Through his cartoons for the Charlotte Observer, Eugene Payne explored local, state, and national political and social issues in 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. In 1968, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. A collection of his cartoons is housed in the Special Collections of Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Cartoons and photographs provided by the Eugene Payne Cartoon Collection, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Library. Click any image to enlarge.
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In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
