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Principally street scenes of Durham, N.C., 1930s-1950s, showing life, architecture, etc. Photographs are drawn from a larger collection (ca. 2700 items) of Dixon's papers relating to his work as a journalist for the Durham Herald and his experiences in World War I.

Fire guts 4 buildings - north side Main Street looking west from Church Street. 3 other buildings damaged. Friday, April 18, 1969. ("Photo by Tony Rumple, Durham, N.C.")	Unidentified Durham scene.	Y.M.C.A. building in foreground at south-west corner of Main & Roxboro Streets as preparations were made to tear it down. Across Main St. in the Malbourne Hotel. ("Larry Martin, Photographer.")	This is one of the first street cars, year 1915. Type of street cars used during summer months. ("Centennial." "DC How Times Change.")
Mayor Evans and group. ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Mangum & Chapel Hill Streets, where city governmental buildings are to be built—looking west, 1965. ("Photo by Tony Rumple, Durham, N.C.")	Southeast corner of Chapel Hill and Mangum Streets. Buildings razed to make way for police and fire department buildings, n.d.	Fire in tobacco warehouse district, July 8, 1944. Warehouse which faced on Mangum Street.
Rear view of Norfolk and Western Railroad freight depot—before portion at right was torn down. The building originally was the Globe warehouse which was used for tobacco sales, n.d.	Durham Traction Co. ice wagon, 1904. [1914?] ("DC How Times Change".)	Unidentified Durham (parade) scene.	78th Infantry division on parade from Camp Butner (camp opened on June 15, 1942 — closed in 1945, [Nov. 12, 1945?]) ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")
Originally was Lyon Tobacco factory. Stood at S.W. corner of Pine [?] St. & Pettigrew St., n.d.("D.C. Sun.")	View of S.A.L. Freight Depot being razed to make way for municipal parking lot, May 9,1957. ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Damage done by Hurricane Hazel, 1956.	Pearl Mill Lyceum, torn down in April 1957 - on property for new YMCA on Trinity Avenue at Duke Street. ("Herald-Sun Photo by Harold Moore. DC Sun.")
Beginning of new Y.M.C.A., corner Trinity Ave. & Duke St. Picture shows site at one of a number of luncheons held as part of fund-raising project, 1956. ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Durham Public Service Co. New office building, June 1928.	Southwest corner Main and Corcoran Streets. Building being razed for Thalheimer's store, Jan. 1961. ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Circus Parade going west, May 28, 1895. Durham Daily Globe [?] on corner up st[reet]. ("Durham Engraving Co.")
American Tobacco Co. plant, n.d.	"County Home." Picture of Durham County Home known by many as the "poor house." Built in 1881 on site now occupied by Durham County General Hospital. The picture replaced the first facility. n.d.	Pegram [?] House before removal in Sept. 1977 from Buchanan Blvd.	Watts Hospital under construction.
Unidentified Durham (holiday) scene, 1967. ("Jim Thornton, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Unidentified Durham (holiday parade) scene, 1955. ("Staff photo by Tripp. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Lochmoor Hotel building, 214 East Main Street. Condemned by City Building Inspector John J. Still. Property owned by County. Picture taken in April, 1946.	Southwest corner Main & Corcoran St. Buildings torn down to make room for Thalheimer's store, March 1961. ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")
N[orfolk] & W[estern] freight depot, front view. Torn down in 197[-?]. Building originally was Globe Warehouse for sale of tobacco. ("How Times Change DC.")	[fire engine], Aug. 1903.	Buildings on northeast corner of Corcoran & Parrish Streets—torn down in 1956. [1956.] ("Charles H. Cooper, Photographer. Herald-Sun Papers, Durham, N.C.")	Razed in 1961. Triangle - looking north. Bounded by Mangum & Chapel Hill Streets & Rigsbee Ave. ("Larry Martin, Photographer.")

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