These items were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. The R. J. Reynolds box was originally used for shipping tobacco includes the following printed inscription "R. J. Reynolds' Double Thick 8 Oz." Jesse Bryson...
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts craft items for sale in a Cherokee craft shop on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Native-made articles on display in...
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the Arts...
"The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) for October 8, 1935, ran this article titled “Indian Festival May Be Held in Tourist Season” about the Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, North Carolina, noting that “[i]t was announced on the closing day of the...
This clipping from an unknown periodical is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in western North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North...
This map of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) is one of a number of campus maps that have been printed over the years. They have served to promote the school, orient visitors, students and instructors, and to entertain...
This campus map of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) is one of a number of maps that have been printed over the years. They have served to promote the school, orient visitors, students and instructors, and to entertain...
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This advertisement is printed on the reverse of many of Lindsey’s...
Roan Mountain (N.C. and Tenn.); Carolina Mountain Club of Asheville
This Carolina Mountain Club 'Trip Report' of an excursion to Roan Mountain notes that the roundtrip by automobile from Asheville, North Carolina, was 123.8 miles, with an additional 18 miles covered by foot. The total time for the trip was two...
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...
The travel brochure entitled 'The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians'� (Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, August 1923), featured on page 16 three images under the general heading 'Pisgah National Forest and...
The travel brochure entitled 'The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians'� (Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, August 1923) featured three pictures on page 17 with the captions 'East Entrance, Pisgah National...
Hotels -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Hotel Gordon (Waynesville, N.C.)
This page from the late 1920s brochure for the 'Hotel Gordon'� has a line-drawing illustration of the hotel, which was located in Waynesville, North Carolina. Automobiles are shown in the drawing parked in front of the hotel and the brochure...
This late 1920s brochure for Waynesville, N.C., compiled by the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce, featured 'Hotels, Apartments, and Inns -- A List of Accommodations'� (Waynesville, N.C.: The Haywood Print Shop). As in the heyday of the railway,...
This late 1920s brochure for Waynesville, N.C., compiled by the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce, featured 'Hotels, Apartments, and Inns -- A List of Accommodations'� (Waynesville, N.C.: The Haywood Print Shop). As in the heyday of the railway,...
Dillsboro (N.C.); Electric utilities -- North Carolina -- Jackson County
The Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.) reported on improvements in the operation of the Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Company in its January 13, 1931, issue in an article titled 'Electric Company Installs Some New Machinery.'� C.J. Harris, a prominent...
The front of the commencement program for the Almond High School in the community of Almond, in Swain County, North Carolina, features a dark gray floral design on the upper right and lower left corners against a lighter gray cover to highlight the...
The front of the commencement program for the Almond High School in the community of Almond, in Swain County, North Carolina, features a dark gray floral design on the upper right and lower left corners against a lighter gray cover to highlight the...
Hydroelectric power plants -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
The August 13, 1929 issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.), headlined this article entitled '5 New Hydro-Electric Projects Planned for Nantahala Section'� that detailed plans for five new hydroelectric projects on the Little Tennessee River, the...
This article titled 'Road Work Progressing Nicely' from the June 29, 1926, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) highlights the importance of highway improvements in western North Carolina. The article reported on the progress of pouring concrete...
