By the time this postcard view of the Jarrett Springs Hotel in Dillsboro, N.C., was mailed in 1910, the hotel was already twenty-five years old. The property opened in 1884 as the Mount Beulah Hotel and was conveniently located along the Murphy...
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...
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 than common. No...
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...
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 than common. No...
This article on how to reseat chairs was written by Harriet Cushman Wilkie and published in the March 1917 issue of "The Modern Priscilla." The article details how to weave chair seats using natural materials such as cattail leaves, cornhusks,...
This is a 1937 invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School. The invitation emphasizes the popular woodcarvings, but also mentions other woodwork, vegetable dyed textiles, ironwork, and brooms. This...
This is a page from an early photograph album kept by Frances Louisa Goodrich that records her first mission posting in the Riceville/Brittain's Cove area of Buncombe County, North Carolina. The caption at the bottom of the page reads: "Home...
