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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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Ocracoke, Gate

Scanned aerial photograph of the lower Combahee River

Aerial photograph of canals in Topsail, NC

Register

How Roanoke Vanished Into Thin Air

Creef Boatworks at Wanchese on Roanoke Island, North Carolina

10 Shillings, North Carolina, 1754

North Carolina Eclipse Expedition of 1900

Promotional booklet for Soul City, North Carolina

44c Flags of our Nation IV: North Carolina single

Charlotte, N. C.

Square in Asheville, NC

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figure, man

figure, woman

Plate/platter and serving utensils

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Dairy Queen

Dr. Joseph Charles Price

Fontana Dam Viewed from the Air

Pennant for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Academic robe worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

Autumn Mountains, Hot Springs, North Carolina

Autumn Landscape with Large Rock, North Carolina

Marshall, North Carolina

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

Highland Brewing Co.

Couple at Grandfather Mountain

Marshall, North Carolina

Here it was mild and gentle and so became he.

20 Dollars, North Carolina, 1779

Louise Daniels' House, Greenville, North Carolina, from the series Places for the Spirit, Traditional African American Gardens of the South

Wade Martin Appalachian Dulcimer

Having my picture taken


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