In this early 1940s photograph, Lizzie Tooni is sitting on the porch watching her daughter, Mary Wolfe use a traditional mortar and pestle to grind corn. The mortar is made from a stump; the pestle is used upright to pound corn or chestnuts into a...
This photograph from the mid 1940s shows the Nicki Jack George family at work at their home. In the foreground is Davis George and his twin sister Lucy George (Long) with a saw, Nicki Jack George in the brimmed hat, Jarrett Blythe with the peavy...
This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised...
This 1940s photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows young women participating in a weaving class at the Cherokee Training School. Classes in traditional Cherokee arts and crafts were taught at the Cherokee Training School to provide vocational...
Whiteside Mountain (N.C.); Mountain laurel -- 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.); 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,...
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,...
Mountains; Valleys; Dwellings; Church buildings; Cities and towns;
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,...
This double scroll was created by Daniel Boone, VI from wrought iron. Although made in the 1950s, this is typical of the work Boone was creating in the 1940s. Boone was a fifth generation blacksmith, trained by his father Kelse Boone of...
This wrought iron cooking fork features a spiral shaft and a leaf curled handle and was made by Daniel Boone VI of Spruce Pine, N.C. This tool has "Daniel Boone" inscribed just above the fork. Although made in the 1950s, this is typical of the...
This wrought iron cooking fork features a spiral shaft and a leaf curled handle and was made by Daniel Boone VI of Spruce Pine, N.C. This tool has "Daniel Boone" inscribed just above the fork. Although made in the 1950s, this is typical of the...
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Lucy Morgan shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Morgan, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild where...
Cornhusk doll was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The doll is made in the form of an African-American woman dressed in a purple skirt, red top, purple hat holding a purple umbrella.
A fan-shaped handbag was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The handbag was made from natural cornhusks is finished with a scalloped edge and a pair of handles.
This handbag was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The handbag was made of natural cornhusks with a zipper fabric pocket inside and has two handles attached by plastic "O" rings and a string latch.
This flat envelope-type handbag was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. It is made from cornhusks with binding along edge, the interior is lined with gray/green fabric.
This cornhusk hat was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The hat is finished with a nylon scarf band and bow, lined with nylon.
This cornhusk doll was made by May Ritchie Deschamps (1896-1982) of Swanannoa, North Carolina, circa late 1940s. The doll is a woman wearing a dress and cape with a bow tied in front of her waist. Her face is drawn with markers. She is holding two...
This cornhusk doll was made by May Ritchie Deschamps (1896-1982) of Swannanoa, North Carolina, ca. late 1940s. The doll wears a green dress with a bow tied in the back. The doll has fingers and is carrying a piece of corn shuck (possibly...
