The 'Nantahala Folio - North Carolina - Tennessee' of the 'Geologic Atlas of the United States' (Washington: U.S. Geological Survey, 1907) captioned this picture 'Surface of Murphy Marble, Stripped for Quarrying; 2 Miles Southwest of Tomotla,...
This brochure was written by Frances Goodrich to promote the incorporation of the Allanstand Cottage Industries in 1916. The brochures traces the brief history of the business from its formation in 1896, the revival of natural dying and weaving in...
Harry Jenkins did woodwork and carving for "15 years or more." He served in the Army during World War II and did not think he would return to doing woodwork. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft...
Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Hotels -- North Carolina -- Asheville; Tourism -- North Carolina;Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Asheville
This series of historic postcards depicts various sites in and around Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County and is the largest city in western North Carolina. In 1880, Asheville was linked by a rail line that...
Anglican church buildings--North Carolina--Asheville; Church buildings -- North Carolina -- Asheville; Biltmore Village (Asheville, N.C.);
This series of historic postcards depicts various sites in and around Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County and is the largest city in western North Carolina. In 1880, Asheville was linked by a rail line that...
Franklin (Macon County, N.C.); Buildings -- North Carolina -- Franklin;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card is labeled, “Scenes in and around Franklin, N. C.” Franklin is the county seat of Macon County.
In 1907 the Jackson County, N.C., entrepreneur and industrialist C.J. Harris built a small power plant near his Dillsboro, N.C., home in order to generate electricity for his personal use and business ventures. He subsequently expanded this...
An article titled 'Town of Whittier Is Abolished By Assembly Bill'� appeared in the January 31, 1933, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.). An article in the January 19, 1933, issue of a separate newspaper, the 'Jackson County Journal'�...
This view of the Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy, N.C., was postmarked March 25, 1907, at Murphy and on March 25 at Hayesville, N.C. As indicated on the card, the Courthouse was built in 1892, then seriously damaged by fire in 1895, and...
In this elevated view of Canton, N.C., railroad tracks may be seen at the center right and prominent mountain peaks in the background. This card was postmarked May 4, 1906, at Canton, N.C., and, May 6, 1907, at Biddeford, Me. In early 1906...
This image shows the town of Canton, N.C., from a slight elevation and with a mountain range in the background. This card, postmarked May 4, 1907, at Canton, was mailed to Biddeford, Maine. Canton grew quickly in population after it was chosen as...
The extent of the Champion Fibre Mills may be seen in this perspective taken from a slight elevation. The sender of this postcard view of the large pulp mill noted that the building marked with a '1' showed the boiler house 'exactly as it looks...
This picture of the Whittier, N.C., railway depot possibly dates from 1909. When enlarged, the 'Train Schedule' sign, seen at the far right of the building, appears to have a handwritten date of July 16, 1909. The 'Whittier' sign over the doorway...
Kephart lived near the community of Medlin in Swain County, North Carolina, from 1904 - 1907. This view, labeled ''Medlin from Sugar Fork (evening),'' is on Album page 15 with a general page heading ''Great Smoky Mts.'' Six previous captions with...
The Hall Cabin (North Carolina room on left, Tennessee room on right - State line - the watershed of the Smokies - runs through the entry- Elevation, 4900 feet above sea-level- J.B. Anderson and I lived here through the three summer months of...
Kephart lived near the community of Medlin in Swain County, North Carolina, from 1904 - 1907. This view, labeled "Medlin from Sugar Fork (evening)," is on Album page 15 with a general page heading "Great Smoky Mts." Six previous captions with...
"The Hall Cabin (North Carolina room on left, Tennessee room on right - State line - the watershed of the Smokies - runs through the entry- Elevation, 4900 feet above sea-level- J.B. Anderson and I lived here through the three summer months of...
This fretless banjo is a example of a mid to late 19th-century hand-built instrument. There is no name of a maker on the headstock nor on the dowel rod inside the pot, but it is likely the banjo was made in the vicinity of Cherokee County. The...
Furniture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Eleanor Vance worked with Charlotte Yale in Tryon, North Carolina where the two founded Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers in 1915. They had previously worked together managing Biltmore Estate Industries which they founded with Edith Vanderbilt in...
