The back of the photograph has a handwritten caption that is very light and difficult to read, "Kep in winter leaning against mt. laurel a foot thick." The Album caption identifies this photograph as "Laurel near mine." This picture is similar to...
The back of the photograph has handwritten caption that is very light and difficult to read, "Kep in winter leaning against mt. laurel a foot thick." The Album caption identifies this photograph as "Laurel near mine." This looks very much like the...
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled ''Laurel,'' does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, ''Roving with Kephart,'' ''All Outdoors'' magazine, January...
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled "Laurel," does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, "Roving with Kephart," "All Outdoors" magazine, January 1921, p....
Whiteside Mountain (N.C.); Mountain laurel -- North Carolina;
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Band directors -- North Carolina; Pride of the Mountains (Marching Band); Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; North Carolina, Western -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian...
Amy opens the show with a story about a boy named James; they met in the 8th grade and he was her first love. The story is accompanied by “Melody of Love” performed by Richard Hayman. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with David Starnes, who is...
This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,...
Rivers -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often...
Waterfalls -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often...
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rivers -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often...
Waterfalls -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;...
In the opening story, “Mountain Statistics and Mountain Laurel,” Amy describes the mountains of Appalachia and her fond memories of growing up among them, followed by “Smoky Mountain Memories” from Tuckasegee’s Betty Collins Brown. On...
This tri-fold brochure entitled 'The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians: What They Mean to the East and South' was issued by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (Washington, D.C., August 1923). The left...
Blockade' Still-house (The laurel had to be parted to get this much of a picture). This photograph is on Album page 29 with the heading ''Great Smoky Mts.''
The Album caption reads "Rhododendron in Bloom," while the caption on the reverse of picture is " A branch of Rhododendron." Kephart often mentioned rhododendron, frequently referred to as "laurel" locally, in his writings.
"'Blockade' Still-house (The laurel had to be parted to get this much of a picture)." This photograph is on Album page 29 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
The Album caption reads "Rhododendron in Bloom," while the caption on the reverse of picture is " A branch of Rhododendron." Kephart often mentioned rhododendron, frequently referred to as "laurel" locally, in his writings.
This brief biographical sketch summarizes Frances L. Goodrich's early work in the mountains of North Carolina. The sketch gives basic biographical data about Goodrich's life prior to coming to the western North Carolina mountains in the 1890s as a...
