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Every piece on the site, filed under the five working sections. Thirty in all.

30 pieces

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A quiet downtown street at night with an illuminated church steeple and brick storefrontsThe Fastest Turnover in Orange CountyFranklin Street
Mama Dip's Closed in 2021Mama Dip's Closed in 2021Franklin Street
Storefront signs for Chopsticks & More and Top This restaurant along a tree-lined sidewalkThe Corner Above Columbia StreetFranklin Street
A person wears a hooded skull mask in a nighttime crowd during a street celebrationWhen the Town Set a Crowd LimitFranklin Street
Crowd seated in folding chairs on a lawn outside a columned brick buildingThe Carolina Inn Has Been There Since 1924Franklin Street
Stone statue of a cartoon pig character raising a hand, against a sky with pine treesBill Neal Put Shrimp and Grits on the Menu in 1982The Table
A copper still spout and lid beside a stainless steel condenser in a brick-walled distilleryPot, Swan Neck, CondenserThe Table
Five golden-brown biscuits stacked on a round wooden plateThe Line at Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen at Seven in the MorningThe Table
Red lanterns hang above a dimly lit restaurant entrance with flowers and potted plantsAndrea Reusing and the Kitchen at LanternThe Table
A metal coffee pot and empty plate sit on a café counterAshley Christensen's RaleighThe Table
Orange pumpkins displayed on a table at an outdoor farmers marketWhat the Carrboro Farmers Market Actually IsThe Table
Two-story gray suburban house with attached garage and concrete driveway under cloudy skyMember-Owned Since 1988The Table
Rainbow Boulevard street sign in front of the boarded-up Hotel Niagara buildingTwo Durham Rooms That Are Not the SameThe Table
A blue Camaro SS convertible parked outside a classic chrome dinerThe BLT at Merritt's Store and GrillThe Table
Whole Hog to the East, Shoulder to the WestWhole Hog to the East, Shoulder to the WestThe Table
Aerial view of the National Mall, Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln MemorialPine Land Between Three Cities, 1959The Park
A tall metal water tower structure lit with purple and gold lights against a night skyWhat the American Tobacco Campus Used to MakeThe Park
Collage of city scenes including a chapel, skyline, bull statue, arena crowd and storefrontsDurham Bulls Athletic Park and the Bull That Blows SmokeThe Park
The Cornerstone Was Laid in 1793The Cornerstone Was Laid in 1793The University
Packed arena crowd watches players on court during a college basketball gameWhat the Dean Smith Center Actually Runs OnThe University
Stone campus building with steep gabled roofs and stairs leading up a grassy lawnThe Scholarship John Motley Morehead IV BuiltThe University
What Was Decided, and WhenWhat Was Decided, and WhenThe University
Covered walkway with red benches lining a building beside a palm-shaded lawnA Town Whose Population Turns Over Every Four YearsThe University
Gravel trail lined with stone edging runs beside a rock outcrop near Eno RiverThe River That Supplied Durham's MillsOut of Town
Aerial view of a bridge crossing Jordan Lake with wooded shoreline and an airplane wingB. Everett Jordan Lake and the Towns That Weren't There YetOut of Town
Churton Street and the Courthouse ClockChurton Street and the Courthouse ClockOut of Town
A capped glass bottle with a blank label beside an empty tumbler on a wooden tableMixed in Salisbury Since 1917, Opened in Winston-Salem in 1937Out of Town
When High Point Becomes the Furniture Capital of the WorldWhen High Point Becomes the Furniture Capital of the WorldOut of Town
Diagram of a stiff leg derrick placing precast segments on box piers over a bridge deckThe Road That Follows the RidgeOut of Town
Musicians perform on stage with guitars and a trumpet under colorful stage lightingCat's Cradle and the Bands That Came ThroughOut of Town