This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'R.R. bridge 1 1/2 miles below Asheville' (top left); 'Pearsons Bridge across French Broad 4 miles below...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Lover's Leap from across the river' (top left); 'Spring Creek Falls' (top middle); 'Mt. Mitchell Hotel,...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'French Broad from Connallys' (top); 'Deep Water Bridge and island' (second from top); 'The Narrows' (third...
This illustration from Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup's late 19th century travel narrative, 'Heart of the Alleghanies'� (p. 173), is captioned, 'Silver Springs. Property of Hon. J. L. Henry.' An advertisement in the book lists the...
This illustration from Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup's late 19th century travel narrative, 'Heart of the Alleghanies'� (p. 375), is captioned, 'Mt. Pisgah (5,763 feet above sea). View from Swannanoa Hotel' (p. 375). The Swannanoa Hotel...
This rendering from an elevated perspective of the Margo Terrace, a hotel located in Asheville, N.C., provides a juxtaposition of various modes of transportation available in the city, with an automobile seen in conjunction with a horse and...
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,...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Paint Rock'(top left); 'Bridge below Paint Rock' (top middle); 'Bailey's Bend French Broad' (top right);...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Hot Springs Hotel from Passenger Depot' (top left); 'View above Hot Springs' (middle left); 'View on French...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Horse Cove from Ravenels' (top left); 'Mt. Whiteside looking east' (bottom left); and, 'The Bluffs (on...
This postcard view entitled 'Beauties of the Swannanoa' was published by T.H. Lindsey of Asheville, N.C., and shows the Swannanoa River on its course through Buncombe County, N.C., to meet with the French Broad River at Asheville, N.C. On the left...
French Broad River (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern...
French Broad River Valley (N.C. and Tenn.); Bridges -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Railroad tracks -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern...
Hickorynut Gap (N.C.) -- Pictorial works; Broad River (N.C. and S.C.)
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; French Broad River (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works; Railroads -- North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
