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	Map of Durham, East and West Durham, N.C. A 1924 Durham Chamber of Commerce map depicting schools, mills, factories, and cemeteries in Durham. This map contains information pertaining to neighborhoods now commonly referred to as: West End, Lyon Park, West Durham (area surrounding Erwin Mills), Pearl Cotton Mills Village, Duke University (East Campus), Trinity Heights, Walltown, Trinity Park, Old North Durham, Morehead Hill, Duke Park, Downtown Durham (Central Business District), Cleveland-Holloway Street, East End, East Durham (portion), Edgemont and Morning Glory near the Golden Belt Manufacturing Company, Hayti. The map identifies street names and the location of hydrants, fire alarm boxes and fire stations.
	Panoramic photograph of downtown Durham looking west This panoramic view, taken from the Washington Duke Hotel, captures several landmarks. On the left, at the corner of Blackwell and Pettigrew streets, sits the historic W. T. Blackwell & Company Tobacco Factory, purveyor of Bull Durham tobacco, and part of the American Tobacco Company. The Liggett & Myers plant sits in the center panel near the horizon. The Imperial Tobacco Company and the Durham High School appear in the distance of the right panel. In the foreground on the right, sits the Durham Auditorium (now the Carolina Theatre). Holladay Studios shot the image which appears on p. 10 of the 1926 Durham Chamber of Commerce publication, Durham, North Carolina: A Center of Industry and Education.
	Panoramic photograph of the American Tobacco Company and downtown Durham The left panel of the panoramic image features the historic W.T. Blackwell and Company Factory built in 1874, and an extensive manufacturing plant owned by the American Tobacco Company. At the horizon in the center panel are the twin steeples of Duke Memorial Church and the Liggett & Myers plant; railyards and commercial buildings sit in the foreground. The right panel features buildings near the intersection of Main and Corcoran streets including the Durham Loan & Trust Building, the Washington Duke Hotel, the United States post office (built in 1904), Wright Corner, and the Geer Building. Holladay Studio shot the image for the 1926 Durham Chamber of Commerce publication, Durham, North Carolina: A Center of Industry and Education.
	Photograph of children in playground with ball Durham Chamber of Commerce photograph of children playing on a playground with a ball, on a see-saw, and with other toys. In the background is an advertisement for BC Headache products.
	Photograph of Golden Belt Manufacturing building Photograph of the Golden Belt Manufacturing building with people standing outside. The Durham Chamber of Commerce published this image in their 1926 brochure entitled Durham, North Carolina: A Center of Industry and Education.
	Panoramic photograph, American Tobacco factory in Durham looking to the East This panoramic view of Durham, North Carolina shows the factory of the American Tobacco Company, the original home of the W. T. Blackwell & Company enterprise, producer of Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco. This view was shot from the western edge of the factory complex looking eastward over the Washington Building. The image appeared in Durham, North Carolina: A Center of Industry and Education, a publication issued by the Durham Chamber of Commerce in 1926.
	Panoramic photograph, view of Erwin Cotton Mills This photograph shows a panoramic view of the Erwin Cotton Mills, originally established in 1892 by Benjamin N. Duke and his partners. The mill complex contained manufacturing and storage facilities as well as a company town with millworker housing and a general store. Remaining structures from the Erwin Cotton Mill, are located near Main and Ninth Streets in Durham. This image appears in the 1926 Durham Chamber of Commerce publication entitled, Durham, North Carolina: A Center of Industry and Education.

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