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Greasing the pig for the "Greasy Pig Race," at Siler City, N.C., Fourth of July celebration, 1907

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Greasing the pig for the "Greasy Pig Race," at Siler City, N.C., Fourth of July celebration, 1907

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Title	Greasing the pig for the "Greasy Pig Race" at Siler City, N.C., Fourth of July celebration, 1907
Transcription	Message on back of card: "Dear Sir: Your letter received today and will give it my attention. Thanks. Best wishes from yrs truly, R.H. Elkins." Addressed to "Mr. Solomon Womble, Apopka, Fla." Postmarked 25 January 1908.
Publisher	Siler City Grit
Description	View of several men holding down a pig. A large crowd is gathered to watch. "Compliments of The Siler City Grit" is noted on the front of the card.
Creation Date	1907
Date	1907
Subject (tgm)	Swine Festivals Crowds Fourth of July celebrations
Subject Topical	Postcards--North Carolina.
Subject Geographic	Siler City (N.C.) Chatham County (N.C.)
DCMI Type	Image
Form General	Postcards
Language	English
Physical Description of Original	83 mm x 139 mm
Medium of Original	Paper
Collection in Repository	Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077); collection guide available online at http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0077/
Local Identifier	P077;4-1
Citation	"Greasing the pig for the "Greasy Pig Race" at Siler City, N.C., Fourth of July celebration, 1907" in Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Digital Collection	North Carolina Postcards
Repository	North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Copyright	Public Domain
filename	P077-4-1.tif

Greasing the pig for the "Greasy Pig Race," at Siler City, N.C., Fourth of July celebration, 1907

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