This photographic postcard depicts the Edward F. Worst Craft House during the summer of 1935. The structure was built on land owned by Lucy Morgan and later deeded to Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building,...
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken on the steps of the original Ridgeway Hall, a building that during the school year served as a classroom and dormitory for the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina. During the summers of...
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken in August 1935 on the steps of the newly constructed (but not yet completed) Edward F. Worst Craft House located adjacent to the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina....
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken in August 1936 on the steps of the Edward F. Worst Craft House, adjacent to the campus of the Appalachian Industrial School near Penland, North Carolina. Pictured are students, instructors, staff...
This photograph depicts the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving instructor, Edward F. Worst. The structure was...
This photograph depicts the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving instructor, Edward F. Worst. The structure was...
This photograph shows Lucy Morgan watching the men setting the logs for the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving...
This photograph is one of two images showing the community picnic that occurred as part of the log raising for the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named...
This photograph shows men hauling logs to be used in the construction of the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving...
This photograph is one of two images showing the community picnic that occurred as part of the log raising for the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named...
This photograph shows students inside the Edward F. Worst Craft house during the August 1935 Weaving Institute on the campus of what became Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's...
This staged photograph shows Sally Sparks molding bayberry candles on the porch of the Weaving Cabin near Penland, North Carolina. The photograph was taken around 1930 by Bayard Wootten. Hand-molded bayberry candles were produced and sold by the...
This photograph taken by Bayard Wootten in the 1920s shows the community weavers outside of the Weaving Cabin adjacent to the campus of the the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School served as the...
This photograph depicts the community Weaving Cabin adjacent to the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina circa 1927-1935. The Weaving Cabin served as the center for the community weavers organized by Lucy Morgan in 1923 as the Fireside...
This photograph shows a rear corner view of the community Weaving Cabin located adjacent to the Appalachian School property near Penland, North Carolina. The Weaving Cabin served as the center for the community weavers organized by Lucy Morgan in...
This interior view of the Weaving Cabin shows a large clock on a shelf and a hand-crafted wooden settee with a rope seat. The seat cushion is covered with hand-woven yardage. Hand-quilted pillows add a decorative touch. The photograph was taken...
This interior view of the Weaving Cabin shows three looms, a settee with quilted pillows and a large clock on a shelf. The photograph was taken by Bayard Wootten circa 1926-32. The Weaving Cabin, erected during a community log-raising in May 1926,...
This photograph, taken around 1926-28 by Bayard Wootten, shows Mae Gouge (1911-1994) seated at a loom in the Weaving Cabin, near Penland, North Carolina. The cabin served as the center for the Penland Weavers and Potters, the community weaving...
This photograph, taken by Bayard Wootten circa 1930, shows the interior of the living room in Morgan Hall, then a residence and dormitory for the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina. Of particular interest is the photograph of Adeline...
This 1920s photograph by Bayard Wootten depicts Lucy Morgan instructing Minnie Hoppas seated at the loom. The location is unknown but presumed to be the Hoppas porch in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Minnie Hoppas was to married Doc Hoppas, a...
