Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern in this color image is composed of Table and Diamond shapes and is referred to as an ‘unnamed’ pattern in many weaving reference books. However, the original donor’s family called the pattern "Cross and Dog Tracks." The coverlet...
The pattern name of this color image is a variation of the Tennessee Blazing Star. Several distinctive qualities of this commercially woven coverlet indicate that an unidentified source or weaver produced it in the early twentieth century. Warp...
Small handled baskets like this one are known as egg baskets, although they were certainly used for other purposes. The egg basket, more often made of white oak, is a typical form of the Appalachian region. Baskets such as these were used to...
This mounted photograph shows Elmeda Walker spinning on a big wheel outside of a mountain cabin in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Walker lived in Tennessee (or Elkin, North Carolina), just west of Allanstand, North Carolina; and Frances Goodrich...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Wooden bridges -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Trails -- 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 National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Wooden bridges -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Trails -- 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...
Forests and forestry -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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.); 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...
Forests and forestry -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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...
Forests and forestry -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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...
Forests and forestry -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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...
Forests and forestry -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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...
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...
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...
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 National Park (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.); Roads -- 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...
Fences -- 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...
