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    • Isadora Williams Weaving Notebook I

    • Isadora Williams Weaving Notebook I

    • Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dyes and dyeing -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This notebook (front cover is missing) was compiled by Isadora Williams, probably in the early 1930s, during her attendance at one of the Weaving Institutes sponsored by the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The...
    • Native American Crafts

    • Native American Crafts

    • Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Brooms and brushes -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Chairs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Furniture -- Appalachian...

    • This catalog features craft items available through the Southern Highlanders, Inc. during the late 1930s and 1940s. The term "Native American" as used here refers to traditional American crafts in general rather than American Indian crafts...
    • Southern Highlanders

    • Southern Highlanders

    • Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Brooms and brushes -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Chairs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Furniture -- Appalachian...

    • This catalog features craft items available through the Southern Highlanders, Inc. during the late 1930s. The photographs of various craft items are accompanied by a brief description of that craft. Also included are inserts identifying craft...
    • Handmade Gifts of Unusual Beauty

    • Handmade Gifts of Unusual Beauty

    • Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Brooms and brushes -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Chairs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Furniture -- Appalachian...

    • This catalog features craft items available through the Southern Highlanders, Inc. during the late 1930s through the 1940s. Many craft artists from western North Carolina sold products through the Southern Highlanders, Inc. during the late 1930s...
    • [Woodcarving: mule]

    • [Woodcarving: mule]

    • Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This mule, carved in walnut, was made by Ray Mann, a woodcarver from Clay County, in the 1930s or 1940s. In 1922 Mann married into the Hall family of carvers. His father-in-law was Elisha Allen Hall, brother to carvers John and Ben Hall and uncle...
    • [Still life with carved bookends and iron candlestick]

    • [Still life with carved bookends and iron candlestick]

    • Blacksmithing -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This photograph, taken by John Jacob Niles in the 1930s, features an arrangement of hand carved bookends and a hand forged iron candlestick. These items are typical of those produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1930s. The...
    • [Woodcarving: roosters and swans]

    • [Woodcarving: roosters and swans]

    • Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This photograph, taken by John Jacob Niles in the 1930s, features an assortment of hand carved roosters and swans typical of those produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1930s. These carvings were most likely produced and sold...
    • [Woodcarving: horses]

    • [Woodcarving: horses]

    • Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This photograph, taken by John Jacob Niles in the 1930s, features an assortment of hand carved horses typical of those produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1930s. These carvings were most likely produced and sold through the...
    • Whiteside Cove, N.C.

    • Whiteside Cove, N.C.

    • Whiteside Cove (N.C.); Coves (Valleys) -- North Carolina; Post office buildings -- North Carolina; Farm life -- North Carolina; Dwellings -- North Carolina; Buildings -- North Carolina; Picklesimer family

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • Whiteside Cove views

    • Whiteside Cove views

    • Whiteside Cove (N.C.); Coves (Valleys) -- North Carolina; Buildings -- North Carolina; Farm life -- North Carolina; Dwellings -- North Carolina;

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [Whiteside Cove Rd.]

    • [Whiteside Cove Rd.]

    • Whiteside Cove (N.C.); Coves (Valleys) -- North Carolina; Buildings -- North Carolina; Dwellings -- North Carolina; Farm life -- North Carolina;

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • Whiteside Mountain, N.C.

    • Whiteside Mountain, N.C.

    • Whiteside Mountain (N.C.);

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • Cashiers Valley, N.C., Whiteside Cove

    • Cashiers Valley, N.C., Whiteside Cove

    • Whiteside Cove (N.C.); Cashiers Valley (N.C.);

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [Henry Payne at Whiteside Mountain]

    • [Henry Payne at Whiteside Mountain]

    • Whiteside Mountain (N.C.); Payne, Henry;

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [Whiteside Cove]

    • [Whiteside Cove]

    • Whiteside Cove (N.C.); Mountains -- North Carolina; Coves (Valleys) -- North Carolina;

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [View form Whiteside Mountain with Barry]

    • [View form Whiteside Mountain with Barry]

    • Whiteside Mountain (N.C.);

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [Whiteside Cove, N.C. November 14, 1935]

    • [Whiteside Cove, N.C. November 14, 1935]

    • Whiteside Cove (N.C.); Coves (Valleys) -- North Carolina; Roads -- North Carolina; Mountains -- North Carolina;

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [Whiteside Mountain]

    • [Whiteside Mountain]

    • Whiteside Mountain (N.C.);

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
    • [Whiteside Mountain elevation marker]

    • [Whiteside Mountain elevation marker]

    • Whiteside Mountain (N.C.); Altitudes -- Measurement;

    • Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...

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