The Archive
Explore the surprising history of North Carolina food through the primary documents here, in The Archive. You'll find everything from horseradish Jell-O recipes to a silent film about the newfangled refrigerators of the 1910s. The documents, photographs, and films in The Archive are called primary sources because they offer evidence of what people in the past were thinking, saying, and doing. When a historian or person like you interprets primary sources, their interpretation is called a secondary source. Archives are traditionally places that hold historic materials with enduring value. Archives can be located inside libraries and historical societies, or they may operate indendently. Sometimes, they can be online.
Browse Primary Sources in the Archive (56 total)
Report of Work Done in Growing One Acre of Corn
Date: 1924
Original Format: report
Creator: Lester Freeman
Farmer Miller Goes into High Gear
Date: ca. 1920s
Original Format: film
Creator: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Agricultural Administration Float in the Agricultural Fair Parade
Date: 1925
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
North Carolina State College's Agronomy Department Float for the Agricultural Fair
Date: ca. 1920
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Craven County Poultry Demonstration at North Carolina State Fair
Date: ca. 1922
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
10-Year-Old Daughter of Mitch McGahan Who is Dying of Under Nourishment
Date: 1923
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Demonstrating Packing Strawberry Preserves
Date: 1924-05-19
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
"Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking
Date: 1929
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company
Virginia Dare Flavoring Extracts Advertisements
Date: ca. 1923
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Garrett & Co. Food Products
Electric Refrigerator Recipes and Menus
Date: 1927
Original Format: book
Creator: General Electric Co.
Burgaw Home Demonstration Club Giving a Canning Demonstration
Date: c. 1923
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Agents in Training to Can Tomatoes and Green Beans
Date: 1920s
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
