Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham
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!
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Book details
- Text by
- Dusty Wescott, Kenneth Peters
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 202
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Historic Photos
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Topics
- North Carolina · local history · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · 19th & 20th century America · Southern cities
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369523
About the authors
DUSTY WESCOTT is a twenty-three-year museum professional and co-author of Remembering Raleigh and Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham.
Wescott holds a bachelor of science in biology from Appalachian State University. He served as an exhibit designer and fabricator at a natural science museum, as a curator at a local history museum, and as a freelance designer and fabricator with the North Carolina Museum of History.
Dusty lives in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.
KENNETH E. PETERS is an educator, historian, and visual artist, and co-author of Remembering Raleigh and Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham.
Peters holds a bachelor’s 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. He served as Director of Education and Outreach at the Raleigh City Museum until 2006 and subsequently as an educational interpreter at Historic Oak View County Park.
Kenneth lives in Raleigh.