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Historical Sketch: In the summer of 1930 the Extension Division of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sponsored a study tour to the United States west coast. The tour took place between June 7th and August 2nd, and passed through the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, California, Neveda, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Collection Description: Lillian Alexander Burch was a member of the tour group. She created a collection of 154 prints and postcards that document the trip, most of which are mounted in an album. The images show popular tourist sites as well as views of tour participants. The group camped for part of the trip and some of the photographs include camp scenes. Photographs made at the Hal Roach Studio in California include Oliver Hardy and Charley Chase. The collection includes a small quantity of manuscript material.
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