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Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Durham County

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Robert Blake photographs

 Collection
Identifier: NCC-0007
Scope and Contents

This collection includes over 1,000 photographs taken by Blake between 1945 and 1998 for inspiration for his drawings and paintings. Most of the photographs are black and white and feature rural scenes in Durham County, particularly tobacco barns in various stages of decay. There are also photographs of locations around downtown Durham, as well as images of tobacco being harvested, prepared for curing, and sold at the Liberty Warehouse auctions.

Dates: 1944-2001, undated