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Hi Res Photos of Hugh Morton

All photographs here are available for download and publication to accompany articles in newspapers and magazines. These images may not be sold to any party, and may not be used in brochures, advertisements or other commercial context.

To capture the hi res image: Double click on the underscored, blue link which identifies the photo you wish to capture. That will open the image. After the image is fully opened, right click (for MAC, control click) on the image and save it to your hard drive.



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Mildred the Bear was the Grandfather Mountain mascott from 1968 to 1993. Hugh Morton considered her among his closest friends.


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...file photo by Jim Morton (1.8 MB)

The peaks of Grandfather Mountain rise behind photographer Hugh Morton.


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L-R: Grandfather Mountain’s new president, Crae Morton, with company Chairman Hugh Morton and company Vice-President Harris Prevost in December of 2005.


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...file photo by Chuck Liddy (.54 MB)

Hugh Morton has been photographing the UNC Tar Heels since he was a student in the late 1930s. By the time this photograph was taken in 1989, Hugh was treated like the team's official photographer.


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Hugh Morton loved photographing the Blue Ridge from Grandfather Mountain.


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This photograph of Hugh Morton appeared on the jacket of his book, Hugh Morton's North Carolina.

 
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