Bryson City (N.C.); Little Tennessee River (Ga.-Tenn.)
This collage of photographs in the R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) collection is dated November 1, 1937, and features Bryson City, North Carolina (top left), the Little Tennessee River as seen from the Franklin, N.C., to Bryson City road (bottom right),...
Photograph of a bridge in Bryson City, North Carolina, used for automobile and pedestrian traffic. A partial ink stamp number on back reads "405." Also on the back, note in pencil in Kephart's handwriting, "F.6.6. 1/100". The description in...
This stepback cabinet was made by woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup around 1918. A number of useful features are incorporated in this kitchen furniture item including two flour or meal bins that open to the front, upper storage shelves, a horizontal...
Lillie Beck Bryson (1876–1951) was a Cherokee woman raised off the Qualla Boundary in Rabun Gap, Georgia. Bryson learned to make Catawba-style pottery while living in South Carolina, among the family of her first husband, a Catawba man. After...
Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Cornhusk craft -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western;
Amy opens with Annie Lee Bryson’s poem “Corn Shuck Doll,” followed by Doreyl’s interview with Bryson. Bryson hails from Cane Creek in Cullowhee and is known locally as the “Corn Shuck Doll Lady.” Amy welcomes Mary Moody of Sylva, who...
Bryson, Annie Lee, 1921-2010; Cornhusk craft -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
A special tribute to Annie Lee Bryson, the Corn Husk Doll Lady, whom we lost on September 6, 2010. Along with a replay of an earlier interview with Bryson, we have her daughters—Norma Clayton, Anna Allen, and Carolyn Wiggins—sharing memories of...
This photograph of Bryson City, North Carolina, and the surrounding countryside by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) was dated November 1, 1937. This view highlights the town's mountain setting. The Swain County Courthouse, built in 1908, is discernable...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Bryson City (N.C.); Architecture
Photograph of a bridge in Bryson City, North Carolina, used for automobile and pedestrian traffic. A partial ink stamp number on back reads ''405.'' Also on the back, note in pencil in Kephart's handwriting, ''F.6.6. 1/100''. The description in...
The photograph shows a man with a dog on a leash in Bryson City, North Carolina. An ink stamp on the back of the photograph reads "E524." The man and dog may also be seen in photograph number 210.
These items were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. The R. J. Reynolds box was originally used for shipping tobacco includes the following printed inscription "R. J. Reynolds' Double Thick 8 Oz." Jesse Bryson...
These items were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This brace, known as a "Lightning Brace" in the 1895 edition of the Montgomery Ward catalogue, is used for drilling holes and screwing bolts. It was found in...
These two hand saws were found in specially constructed slots within a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. The saw with the dark brown handle is stamped "H. Disston & Sons PHU ADA" and "JBS." The rivet pattern possibly...
This handmade table was made by woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup around 1911. The table was constructed from materials at hand; in this case, boards originally intended for coffin tops. The maker envisioned the horizontal surface would be covered...
This feed bin was made by woodworker Jesse Stalcup around the 1910s. A useful barn or shed item for storing animal grains, this feed bin shows lots of wear. The bottom of the bin has been replaced and it appears that the legs have as well. An...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cooks -- North Carolina, Western
Amy’s opening story is about feed sack clothing. Doreyl interviews Kevin Ray Bryson, a teenage musician who plays banjo, guitar, piano, and mandolin. Amy speaks with James Reaux of Thirteen Moons Restaurant in Nantahala, an award-winning chef who...
This panel contains two pictures by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) of the Little Tennessee River as seen from the Franklin, North Carolina to Bryson City, N.C. road. The photograph on the right is dated November 1, 1937 and the photograph on the left is...
This photograph of Bryson City, North Carolina, by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978), is dated November 1, 1937. The Swain County Courthouse, built in 1908, is visible at left of center and is distinguished by its cupola and portico. The photograph was...
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina
This page of four pictures from a report by the United States Census Office, 'Extra Census Bulletin. Indians. Eastern Band of Cherokees of North Carolina' (Washington, D.C.: United States Census Printing Office, 1892), shows 'Eastern Cherokee...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Dogs; Mountains -- North Carolina; Appalachians (People); Bryson City (N.C.); Architecture
The photograph shows a man with a dog on a leash in Bryson City, North Carolina. An ink stamp on the back of the photograph reads ''E524.'' The man and dog may also be seen in photograph number 210.
