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| Title | Elkin and Alleghany R'l'y Celebration -- July 4, 1911 |
| Caption | W. W. Whitaker, Elkin, N. C. |
| Transcription | Message on back of card: "Dearest Helen, Am so glad you are coming home. Write me a card when to meet you. I am crazy to go home with you but am afraid I will be disappointed as we are going to have a lot of [company]. Grandma is better but Mama is pretty sick. She wants to go home with you. Poor Willie I am so sorry for him. I take it for granted you are. Bushels of love, T.M.K." Addressed to "Miss Helen Reevies, Harrisonburg, Virginia. c/o Normal School." Postmarked 18 December 1911." |
| Publisher | W. W. Whitaker, Elkin, N.C.
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| Description | View of a parade and crowded street scene. A couple of floats and men on horseback move down the street while people stand on either side watching. The street is decorated with American flags and other banners, including one that reads "10 Big Bargain Days." |
| Date | ca. 1911 |
| Subject (tgm) | Parades & processions
Crowds
Business districts
Flags
Umbrellas
Celebrations
Fourth of July celebrations
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| Subject - Topical | Postcards -- North Carolina
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| Subject - Geographic | Elkin (N.C.)
Surry County (N.C.)
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| Original Form | Postcard
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| Language | English
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| Physical Description of Original | 88 mm x 139 mm |
| Medium of Original | Paper
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| Collection in Repository | Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077); collection guide available online at http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/77barbour/77barbour.html |
| Local Identifier | P077; 1-108 |
| Citation | "Elkin and Alleghany R'l'y Celebration -- July 4, 1911" in Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Digital Collection | North Carolina Postcards
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| 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 | P077-1-108.tif |
