Posted in DigitalNC, Tar Heelia on October 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As the election season heats up, not even a simple post about yearbook photos can avoid accusations of partisanship. In the interest of fair representation for both of our state’s major party gubernatorial candidates, here are both the freshman and senior yearbook photos of Walton Dalton (top) and Pat McCrory (bottom). The placement of the [...]
Posted in Artifact of the Month, History, Memorabilia Moment, Tar Heelia on October 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The 2012 presidential election is so complicated: convoluted electoral equations, Super PACs, televised debates with real-time feedback from undecided voters. Remember when a voter could express his or her support with nothing more than a smiling peanut? Our October Artifact of the Month is a green toboggan supporting Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign. The words [...]
Posted in On This Day, tagged boston daily advertiser, chicago tribune, nc reconstruction, sidney andrews on October 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1865: Sidney Andrews, Southern correspondent for the Boston Daily Advertiser and the Chicago Tribune during the early days of Reconstruction, sums up his observations of North Carolina: “Spindling of legs, round of shoulders, sunken of chest, lank of body, stooping of posture, narrow of face, retreating of forehead, thin of nose, [...]
