This aerial view of Asheville, North Carolina in the late 1920s, attributed to George Masa (1881-1931), emphasizes the city's growth in the 1910s and 1920s, and also the impact of the automobile on the city's development. Throughout the period,...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The brick high school building had been completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s. ...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The building was completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s and, with the improvement of...
This picture of the Whittier, N.C., railway depot possibly dates from 1909. When enlarged, the 'Train Schedule' sign, seen at the far right of the building, appears to have a handwritten date of July 16, 1909. The 'Whittier' sign over the doorway...
Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Alarka School (Swain County, N.C.)
This photograph shows the new school building in Alarka, North Carolina, a community in Swain County, N.C. The decision to build a new school in Alarka provided the opportunity to consolidate smaller schools into the new structure through the use...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
This program for the 28th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 29 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11 in 1941. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main...
This undated photograph shows a building on the campus of the Cherokee Boarding School. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends...
This undated photograph shows a building on the campus of the Cherokee Boarding School. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends...
This photograph of Dillsboro, North Carolina, by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) is dated May 21, 1939. In the far right of the picture, across Scotts Creek and the railroad track, is the Dillsboro Elementary School. Twin church spires are visible to...
This close up picture of the Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville, N.C., shows the tower which distinguished the building as a town landmark. The Courthouse dated from 1884 and served the county until a new building was constructed in 1931 to...
The booklet titled 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892' carried this picture of the Haywood White Sulphur Springs Hotel. The earliest part of the building had been a home constructed...
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring a group of men and women against a building with a sign ''Lunch Stand.'' This picture may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting trip.
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring a group of men and women against a building with a sign "Lunch Stand." This picture may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting trip.
(097) One large muslin gauze sheet; badly stained; possibly used as mosquito netting; ends are hemmed; sheet is 4 sections sewn together; some small holes; (105) Bed roll / sleeping bag; machine-knit wool with another fabric, probably cotton;...
(098) Wooden tent stakes (set of 11) with canvas cover; stakes are wrapped with a cloth strap with a metal buckle; buckle has " Pat. 10.7.13"; stakes with strap are in a canvas cover; "'33' Shelter Tent Mildew and water Repellent - VivaTex -...
This card was designed to let customers know that The Spinning Wheel was moving from its location north of Asheville, North Carolina to a new site in south Asheville. In 1925, Clementine Douglas opened the Spinning Wheel, a weaving studio and...
This photograph taken around 1926 shows John C. Campbell Folk School founder, Olive Dame Campbell (right) and her sister, Daisy Dame (left), standing outside the school's Farm House. Daisy Dame, from Medford, Massachusetts, lived at the Folk...
This photograph shows the Farm House on the campus of the John C. Campbell Folk School around 1926. The Farm House was the only existing building on the school's campus when the school was founded in 1925. After a major renovation undertaken in...
