Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; John C. Campbell Folk School; Music -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Museums -- Curatorship -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee; Western Carolina...
The show begins with Amy’s story “Washing Clothes in the Smoke,” which tells of washing clothes in a kettle over an open fire. The story is accompanied by “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by Artie Shaw. On Creative Corner, Doreyl continues her...
This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,...
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. ...
William Perru Smith, commonly known as Willie Smith, lost both legs in a train accident. He was able to support his family with the earnings he made from carving dolls and roosters. He and his wife demonstrated at the early Craftsman's Fairs of...
This is a mountain man figure or doll made by William Perry Smith (1904-1965), of Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the early 1940s. The doll features a simple face carved from white pine and hand-sewn clothes. Smith, commonly known as Willie...
This is a mountain woman figure or doll made in the early 1940s by William Perry Smith (1904-1965), of Buncombe County, North Carolina. The doll features a simple face carved from white pine and hand-sewn clothes. Smith, commonly known as Willie...
This photograph of the Corn Shuck Family was taken for Allanstand Cottage Industries and used for publicity. It shows the dolls developed and patented by Margaret Revis. They are named: Maizie, Tiny Tot, Flossie, Millie, Jr., Cornelius, and Peggy...
