University Archives Photograph Collection, Raleigh (N.C.) and the Triangle Area 1884-1997

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University Archives Photograph Collection, Raleigh (N.C.) and the Triangle Area 1884-1997

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This collections contains images of Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle area taken by North Carolina State University students and staff photographers from 1884 to 1997. Included in the collection are images of the North Carolina State Fair and the downtown area of Raleigh. The Triangle area gets its name from the Research Triangle Park, a high tech and research park that is home to companies such as IBM and GlaxoSmithKline. The three cities that form the Triangle are Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6636359

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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North Carolina State Fair

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