A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: " Mountains in winter, from top of ridge alongside my cabin. All uninhabited." The caption in the Album is slightly different, and reads: "The Mountains in Winter (from...
The Album caption reads simply "Old Charlie Medlin Place," while the caption on the reverse of the picture elaborates: "Cabin without a window - On road to mine. No fireplace except in little kitchen ring - Chimney 6 ft. high. Many...
The caption on the back of the photograph, which indicates that this structure is "One of the larger mills on Hazel Creek around 1920," is from an unknown source and does not appear to be in Kephart's handwriting.
A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph identifies this as "Razorback," drawing attention to the razorback hog in the center of the picture. Kephart writes of razorbacks in his journals, his correspondence, and "Our...
The Album caption reads "Rhododendron in Bloom," while the caption on the reverse of picture is " A branch of Rhododendron." Kephart often mentioned rhododendron, frequently referred to as "laurel" locally, in his...
The caption on the reverse of the picture notes, "The road to the mine. H.K. going for mail. Have to cross 6 footlogs on way, all mighty slick & wobbly." This locale is near Medlin in Swain County, North Carolina. This photograph is...
The captions on the back of this photograph have three sections: "Squatter's hut, Mincke, Mo. (23 miles W. of St. Louis) July / 94. 'Poor White Trash.' The best had only one room, no loft, only partially floored. Some of the family...
"Supper in Hall Cabin." The caption on the reverse of the picture indicates that the men are "Andy (left), Doc., Kep." This photograph is on Album page 33 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
The back of the photograph shows a partial printing of a postcard from which the photograph has cut. There is no reference as to which part of Album page 25 this photograph was originally placed, but is presumed to be middle left photograph...
a handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads simply "Watching his prey." This is one of several photographs featuring rattlesnakes in the Album.
The Album caption reads simply "Widow Davis." The caption on the reverse of the picture is more detailed and notes: "Widow Davis' cabin on Dick Creek near Dillsboro. Fair sample of all the cabins in these mts., but better chimney...
Two-page letter from Kephart to "Bob" describing the killing of Hol Rose. This account was later incorporated into the revised and expanded edition of "Our Southern Highlanders."
Three-page letter Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing" magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a "man-hunt" in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised and...
Three-page letter Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing" magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a "man-hunt" in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised and...
Three-page letter from Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing Magazine," New York, concerning publication of "Highland Dixie" (an earlier title for "Our Southern Highlanders") in serial form. Kephart describes his...
Two-page cover letter from U.S. Representative Zebulon Weaver, Washington, D.C., accompanying a bill for the propoed Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
