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.
Agriculture -- 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...
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...
Ashe is a self-taught weaver with 6-7 women working with her. She made table linens and rag rugs. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern...
This photograph of Bonnie Logan Hensley holding her son John was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Bonnie Hensley and her husband Hayden Hensley were some of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School participating in the...
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...
This mounted photograph shows Elmeda Walker (b. 1837) and her sister Martha McHargue (b. 1842 and sometimes identified as Caroline) outside of a mountain cabin in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Walker is on the left seated at a small spinning...
This photograph shows Elmeda Walker working at her loom outside of a mountain cabin in the late 1890s or early 1900s. The coverlet design is visible as it moves on to the weaver's lap. This photograph was used in promotional materials for...
This is a photograph of a watercolor painting done by Frances Goodrich of a mountain woman working at an old-fashioned loom. Goodrich was educated at the Yale School of Fine Arts before coming to western North Carolina as a Presbyterian...
Mr.& Mrs. William Perry Smith were carvers and dollmakers who often demonstrated at Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Fairs. William Smith, more commonly known as Willie Smith, taught himself woodcarving after he lost both of his legs in a...
This 1923 letter from weaver Elmeda Walker to Frances Goodrich is personal in nature, letting Goodrich know where Walker is living and that she is not weaving any longer. Walker lived near Allanstand, North Carolina and Goodrich often relied on...
This photograph of Bill Clayton of the Brasstown community was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. The Clayton family was one of several who gave gifts of time and labor to help the John C. Campbell Folk School get started. Bill Clayton was...
This photograph of three members of the Little Brasstown Baptist Church Sunday School was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. This congregation adjoins the Folk School and often shared participation in programs and activities. Pictured left to...
This photograph depicts the interior of Fred Scroggs' general store in Brasstown, N.C. The photograph was taken around 1930 and shows Scroggs behind the counter. Fred Otto Scroggs was an influential figure in the Brasstown community and was...
In 1944, the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders, Inc. received a $6,000 grant from the General Education Board to study the field of crafts as an income-producing venture in the southern Appalachian area. Grant staff...
Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Polly Thornton [Polly Thomton?] was a self-taught doll-maker living in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Her dolls were made using bells, clothes pins, pipe cleaners, and hickory nuts. She sold her dolls at a curb market in Hendersonville, N.C. ...
Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a basket maker from the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. She often demonstrated her craft at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands. This photograph, taken by Edward L. Dupuy, is from the 1953...
Carrie Hodges (Mrs. C. G. Hodges) often with her daughter, Bertha Hodges Cook, demonstrated needlework skills passed down in her family. Here Carrie Hodges is using a shuttle to make decorative fringe while another craftsman studies her...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving for a group of children at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Hall often carved horses, and at least one horse carving can be seen on the table...
Anthony Lord was a college trained architect and metalworker. He taught blacksmith Lawrence Boone in Asheville, N.C. At the time of the survey, Lord was producing forge work only in his spare time or as it related to his architectural work. ...
