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Explore America: North Carolina

Explore America and discover people, places, art, and history that connect to North Carolina in the Smithsonian’s collections. Held in trust for the American people, the Smithsonian’s collections document the country’s history, art from across the globe, scientific discovery, and the vast wonders of the natural and cultural world. Visit Smithsonian Open Access to download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s 2D and 3D images.


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Doc Watson and Merle Watson

Photo of Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone) at age 12

July 4 March through Chapel Hill

Carte-de-visite of a Freedmen's School with students and teachers

A member of the praise team uses flags to usher in the spirit of the Lord at Evangel Fellowship COGIC, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2005

Photograph of Senator Henry Hall Falkener and family

Duke University

Woman standing at gift wrap counter

Aerial photograph taken over Eagles Island, NC

Photograph of fields near Wilmington, NC

Scanned aerial photograph of the lower Combahee River

Aerial photograph of canals in Topsail, NC

Square in Asheville, NC

Dairy Queen

Fontana Dam Viewed from the Air

Photograph of Waldo C. Falkener, Sr. and two unidentified men at Bennett College

Couple at Grandfather Mountain

Fontana Dam, North Carolina

Having my picture taken

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