This item was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This small oil can has a green and yellow label with black lettering that states in part "Standard Household Lubricant- Standard Oil Company Indiana." The can's...
Mrs. B. E. Warner was Laura S. Morgan (1892-1982), a sister of Lucy Morgan. Laura S. Morgan married Benjamin Evans Warner in 1914. She learned weaving and pewterwork at the Penland School of Handicrafts and taught at "Kanuga Lake Church...
This bevel square was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This Stanley sliding bevel square was used for squaring edges. It adjusts by means of a turning screw at the base end of the handle. When the screw is...
This brace was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. A hand-operated brace is used to drill holes in wood. The carpenter can apply weight to the wooden spindle on top of the neck. This spindle rotates freely so...
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...
These are the wood carving tools used by John Wilnoty, Jr. (1960-2007), a self-taught carver and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The items range between five and nine inches long. The makers and dates of these tools are unknown.
Born and raised in Japan, George Masa (1881-1933) was known by the name Masahara Iizuka. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was 20 years old and, in 1915, came to Asheville, where he spent the rest of his life. After initially working at the Grove...
Hiking -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Log cabins -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Buildings -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); LeConte, Mount (Tenn.); Camp sites, facilities,...
Mt. LeConte Lodge was established in 1925 at the top of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park behind Clingman’s Dome and Mount Guyot. Originally the lodge was only a tent, then a single log cabin....
Camp sites, facilities, etc. -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); LeConte, Mount (Tenn.); Buildings -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hiking -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
Mt. LeConte Lodge was established in 1925 at the top of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park behind Clingman’s Dome and Mount Guyot. Originally the lodge was only a tent, then a single log cabin....
Born and raised in Japan, George Masa (1881-1933) was known by the name Masahara Iizuka. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was 20 years old and, in 1915, came to Asheville, where he spent the rest of his life. After initially working at the Grove...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;
Amy tells her story of "Banjo in the Old Holler Log," with Henry Queen on the banjo playing "John Henry." Doreyl talks with Mike Todd from Sylva who shares his vocal talents, singing "I Can’t Stop Loving You." Then Amy interviews 94-year-old...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;...
The historic Jackson County Courthouse serves as the setting for Amy's opening story, "Grandpa and his Still,” with music from Black Mountain’s Ginny McAfee singing “The Things That Grandpa Did.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest,...
Lake Junaluska (N.C.); Lake Junaluska Methodist Church Assembly
The cover of the 1932 program of 'The Junaluskan,' published by the Lake Junaluska Methodist Church of Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, features an aerial view of the lake. The Lake Junaluska Methodist Church Assembly offered its guests a wide...
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...
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,...
The Regal Hotel can be seen to the left in this picture of Duke Park, in Murphy, N.C., with the name 'Hotel Regal' visible beneath the third floor cornice of the building. This postcard was mailed from Murphy and postmarked July 18, 1911.
This panorama of Waynesville from the Greater Western North Carolina Association's tour guide Information to Visitors Concerning Greater Western North Carolina (Asheville, N.C.: Inland Press, 1913) underscores its mountain setting. The Haywood...
