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A group of Little River Club women working for certificates in Food Preservation
This photograph (ca. 1920-1929) depcits four women who took a lesson on steam pressure and worked towards certificates in food preservation.
Agents in training to can tomatoes and green beans. The canner is the popular Flowers model manufactured in Hickory [North Carolina]. The can with the label is a 4-H brand for green beans
Seven women and two extension agents were photographed during a lesson on canning (ca. 1920-1929.) The canner depicted was a popular Flowers model manufactured in Hickory, North Carolina. The can with the label was a 4-H brand for green beans.
Demonstration of first-aid for swimmers
A man was photographed while demonstrating first-aid for swimmers to group of young men and women (ca. 1920-1929.)
Cook with milk! A quart a day per child
This photograph depicts a home demonstration by Mrs. Jonathan Danson in Duplin County, North Carolina. Mrs. Jonathan Danson educated rural women on how and why to cook with milk.
Owner of Gateway Explains His Position on Integration
The Gateway, a restaurant on Hillsborough Street, remained segregated despite student protest. The owner, Bobby Wilder, explained that he integrated one of his restaurants and kept the other segregated so to provide a choice for his customers. He…
NC State Housing Bulletin
The purpose of this bulletin was three-fold. The blue bulletin provided vital information for minority students and faculty looking for housing in West Raleigh, it served as a reminder to white students, faculty, and administrators of the harsh…
Affirmative Action Officer Discusses Raleigh's Housing Crisis
Affirmative Action Officer, Lawrence Clark, met with the Good Neighbor Council to discuss the most pressing crises in racial discrimination. Clark believed the greatest threat to equality was not violence, bu the mundane. Simple issues such as real…
Dr. Augustus M. Witherspoon
Dr. Augustus M. Witherspoon received his Ph.D. from NC State in 1971, becoming only the second black student to receive a doctorate from the university. He became an instructor upon graduation and would eventually become the first black teacher in…
David Thompson
First African American at N.C. State to win All American award. Led N.C. State to the 1974 NCAA Basketball Championship
Voices Extra Vol. 1, No. 3
"The Group" printed a newsletter called Voices. In the first volume, they recount "Worker Sympathy Demonstration No. 1" held in support of the Physical Plant employees in partnership with the Society of Afro-American Culture.The demonstration was…
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Mrs. Betty Marcum getting crowned, January 11, 1965
This photograph shows the winner of the 1965 Mrs. NC State pageant, Mrs. Betty Marcum, getting crowned by her husband, John Marcum.