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Day: October 12, 2009

Happy 216th Birthday UNC!

In honor of UNC’s 216th birthday, NCM shares two items from our collection. The first is from a University Day celebration ca. 1877, and the second from 1880.

Go out and have a Carolina blue cupcake to celebrate.

university_day_ephemera

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Author Jason TomberlinPosted on October 12, 2009Categories Tar HeeliaLeave a comment on Happy 216th Birthday UNC!
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