INDY Photography | The Early Years (30 images)

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A collection of images published in the Independent between the years of 1983 and 1989.
  • Doug Wallin sowing a tobacco bed, by Rob Amberg, Published October 1985 in Through Our Eyes, Indpendent (24mm lens, Tri-X, 1/500th sec. f/16

  • Auction, Bishopville, S.C..Photo by Rob Amberg/Rural Advancement Fund

  • Clinton Norton, Sodom Laurel 1977, by Rob Amberg

  • Photo by Sadie Bridger

  • Michael Green, pictured above, compares bellies with a co-worker who will soon have a baby. Both work behind the counter part-tme at Sadlack's. Photo by Sadie Birdger

  • Community Store, Photo by Sadie Bridger 1989

  • Cruisin' by Greer Dickerson

  • Legislators have 15 seconds to vote on each bill. A scoreboard below the viewer's gallery displays the results after each vote. Photo by Jenny Labalme

  • Radio talk-show host Bob Kwesell, 1986, photo by Jenny Labalme

  • Holding Water, photo by Bryce Lankard

  • Swansboro, NC, photo by Elizabeth Matheson

  • Lenoir, N.C., photo by John Menapace



  • Betty Eldreth, here with daughter Tonya at home in Hickory, says she underwent unnecessary surgery for a cancer that never existed. Photo by Wendy Walsh - 1986

  • Political fundraiser in Durham. Photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Robeson County in the wake of Julian Pierce's murder.Photo by Wendy Walsh - 1986

  • Jello Wrestling, photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Grifton, N.C., 1988/Photo by Wendy Walsh

  • "A lot of kids are practically raising themselves," says Lelia Sanders, ..Photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Movie set, Durham, 1989, photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Baby Expo, Raleigh, 1989, photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Housing Project, Raleigh, 1989, Photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Community Store, Photo by Sadie Bridger 1989

  • Durham Bulls, photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Street Fair, Chapel Hill, photo by Wendy Walsh

  • James Cronin, right, still has fears about a merger, but wants to deal with Durham's decaying school system before the problem becomes overwhelming. Photo by Wendy Walsh

  • Deacon, a retired YMCA massage therapist, photo by Cob Carlson, Feb. 1986.