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Scene inside the first Hanes Knitting factory
Tobacco and textiles played a role in Forsyth County from the very beginning of the Wachovia settlement. But from the 1880s to the 1980s, these two industries dominated the industry and cultural environment of Winston-Salem like no others. Working with fabrics started simply... <Read more>
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Saturday, September 12, 2020 1:22 pm
i have a pic of this sign from @ 1950. Googled it to find out what the pic was about. -
Saturday, February 1, 2020 1:29 pm
I have one of the old flip top cigarette rolling machine that belonged to my grandfather and would like to restore it however I need and apron. For where the tobacco goes. Could you help Merry with that -
Thursday, January 30, 2020 11:16 am
Do you have any information about this photo? My Grandfather is in this picture. I am not sure of the year or anything, except for him. Thank you very much! Benjamin Theodore Phelps – Photo of Him in group of he Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD), North Carolina (He is in 2nd Row from the top… -
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:34 am
I was born there in 1938. -
Friday, January 24, 2020 1:34 am
E.F Childress was my great grandfather. My grandma had photos of him in her scrapbooks. -
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 3:47 pm
I could have stayed in bed all day long on this much too cold day reading his touching, captivating memoir of his life in the Orphanage.It is one of the best books I ever read! -
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 9:36 pm
I was born at Casstevens Clinic on January 20th, 1951. My mother said three women were in labor at the same time and the nurses had to cross her legs to keep me from coming because the other two women had complications and there was only one doctor! -
Saturday, January 11, 2020 9:58 am
Where is the rock quarry? -
Friday, January 10, 2020 3:28 pm
Hi there. I have a Huntley Furniture 1921 1/2 chest (mahogany wood) and I was curious about it’s value. Thanks!
