W.M. Cline, Co. was established in 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company was founded by Walter Matson Cline, Jr. (1914-1984) who had learned photographer from his father, Walter M. Cline, Sr. (1873-1941). The elder Cline had come to...
This 1996 photograph, by an unknown photographer, is of Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey (d. 2000), who served as a teacher and librarian in the Cherokee community for many years. Born in Alabama, Mrs. Chiltoskey relocated to Cherokee, North Carolina in 1942...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany a 1978 exhibition of "Basketry by Eva Wolfe." The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, an...
This photograph made by George Masa (1881-1933) shows an intersection of gravel roads with signage at the North Carolina – South Carolina state line. The sign on the left says "South Carolina - Greenville" and "North Carolina - Henderson." The...
This photograph made by George Masa (1881-1933) shows an intersection of gravel roads with signage at the North Carolina – South Carolina state line. The sign on the left says "South Carolina - Greenville" and "North Carolina - Henderson." The...
In this scene railroad tracks are seen curving away into the distance and paralleling the French Broad River. This card was cancelled at Asheville, N.C., on August 28, 1908. The 1916 guide book Road Maps and Tour Book of Western North Carolina,...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Camping -- Equipment and supplies
Kephart's first camp in western North Carolina, on Dicks Creek near Dillsboro, North Carolina. The caption indicates that he named his encampment, ''Camp Toco -- Dak-waw-I (fish monster place) - near Dick Creek (Here I lived alone Aug. 7 to Oct 28,...
(a) Packing trunk; canvas covered wooden trunk; metal reinforcing hardware (rusted); leather handles; lock broken; some abrasions to canvas; edges reinforced with red metal; lid and bottom have wooden cross supports; Interior has supports for...
(a) Packing trunk; Canvas covered wooden trunk; metal reinforcing hardware (rusted); leather handles; lock broken; some abrasions to canvas; edges reinforced with red metal; lid and bottom have wooden cross supports; Interior has supports for...
Kephart's first camp in western North Carolina, on Dicks Creek near Dillsboro, North Carolina. The caption indicates that he named his encampment, "Camp Toco -- Dak-waw-I (fish monster place) - near Dick Creek (Here I lived alone Aug. 7 to Oct 28,...
A clipping with a handwritten caption indicating that his is "Western Monteith's House." The printed caption reads: "A Mountain Home. This cabin is neither better nor worse than the average dwelling in the Smokies. The boards and shingles are split...
A clipping titled, "QUILL ROSE AND HIS "MOWING MACHINE" - FAMOUS BEAR HUNTER OF EAGLE CREEK - TYPICAL HOME NORTH CAROLINA BACKWOODSMAN." The word "machine" is marked through and the handwritten word "BLADE" inserted.
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...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- United States;
This black and white close-up of a check bedcover is in a weave pattern known as Birdseye Twill. The pattern name evolved from the small figure or design that resembles a bird’s eye. The photograph is marked on the back as: "No.28, from...
These unofficial notes document the second organizational meeting for the Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild which was held at the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. on December 28, 1929. There were 13 women representing 8 "Producing Centers." ...
