Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham

by Dusty Wescott (Text by), Kenneth Peters (Text by)

Overview

From the home of the City of Oaks in Raleigh and the state's capitol, to the Bull City in Durham, Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham is a photographic history collected from the area's top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of this scenic area in stunning black and white photography.

The book follows life, government, events and people important to Raleigh-Durham history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Raleigh-Durham!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618586728
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Series:	Historic Photos
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	209 MB
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About the Author

Dusty Wescott has lived most of his life in the Raleigh-Durham area. He is a twenty-three-year museum professional serving in both a natural science museum as an exhibit designer and fabricator and in a local history museum as curator. He is currently working as a freelance designer and fabricator with the North Carolina Museum of History. He holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Appalachian State University and lives in Durham with his wife and two children. 
Kenneth E. Peters is an educator, historian, and visual artist. He earned a bachelors degree in art history and studio arts from the University of Maryland and a master of arts in legal and ethical studies from the University of Baltimore.  Moving to Raleigh in 1999, Peters served as the Director of Education and Outreach at the Raleigh City Museum until 2006. He now serves as an educational interpreter at Historic Oak View County Park.

Editorial Reviews

I was delighted to receive Raleigh Nature's first ever review copy of a publication, and even more pleased to see such a sumptuous coffee table book in my hands. Well constructed and beautifully printed in black and white, the images and captions are a treasure of information, memories, and comparisons. The museum staff that worked on the book did a wonderful job of selecting the images and writing captions to place them into context . . . I have never seen most of the images before. I am glad to have the book, and recommend you buy it, if you have a strong interest in the area, or like nice coffee table books . . . Raleigh and Durham will always have a strong separate identity, but the world is working out how to classify us. RDU, RDC, Raleigh-Durham - these are all labels trying to capture who we are. This book gives us many wonderful images of who we were.

Peter S. netweed.com