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Category: A Thousand Words

Street theater, 1970

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Staff

Here’s a revealing look back in time submitted by Dr. Bill Burlingame, a resident of Orange County for 40 years and retired faculty member from the UNC Department of Psychology.

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Eve Carson, March 5, 2008

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Staff

Deep in a leafy glade, just beyond the sweet-breath-of-spring bush in UNC’s Coker Arboretum, there lies a heart-shaped stone bearing a heartfelt memorial to Eve Carson.

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Troup 39, 1959-60

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Staff

With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Chapel Hill Boy Scout Troop 39, many old campers are planning festivities this spring.

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Courage in the Moment

Posted on February 16, 2012February 16, 2012 by Staff

Had it not been for Jim Wallace, I might not have become a photojournalist.

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Keep the gold

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Staff

This may strike some readers as hopelessly outdated, but in much of this country the success of the local newspaper is largely dependent on the work of the society/women’s editor.

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Helpers on the Met

Posted on February 2, 2012February 2, 2012 by Staff

One of the very best photographers in Chapel Hill back in the ’60s was a quiet, intense young fellow named Tom Rogers who shot for the UNC yearbook, the Yackety Yack.

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In memoriam, JoePa, 1994

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Staff

If I remember correctly, this photo was taken during the halcyon season of 1994, when Penn State, under the legendary leadership of Coach Joe Paterno, went 12-0.

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Picketing the Dairy Bar, 1963

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Staff

Birmingham? Memphis? Greensboro? No, this is Chapel Hill.

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The dad bite, 1968

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Staff

I’m of the opinion that the humble snapshot, given enough time, becomes a piece of priceless documentary photography.

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Polar Plunge, Lake Lure

Posted on January 5, 2012January 5, 2012 by Staff

Of all the crazy ways to celebrate the New Year, throwing yourself into icy waters strikes me as one of the most bizarre.

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UNC Cheerleaders, 1973

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Staff

One good photograph leads to another.

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The ultimate Tar Heel Christmas tree-topper

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Staff

In the interest of full disclosure, this ultimate Tar Heel basketball Christmas tree-topper is the creation of the 1k Words guy’s “bonus daughter,” Laura Gould of Falls Church, Va.

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Don Shaw, 1965

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Staff

A bright-eyed young professor, wearing plaid pants and a wide tie with a butterfly collar, examines the anonymous photographer coolly.

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Paul Green, 1963

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Staff

This weekend’s Chapel Hill Holiday House Tour of the historic Greenwood neighborhood reminds me of the kindness and generosity of its founder, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playwright Paul Green.

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The Singing Freshman, 1961

Posted on December 1, 2011December 1, 2011 by Staff

Carrboro-born and -bred Richard Ellington is a Renaissance man.

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