Spring loaded water proof cotton creel; flap open with side pouch, rubberized interior, and leather and canvas strap; strap attached to bag by buckle and a metal clip and ring; Flap inscribed: "HAWES' IMPROVED FISH BAG"; stained.
Tomlinson gun cleaner kit (for a 20 gauge shotgun); a red cardboard box with a yellow label which contains a metal holder (length 3 3/4") with two brass patches (length 3 1/4") and 2 separate patches; with "TOMLINSON GUN...
(a) Small powder horn hooked to black leather pouch; (b) separate strap; Small powder horn with wooden bottom and hook for leather strap; bottom fastened to horn with 5 metal studs; leather on pouch flap is torn and very stiff; part of strap is...
Hide Scale; steel hunting scale with one large hook, one small hook, with big ring at top and small ring beside small hook; stamped "HENRY BOKER GERMANY."
(005) metal tang sight with 2 screw holes for rifle mounting. Small peep sight with scored metal grip below; peep area hinged to mount area; Rifle "peep" sight; with inscription; the first line of inscription "Marbles" has been...
Fishing Lure book (a) Outer leather casing, cloth lined with three inner pockets. Top pocket has been partially ripped out where it connects to leather insert (b). Originally this was all one unit. Exterior has broken leather closing strap. Outer...
Tackle box; Metal tackle box painted black with an assortment of fishing hooks and lures; stamped on the inside of the lid "THE STANDARD TACKLE BOX MADE BY THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO. HUNTINGTON, W. VA." There is a metal divider separating the...
(029 a) Case for landing net; with "I-D-L LANDING NET: STEEL COLLAPSING FRAME WITH 12 INCH BAMBOO HANDLE"; very worn - stained, and seams are ripped, insect holes in fabric; label on case is in very poor condition; cotton; tied at one...
Metal lure box (a -lid, b-bottom); brass colored tin with green painted labels; "AL. FOSS PORK RIND MINNOW BOX" with additional printing on green labels box stamped with "No. 4 RED & WHITE" denoting the type of lure...
Small leather pistol holder; has a metal ring for strap attachment; stamped with "258 H.H. HEISER MAKER DENVER COLO"; 2 brass rivets with "HHH"; punched hole with string (approximately 9") tied in; some scratches on...
After his arrival in western North Carolina in the autumn of 1904, Kephart began to explore the area. One instance is featured in the photograph of "Trout fishing, Falls of the Tuckaseegee (upper and higher falls not shown)." The High...
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring men in two boats across a waterway. This picture may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting trip.
The Album caption reads "same" and references the photograph on the upper right corner of this page with caption "Trout fishing, Falls of the Tuckaseegee (upper and higher falls not shown)."
The back of the photograph shows a partial printing of a postcard from which the photograph has cut. There is no reference as to which part of Album page 25 this photograph was originally placed, but is presumed to be middle left photograph...
The Album caption between this and the adjacent photograph reads: "Hunting coons (got three out of this tree. Snap-shot at twilight)." This photograph is on Album page 23 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
A partial album caption reads, "Homeward-bound from Bea . ." The rest is torn off with the corner of the page, but may have indicated a bear hunt. This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1921 ed., p. 80) as...
The Album caption for the Granville Calhoun store in Medlin, North Carolina, states simply, "(Same) Bear skins and Summer Sled." The caption on the reverse of the picture elaborates by noting that this is, "Granville Calhoun's store,...
