & Lexington 1930s
Rayless on Main St/Belks & Mitchell Drug
Sinclair Service Station in Burl. 1938
Retreading Co. on Church St late 1930s
Roy's at corner of Church & Andrews St
Fisher St School class visits Berg Bakery
Sellars Dept Store in early 1900s
Collins Shop on Front St, Burl in 1924
6 city leaders including R.A. Freeman
Tire Sales Co. circa 1950s
Standard Bldg: Home of Many Businesses
E. Front St A&P Produce Dept c 1940s
Coke route driver Carl Lee in Mebane 1938
Stanford Motor Car. Co. in 1950
Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm
Carolina Cotton Mill Employees in 1880s
Monument to British Soldiers (at Cane Ck)
Simon Dixon Marker at Cane Creek Mtg
Chestnut Hill School Class of 1912
Covered Bridge at Bynum, Chatham Co.
Baraca Class of Mt. Hermon Methodist
unknown men's Sunday School Class
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Courthouse
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Dams
Baracas Class at First Baptist Recalled
Bethany Church Marks 90th Anniversary Today
Burch Bridge Named for Elder James A. Burch
Cane Creek Friends Cemetery
Cemetery Tells Story of Past
Church Approaching 100th Anniversary (1st Baptist)
Church Played Big Role in Growth of Burlington
Church Remembers Sad Day in History (Fire)
Downtown Pillar of Religion Celebrates 100th Anniversiary
Eldermont School Formed Basis for Shiloh (Presby) Church
Fire Ravaged Friends Historic Meeting
Growth of Local Churches
Ham-Ramsey Recalled (Revival Mtg)
Hocutt Memorial Church History Dates to 1913
Methodist Churches in Mebane Had Very Similar Designs
Sunday School Class Photo (Graham Methodist in 1940)
Swepsonville Church Celebrates Its 100th Birthday
Swepsonville Church Celebrates Its 100th Birthday
Twister of 1936 Turned Church to Rubble
Alamance Residents Returned to Gettysburg for Reunion
Military Service a tradition for Nathaniel Small Descendants
Alamance Club Active in 1910
Alamance Clubs was Once Active UNC Organization
Business & Profession Women's Club in Early Days
Business/Prof. Women History Stretches to 1920s
Eastern Star…Gave 68 Yrs Service in Mebane
Kiwanis Club Hits Milestone
Masonic Gathering
New Burlington Civitan Club Had Float in 1949 Parade
Post 63 - A Job Well Done
Court Square the Ctr of Alamance County
Needing More Courthouse Space Isn't A Novel Idea
Old Graham Courthouse Served Alamance Co. for 75 Yrs
Present Courthouse is 2nd to Serve County
Turn of Century Photo Shows Graham's Old Courthouse
Dams Once Held Back Haw's Water for Textiles
First Baptist Baracas Class about 1915
Bethany Presbyterian Church in Gra
Burch, James A.
Monument to British Soldiers (at Cane Ck)
Simon Dixon Marker at Cane Creek Mtg
First Baptist Church deacons in 1920s
Davis St. Church Men's Class c. 1930
Glenhope Baptist Ch Fire in 1940
Union Church c1890s; 1st Christian UCC
Eldermont School Students/date unknown
Cane Creek Friends Mtg 1942 fire
5 downtown Protestant Churches in Burl
1925 Ham-Ramsey Mtg
Hocutt Church Bible Class in 1923
M.P. Church c.1911; M.E. Church c.1940
Men's Sunday School
Swepsonville Baptist Church
Swepsonville Baptist Church
Lebanon M.E. Church in Meb 1936
1913 Gettysburg 50th pic local attendees
Nathaniel D. Small, Confederate soldier
Alamance Club at Raleigh College 1910
UNC Alamance Club circa 1920
B & PW Club in 1920s
Burlington BPW in 1920s
chapter 112 disbanded March 1983
Kiwanians in 1926 photo
Turn of Century Masonic gathering
Civitan Float in Centennial Parade 1947
Walter B. Ellis Legion Post 63 in 1939
Court Square, Graham, in 1942
Alamance Co Courthouse in 1919
Alamance Co Courthouse in 1919
1976 photo of 2nd Courthouse est 1923
Old Alamance Co Courthouse c 1896-1907
Dam across Haw River at Swepsonville
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Water's Violent Force Made Mills Run, Dams Fall
1945 Storm One to Remember
Burlington's Big Fire
Fire of 1904 Destroyed Burlington's Railroad Hotel
Flood of 1945 Hit Alamance
Hurricane Forced Flood of 1945 on Haw River Recalled
Hurricane of 1945 Nearly Swept Away Mill Village Lifeline
September 1945 Storm Left Floods Across Alamance
When Presidential Candidates Visited
Whitney Teams Went Undefeated for Two Years
Elon Big Winner in 1929
Friend Invited to Elon College Commencement 1908
Braxtons Have Occupied Same Land Since 1756
Family Portraits Were Tradition
Gra. Family Dabbled in Sales, Farming, Shoe Repair
Military Service a tradition for Nathaniel Small Descendants
Visit from the Past (ancestry of William Carrigan)
Barnwell Bros. Fire Was Biggest in County's History
Blaze Destroys More Than Bldg (Fire at City Laundry)
Burl Fire Dept 211-Volunteer Unit Until 1948
Burlington Firemen Had Championship Group
Burlington Firemen in 1895 Had Pride in Work
Burlington's Big Fire
Burlington's Fire Service Has Made Much Progress
Burlington's Fire Truck Became Funeral Vehicle
Church Remembers Sad Day in History (Fire)
City's First Paid Firemen had Christmas Party at firehouse
Early Burlington "Fire Engine" Ran on 4 Legs, Pulled Hose
Fighting Fires in Different Eras
Fire Dept A Source of Pride for Graham
Fire Ravaged Friends Historic Meeting
Fire Sears Downtown (1918 Burlington fire)
Firemen From All Over Fought 1945 Mebane Fire
Graham's Volunteer Firemen Were Always Ready to Serve
Old 1924 Fire Truck Could Still Fight Fires
Railroad Hotel Destroyed in Fire in 1904
Altamahaw & Swepsonville dams in 1938
floodwater at Alamance Bridge 1945
Burlington downtown fire of 1918
Railroad Ticket Office after 1904 fire
Bridge Crossing Alamance Crk on Hwy 62
Haw River Bridge in '45; House on w bank
Sept 1945 flooding at Swepsonville Bridge
Tom Dewey Campaigns in Burlington 1948
Eli Whitney 1935 & 1936 teams
Elon team 1929
Elon College early 20th century
Family Bible c.1765; Deed 1761
Portrait of Unknown Family
Nicks family on farm 1907; John Vaughn
Nathaniel D. Small, Confederate soldier
Nancy Carrigan at Ancestor's grave
Barnwell Bros. terminal 1939…before fire
City Laundry Delivery Drivers late 1930s
Burlington's First Paid Fire Dept
Volunteer Firemen practice to compete
Burlington Firemen Pose for 1895 Photo
Burlington downtown fire of 1918
Firemen in 1950s
Funeral Cortege on Fisher St in 1930s
Glenhope Baptist Ch Fire in 1940
Burlington Fire Dept Holiday Party 1950
Prince the Fire Horse in front of station
Engine Co. No. 1 Equipment
Will Boswell drives Gra Fire equip 1907
Cane Creek Friends Mtg 1942 fire
Fire debris on S. Main St in 1919
bystanders at Oct 2, 1945 Mebane fire
Firemen in front of Gra Fire Dept in 1952
1924 truck at Standard Supply fire 1961
Four fire aftermath photos
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Truck Was Fireman's Pride and Joy
Artists Will Give New Life to Old Graham Landmark
Bldg Was Popular Mtg Place..(defunct Gra Soda Shop bldg)
Change Came Slowly to Graham's Main St.
Court Square the Ctr of Alamance County
Downtown Graham's Had Major Facelift Since 1940s
Education in Graham Outdates Town Many Years
Graham's Volunteer Firemen Were Always Ready to Serve
It Was A Big Day in Graham's History
Main St, Graham (in the Teens)
N. Main St. is Still the Core of Graham
Nick's Store…in Red, White, Blue for 4th of July
Old Graham Courthouse Served Alamance Co. for 75 Yrs
Photographs Bring Back Memories of School Days
Turn of Century Photo Shows Graham's Old Courthouse
Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes
"Big Gun" Once Stood in Middle of Webb
Dams Once Held Back Haw's Water for Textiles
Haw River and the Early Bridge
Hurricane Forced Flood of 1945 on Haw River Recalled
Haw River Bridge Was Top Crossing Spot for Centuries
Minister Rescued Man from Train Wreck
In Early 1900s, Town Druggist Was Often Doctor Too
Medicine Men Not Confined to Old West History
Altamahaw Office is Historic Building
Hospital Served 45 Years
Memorial Hospital Traces Beginnings to 1916
Rainey Hospital Was Part of City Life
Alamance Hotel Has Watched Lot of Traffic Pass
Artists Will Give New Life to Old Graham Landmark
Fire of 1904 Destroyed Burlington's Railroad Hotel
Old Hotel Was Imposing Structure (Railroad Hotel in Burl)
Pine Valley Inn Served Travelers Along Highway 70
Railroad Hotel Destroyed in Fire in 1904
Redevelopment Brought Changes to Main St since 1915
Travelers Stopped at Correct Time Inn for Many Yrs
Mebane Volunteer Fire Truck in 1936
Vestal Hotel in 1900s
Moser-McDonald Bldg in '38; E Patterson
Graham Main St. in 1939 and 1947
Court Square, Graham, in 1942
Graham in 1941; Hal's Men's Shop
Graham Public School 2nd grade 1922
Firemen in front of Gra Fire Dept in 1952
Aerial of 1949 Centennial Parade in Gra
Main St., Graham in 1919
N. Main St., Graham in 1942
W.J. Nicks Store, Court Sq. July 4, 1915
Alamance Co Courthouse in 1919
Graham School 4th Grade 1910 or 1911
Old Alamance Co Courthouse c 1896-1907
Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm
old Navy gun on Webb Ave. pre WWII
Dam across Haw River at Swepsonville
early bridge over Haw River
Haw River Bridge in '45; House on w bank
Haw River Bridge in 1919
early Haw River train wreck
Eugene McLarty druggist at HR c. 1924
Doc Skener & His Medicine Wagon
Altamahaw Mill Office Ntl Historic Register
Rainey Hospital
1961 Hospital Opening; 1981 Addition
Rainey St. was Busy in Early 1900s
Parade passes Alamance Hotel in '40s
Vestal Hotel in 1900s
Railroad Ticket Office after 1904 fire
Railroad Hotel fire of 1904
Pine Valley Inn on Hwy 70 near HR 1940s
Four fire aftermath photos
Burl. Main St c.1915/Piedmont Hotel
Highway 70 w. of Burlington
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Police Dept
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Postal Service
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Quakers
Remember Elvis? He Slept Here
Time Can Add a Few Lines...to Landscape/Dixie warehouse
Times-News Had 1887 Beginning
(Tax) Revaluation As Old As the Hills
Present Library Once Was Burlington Post Office
When Horses "Reigned"
Alumni Have Fond Memories of Old Mebane High School
Firemen From All Over Fought 1945 Mebane Fire
In 1934, N.C.'s Main Street Bisected Mebane (Hwy 70)
Many Mebane Landmarks on Wintry Day in '34 Now Gone
Mebane Had Industry, Stores, Railroad 77 Yrs Ago
Mebane Had Special School District in Early 1900s
Mebane's Landmarks Helped Folks Find Their Way Around
Methodist Churches in Mebane Had Very Similar Designs
Old Accident Photo Provides Look at Mebane in 1940s
There Was No Decision About Coke in the 1930s
Trains Shaped Mebane's History
Truck Was Fireman's Pride and Joy
Twister of 1936 Turned Church to Rubble
Local Men of "Old Hickory" Unit Helped Make History
Grist Mills Were First Businesses
Mills Have Been Important (gristmills in county)
Minstrel Entertained in Times Gefore TV
School Quartet Was Popular Back in 1940
From Auto Dealership to News Office, Times Change…
Times-News Had 1887 Beginning
Old Scott Politics Recalled
Mitchell Hill School Linked Alamance, Orange Cos.
Old Hillcrest Park Holds Memories for the Area
Burlington Police Officers of Past Are Recalled
Officers of the Past are Recalled
Burlington Had One of 1st Female Rural Mail Carriers
Postal Service in Burlington 1915
Postal Work is Tradition for (Bason) Family in Haw River
Present Library Once Was Burlington Post Office
Fire Ravaged Friends Historic Meeting
Piedmont Trust Co Bldg in 1906 photo
Aerial view 1938 Gra-Hopedale/N Church
Hot Type in Composing Room early 1960s
1879 revaluation document
Post Office circa 1918
Main St in Burlington 1910-1915
Mebane High School in 1952
bystanders at Oct 2, 1945 Mebane fire
US 70/Center St in Mebane in 1934
Jan '34 view of Mebane from Dixie tower
Mebane in 1908
Mebane School students in 1906
Meb from Dixie Yarns tower in 1934
M.P. Church c.1911; M.E. Church c.1940
Railroad Crossing Accident in Meb 1940
Coke route driver Carl Lee in Mebane 1938
Mebane looking toward Haw River
Mebane Volunteer Fire Truck in 1936
Lebanon M.E. Church in Meb 1936
National Guard soldiers on Main St 1909
Hackney's Mill near Siler City
Dixon's Mill on Cane Creek built 1753
1930s minstrel show at Burl City Hall
Alexander Wilson quartet in 1930s
Gate City Motors on S. Main St
Hot Type in Composing Room early 1960s
W. Kerr Scott & "branchhead" followers
Mitchell Hill Schools Students 1916-1917
Cameo Baseball team in Hillcrest Park
Burlington Police in early 1950s
Local Police Dept in 1939
Rural Mail Carriers downtown early 1900s
Post Office 1915; Burlington carriers
Postmaster J.W.B. Bason at HR 1890s
Post Office circa 1918
Cane Creek Friends Mtg 1942 fire
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Easy Jones on Air Made Real Radio Waves
1850s Tintype Might Show Company Shops Construction
Depot Moves into New Era
Minister Rescued Man from Train Wreck
Old Accident Photo Provides Look at Mebane in 1940s
Railroad Depot
Railroad Helps with Building
Scene Tells of Days Past
Section Boss Had to Keep Railroad in Good Shape
Small Metal Box is Relic from Company Shops Days
Trains Played Big Part in Life Here in Years Past
Trains Shaped Mebane's History
(Childhood) Home Just a Memory
Callers Indentify B.O. Guthrie House
Do You Know This House? (Corner of Circle Dr & Sunset)
Grand Victorian Homes Once Skirted Downtown Burlington
House On A Vanished Street
Old Houses Sometimes Can Hold Treasures
Can You Remember Nickel Hot Dog (Zack's 1st Restaurant)
Search Turns Up S&M Café
Shinny Mansfield Operated S&M Café
Taylors Remember the Yrs at Bus Terminal Grill
1941 Was Greeted By World in Conflict
Alamance, Chatham Share Heritage of Chestnut Hill School
Alexander Wilson Girls of 1930 Were Winners
Alumni Have Fond Memories of Old Mebane High School
Another Look at Center School
A-O Team in 1925 Recalled
Bethany School…A Name Recalled from the Past
Bethel School Served Students in Another Era
Blake Isley Was Lone Boy in Class of 1908
Burlington High Class of 1910 Had 14 Students
Burlington High Class of 1931 was Class of Distinction
Burlington Insurance Pioneer Key Figure in Education
Burlington Youngsters Went to Broad St. School in 1909
Burning of Bellemont House Removes School
E.Z. Jones Meets President of France
Company Shops in 1850s
Burlington depot in past eras
early Haw River train wreck
Railroad Crossing Accident in Meb 1940
Depot in the Snow in the 1920s
S. Coggins Operates Big Shovel/Church St
Main St. railroad crossing in Burlington
Haw River rail work crew about 1910
Box at Freeman & Zachar Drug Store
Burlington Railway Depot during WWII
Mebane looking toward Haw River
Doyle Boggs home near Co. Shops Mall
Rauhut Ave. at Union St., Burlington
current B.F. Slate House
Holt house at Spring & Davis c. 1911
B.O. Guthrie House, Glencoe St, Burl
youngsters in Indian costumes
Worth St., Burlington, in 1934
Western Steak House/Gra-Hopedale Rd
Western Steak House/Gra-Hopedale Rd
Manuel & Irene Taylor in Term. Grill 1930s
Burlington High School 1941
Chestnut Hill School Class of 1912
Alexander Wilson 1930 Team Undefeated
Mebane High School in 1952
Center School students circa 1920
A-O Basketball Team in 1925
Bethany Schools students 1929
Bethel School sudents 1912-1913
Burl High Class of 1908 w/Supt. Curtiss
Burlington Graded School Class of 1910
Burlington High Class of 1931
1915 Oakwood School Class/C.G. Somers
Broad St. School 2nd Graders in 1909
Students in front of Bellemont School
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Center School circa 1908
Center School Recalled
City School Rules in 1910 (behavior code)
Early Schools in Area Recalled by Photograph
Early Schools in Burlington
Education in Graham Outdates Town Many Years
Eldermont School Formed Basis for Shiloh (Presby) Church
Girl's Basketball in 1928 Was Different World
Graduates in 1937 Found World War Awaiting Them
Graham High Enjoyed Win Over Burlington in 1930
Graham High's 1944 Basketball Team One of School's Best
Graham's 1929 Baseball Team Had Winning Mark
Green Hill School Served Southern Alamance
High School Baseball Once Major Recreation
High School Class of 1910 Having 75th Anniversary
High School Football Struggled Through '30s
Hillcrest School Ruled Soccer Fields in the '30s
Holt's School Part of Educational Life in City's Past
Household Names Made Up 1938 Class at Burlington High
Isley School Served N. Alamance Until Consolidation
It All Started in 1922 (First Burlington High Football team)
Many Children in Past Chose Not to Go to School
Mebane Had Special School District in Early 1900s
Memories of An Old Timey School
Mitchell Hill School Linked Alamance, Orange Cos.
Neighborhood High Schools Are Thing of the Past
New Book Tells Full Sylvan School Story
Oakwood Schools Days Recalled at Reunion
Old Elon School Recalled
Old School Recalled
Photographs Bring Back Memories of School Days
Pleasant Grove Team of 1934-35 was a Winner
Possum Hollow College- A Name from the Past
School Class from the Past Visits Bakery
School Patrol Made Crossings Safe
School Quartet Was Popular Back in 1940
students in front of Bellemont School 1908
Center School students 1914-15
Burlington City Schools bldgs 1909-1910
School students pose for photograph
Burlington Graded school students c1900
Graham Public School 2nd grade 1922
Eldermont School Students/date unknown
Pleasant Grove High Girl's Basketball 1928
Haw River High School Class of 1937
Graham High football team 1930
Graham High Basketball Team in 1944
Graham High 1929 Baseball team
Green Hill School students 1914
Alexander Wilson Baseball Team 1940s
Graduating Class of 1910
1931 Burlington High football team
Hillcrest Soccer Champ Team c.1940
Holt's School Notice from 1885
Burl High Class of '38 at Paramount Thtr
Isley School Students in early 1900s
1922 Burlington High Football Team
Burlington Graded Schools 1909-1910
Mebane School students in 1906
Glenwood School students
Mitchell Hill Schools Students 1916-1917
1959 Alexander Wilson Baseball Team
Sylvan Class of 1932; baseball champs
Oakwood Reunion 1980; students in 1920
Elon College High Class of 1929
School at Altamahaw Consolidated 1922
Graham School 4th Grade 1910 or 1911
Pleasant Grove High Basketball 1934-35
Roofing Co. Occupied former school site
Fisher St School class visits Berg Bakery
Patrol in front of Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Alexander Wilson quartet in 1930s
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Spartan Conditions Marked Schooling at Shallow Ford
Spring (School) Was Pioneer in Agriculture
Students Awaited New School in 1915 Session
Sylvan School is 114 Yrs Old and Still Teaching Students
Tom Thumb Wedding Was Annual Rite of First Grade
Tracing Early Schools
Union School Started by Railroad Company
Whitsett Institute Had Good Baseball Team in 1916
Wilson Team Is Remembered
50th Reunion No Longer Unusual for High Schools
Scouts Trace History in Alamance County to 1912
Snow Camp Had Woolen Plant
County Has Long History of Helping Hunger Victims
Actor, Actress Came to Town to Spur Bond Sales in '42
Alamance Hotel Has Watched Lot of Traffic Pass
Christmas Parade From Another Day
Downtown Burlington's Face Has Changed in 4 Decades
Elephants On Parade
Exposition Was Big Event
It Was A Big Day in Graham's History
It's Parade Time in 1919
Main St. Was the Major Business District in the 1940s
Main Street is Recalled on Holiday From past
Miss N.C. Pageant Parade Staged in Burlington
Movie Stars Used to Visit Towns Like Burlington
New Burlington Civitan Club Had Float in 1949 Parade
Patriotic Events Were Gay Times in Burlington
Remember Elvis? He Slept Here
Vice President LBJ Visited Elon Campus
When Presidential Candidates Visited
World's Tallest Man Visited Burlington in 1939
Alexander Wilson Girls of 1930 Were Winners
A-O Team in 1925 Recalled
Baseball Was King, But Softball Still Played
Basketball Provided Fun Time…in 1943
Bees Drew 140,000 Fans in 1947
Shallow Ford School students in 1909
Spring School students 1914/ag show
Burlington students 1915 at old school
Sylvan Class of 1920
first grade class at Fisher St School
Burlington High Class of 1916
Union School students early 1900s
Whitsett Institute Baseball Team 1916
Alexander Wilson football Team late 1940s
Burl Class of 1932 at grad & 50 yrs later
Boy Scout Troop #1 trip preparation 1920
1911 Picnic at Snow Camp Woolen Mills
Overseas Relief Drive in 1947
John Payne & Jane Wyman visit in 1942
Parade passes Alamance Hotel in '40s
Burlington Christmas Parade 1940
Parade at Main and Maple 1940s
Circus parade on Main St around 1915
Merchants/Manufacturers Expo 1929
Aerial of 1949 Centennial Parade in Gra
Parade on E. Davis St in 1919
Burlington Main St. during parade c.1945
Christmas on Main St, Burl in 1950s
3 Stooges in Burlington in 1946
Civitan Float in Centennial Parade 1947
July 4th celebration in unknown yr
Piedmont Trust Co Bldg in 1906 photo
Lyndon Johnson at Elon College
Tom Dewey Campaigns in Burlington 1948
Robert Wadlow on E Davis St 1939
Alexander Wilson 1930 Team Undefeated
A-O Basketball Team in 1925
Plaid Mills Softball team 1930s
Elon Eagles Men's Rec Basketball 1943
Burlington Bees Baseball team in 1940s
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Bellemont Baseball Team Early Years Recalled
Burlington High Had State Basketball Champs in 1936
Despite Equipment, 1938 Highland Ball Team Had Fun
Elon Big Winner in 1929
Football not the Same in Early 1900s
Gibsonville Baseball Teams are Recalled
Girl's Basketball in 1928 Was Different World
Graham High Enjoyed Win Over Burlington in 1930
Graham High's 1944 Basketball Team One of School's Best
Graham's 1929 Baseball Team Had Winning Mark
High School Baseball Once Major Recreation
High School Football Struggled Through '30s
Hillcrest School Ruled Soccer Fields in the '30s
Industries Offered Post-High School Activities for Athletes
It All Started in 1922 (First Burlington High Football team)
May Hosiery Team Won Championship in 1936 Play
McEwan Knitting Co Became Pioneer in Hosiery Industry
Neighborhood High Schools Are Thing of the Past
Old Hillcrest Park Holds Memories for the Area
Pinetop Area Is Recalled by Old Baseball Team
Pleasant Grove Team of 1934-35 was a Winner
Remembering Zachary
Sat. Game Will Bring Back memories a Swepsonville Park
Standard Hosiery Team of 1933 Was Winner
Standard Hosiery Team of 1940s Remembered
Swepsonville Baseball Team in Class of Own in 1937
Tower Team of 1938 Featured Future Big Leaguer
Websters Fielded Their Own Baseball Team in 1947
Whitney Teams Went Undefeated for Two Years
Whitsett Institute Had Good Baseball Team in 1916
Wilson Team Is Remembered
Wilson's Boys Won 1941 Title
Andrews Street Recalled (now defunct)
Asphalt Streets Brought A Change to Area
House On A Vanished Street
Street Is Much Busier Today
Bellemont Baseball team
Burlington High 1936 Basketball Team
Highland neighborhood baseball team 1938
Elon team 1929
Football game at Broad St. School
Mineola 1923 and 1938 baseball teams
Pleasant Grove High Girl's Basketball 1928
Graham High football team 1930
Graham High Basketball Team in 1944
Graham High 1929 Baseball team
Alexander Wilson Baseball Team 1940s
1931 Burlington High football team
Hillcrest Soccer Champ Team c.1940
Graham A&P Basketball Team in 1938
1922 Burlington High Football Team
May Hosiery 1936 Champions
McEwen employees 1929; baseball team
1959 Alexander Wilson Baseball Team
Cameo Baseball team in Hillcrest Park
Pinetop Baseball Team in 1930s
Pleasant Grove High Basketball 1934-35
baseball great Tom Zachary
Swepsonville Baseball Team 1948
Standard Hosiery team in 1933
Standard Hosiery team
Swepsonville Baseball Team 1937
Tower Mills baseball team 1938
Alexander Wilson/Webster Baseball 1947
Eli Whitney 1935 & 1936 teams
Whitsett Institute Baseball Team 1916
Alexander Wilson football Team late 1940s
1941 Alexander Wilson Basketball Team
Andrews St.
Asphalt Plant in early Burlington
B.O. Guthrie House, Glencoe St, Burl
S. Church St./Hwy 70
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Trollinger Street's Monument Passed with Time
Early Bridges Were Imposing Structures
Hurricane of 1945 Nearly Swept Away Mill Village Lifeline
Sat. Game Will Bring Back memories a Swepsonville Park
Swepsonville Baseball Team in Class of Own in 1937
Water's Violent Force Made Mills Run, Dams Fall
(Textile) Workers in 1931 Made $6 Weekly
1890 and the Mills Grow
Altamahaw Office is Historic Building
Baseball Was King, But Softball Still Played
Birth of an Industry
Building Rich in Textile History Was Demolished in 1947
Burlington's Mill Hill Once Included Cherokee Flooring
Community's Life Centered Around Carolina Cotton Mill
Daisy Hosiery Began Burlington's Hosiery Industry
Daisy Hosiery Opened Up a Local Industry
Dams Once Held Back Haw's Water for Textiles
Early Mill Worker's Life Was not Easy
Elmira Section Named for Mill
Glen Raven Mills Marking 100th Anniversary
Haw River Mill Traces Beginning Back to 1944
Historic Webb Ave Structure Home for Standard Hosiery
Hosiery Ctr of the South
It All Started in Burlington Industries Pioneer Plant
Life on "Mill Hill"
May Hosiery Was Area Leader
May Hosiery Was Giant in Alamance Textile Industry
McEwan Knitting Co Became Pioneer in Hosiery Industry
North Carolina Silk Mills Recalled
Old Alamance Mill changes Through Years
Old Check Recalls Mill Operation in 1880s
Oneida: A Unique Mill
Plaid Mill Proved Memorial to Holt
Plant Has Long History in Nation's Defense
Return of Nylons Was Cause for Celebration
Small Beginning for Textile Giant
Trollinger St monument
Bridge crossing Haw at Swepsonville
Sept 1945 flooding at Swepsonville Bridge
Swepsonville Baseball Team 1948
Swepsonville Baseball Team 1937
Altamahaw & Swepsonville dams in 1938
Gibsonville Hosiery Workers in 1931
Gaslights; Glencoe Mills of Gay 90s
Altamahaw Mill Office Ntl Historic Register
Plaid Mills Softball team 1930s
Burlington Mills staff in 1929
2nd E.M. Holt Mill at Alamance c1871
Cherokee Flooring on Queen Ann St, Burl
Carolina Cotton Mill Employees in 1880s
Mill workers in 1915
Daisy Hosiery Mill workers
Dam across Haw River at Swepsonville
Bellemont mill hands in 1898
Elmira Mill employees at turn of century
Glen Raven spinning/carding staff 1929
Granite Mill Employees 07/04/1899
Standard Hosiery Bldg on E. Webb 1947
Sellars Mill employees in late 1930s
Aerial view of Burlington Pioneer Plant
May Hosiery Looper Room
May Hosiery workforce May 1, 1929
McEwen employees 1929; baseball team
N.C. Silk Mills employees 1930
Old mill at Alamance & found E.M. Holt
Carolina Cotton Mills check oct 1, 1889
Oneida Mill in Graham built circa 1881
E.M. Holt Plaid Mill in the 1930s
Rayon Plant, Western Electric Bldg
Main St scene of hosiery's return from war
Burlington Ind at Ossipee 1933/J C Cowan
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Snow Camp Had Woolen Plant
Some Mill Memories
Standard Hosiery Mill Fades Out of Picture
Standard Hosiery Survived the Depression
Standard Hosiery Team of 1933 Was Winner
Standard Hosiery Team of 1940s Remembered
Standard Hosiery; 24 Machines and Determination
Time Can Add a Few Lines...to Landscape/Dixie warehouse
Tower Team of 1938 Featured Future Big Leaguer
Voice of Reason in 1897 Panic
Water Provided Alamance County Mills' Power
Webb Ave. Mill Had Much Historic Value
Whitehead Hosiery Helped Make City Hosiery Ctr of South
Whitehead Hosiery Office of 1925 Typical of Day
Carolina Theater Was the Western Movie House
Catching the News at the Cinema
Household Names Made Up 1938 Class at Burlington High
JR Qualls Built Burlington's State Theater in 1938
Minstrel Entertained in Times Gefore TV
Movie House History
Movie Stars Used to Visit Towns Like Burlington
Movie Theaters Did Big Business During World War II Years
State Theater and Back to School
Area Received Electricity in 1902
Area's First Mass Transit
Auto Licenses & Long Lines are Nothing News
Bus Terminal Was A Busy Spot in Town in 1940s
Cab Era Hit Town in the 1940s
City Laundry Was Once Home to Burlington's Street Cars
Herman Brooks Operated Cabs in County
In 1934, N.C.'s Main Street Bisected Mebane (Hwy 70)
Major Highways Evolve with Time
Riding the Rails
Street Cars Made Big Difference in County
Street Cars Made Commuters Out of Alamance Residents
Streetcar Brought Changes to County
1911 Picnic at Snow Camp Woolen Mills
Glencoe Mill Employees circa 1912
Standard Hosiery employees 1931
Standard Hosiery employees in 1931
Standard Hosiery team in 1933
Standard Hosiery team
Standard Hosiery employees in 1929
Aerial view 1938 Gra-Hopedale/N Church
Tower Mills baseball team 1938
Granite Mills employees in 1890s
Mill at Haw River
Bridge at Baker-Cammack Hosiery 1939
Whitehead Hosiery workers
Whitehead Hosiery Office in 1925
Carolina Theater (date unknown)
Alamance Theater of W. Front St
Burl High Class of '38 at Paramount Thtr
State Theater on Andrews St in 1938
1930s minstrel show at Burl City Hall
Carolina Theatre (circa 1925-26)
3 Stooges in Burlington in 1946
Back to School Party, State Theatre '40s
Spike being driven for streetcar lines
Summer streetcar outing (not dated)
W. Luther Cates at License Office 1930s
Bus Station on Maple Ave c.1940
Lea Bus & Taxi on W. Front St
Employees of Manning City Laundry 1936
Bus Station Photo
US 70/Center St in Mebane in 1934
Hwy 70 Thru Downtown Burlington
Piedmont Railway & Electric streetcar
Crew That Built Streetcar Lines 1911
Streetcar Riders Await Repairs near HR
Passengers aid disabled streetcar
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Trailways, Greyhound Have Primitive Predecessors
With coming of the Auto Came Accidents
Area Received Electricity in 1902
Telephone Operators in 1912 Had Different Role
Alamance Was Quick To Honor Its World War II Heroes
Honoring the War Dead
Local Men of "Old Hickory" Unit Helped Make History
Alamance Creek Once Became A Raging Waterway
Oh, Those January Ice Storms
Scene From A Cold Winter Burlington Day
September 1945 Storm Left Floods Across Alamance
Snow Buried the County Back in 1940
Strange Winter of 1984-85
Twister of 1936 Turned Church to Rubble
Two Feet of Snow Blanketed Co. One Cold Day in 1940
When Hazel Hit Alamance
With Winter's Approach, Talk Turns to Snow
Wrike Drug Survived Blizzards, Huricanes
Whitsett Institute Had Good Baseball Team in 1916
"Big Gun" Once Stood in Middle of Webb
1920 Armistice Day was Big Celebration in County
Alamance Boys Answered Call in 1917 to Fight Kaiser
Day the Boys Came Home From War
Liberty Bond Sales Helped Pay for World War I
Parade Marked End of War (World War I)
War's End Was Festive Occasion
1941 Was Greeted By World in Conflict
Actor, Actress Came to Town to Spur Bond Sales in '42
Alamance Was Quick To Honor Its World War II Heroes
Changed Front St Revisited on V-J Day
Civil Air Patrol Members Searched for Downed Plans
Fairchild Engine Co. Honored in '43
Fairchild Gunner Trainer Built in Burlington Had Short Life
Graduates in 1937 Found World War Awaiting Them
Pictures, Memories All That’s Left from Fairchild AT-21
Return of Nylons Was Cause for Celebration
Bus in downtown Mebane in 1920s
1913 Automobile Accident
Spike being driven for streetcar lines
Dora Grund, chief telephone operator
Graham Theatre '40s WWII Photo Display
War Dead Honored by Memorial Board
National Guard soldiers on Main St 1909
September 1945 Flood at Alamance Bridge
Ice Storm in downtown Burl. About 1905
Worth Street photo (not dated)
January 1940 snowstorm
Lebanon M.E. Church in Meb 1936
N. Main St & Court Sq in Graham
Snow Scene on Main St, Burlington
Wrike Drug in Gra after 1940 snowstorm
Whitsett Institute Baseball Team 1916
old Navy gun on Webb Ave. pre WWII
Roster of World War I Company
Celebration on May 30, 1919
Doughboys Parade in Burlington
Main St. on Memorial Day in 1919
Burlington High School 1941
John Payne & Jane Wyman visit in 1942
Graham Theatre '40s WWII Photo Display
V-J Day at Main & Front Streets
CAP at Alamance Airport 1940s
Fairchild Parade on Nove 30, 1943
Fairchild Gunner
Haw River High School Class of 1937
Fairchild Aircraft
Main St scene of hosiery's return from war
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World War II Affected All
Do You Remember the Teenage Club in Burlington?
Victory Bond Rally in late 1945
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