Hunter Library Digital Collections

[Lizzie Tooni]
In this early 1940s photograph, Lizzie Tooni is sitting on the porch watching her daughter, Mary Wolfe use a traditional mortar and pestle to grind corn. The mortar is made from a stump; the pestle is used upright to pound corn or chestnuts into a...
Craft Revival

Girls Dormitory, Cullowhee, N.C.
Dormitories -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee; Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School (Cullowhee, N.C.) -- Buildings;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card is labeled “Girls Dormitory, Cullowhee, N.C.” and depicts Davies Hall, built in 1909 as the first dormitory of the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, an...
Picturing Appalachia

Tannery, Sylva, North Carolina
Tanneries -- North Carolina -- Sylva; Leather industry and trade -- North Carolina -- Sylva;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card depicts a tannery in Sylva, North Carolina. Early industrial sites were featured on postcards to illustrate the modernity of a town.
Picturing Appalachia

[Steam Locomotive}
Steam locomotives -- North Carolina; Railroads -- North Carolina, Western;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card depicts a steam locomotive, which was a main means of travel in the early 20th century.
Picturing Appalachia

C.J. Harris Tannery, Sylva, N.C. [pre-publication card]
Tanneries -- North Carolina -- Sylva; Leather industry and trade -- North Carolina -- Sylva;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card is labeled, “C.J. Harris Tannery, Sylva, N.C.” Early industrial sites were featured on postcards to illustrate the modernity of a town.
Picturing Appalachia

Asheville and the Blue Ridge
Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns -- North Carolina -- Asheville; City and town life -- North Carolina, Western;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card is labeled, “Asheville and the Blue Ridge” and includes a panoramic overview of the town as it was in the early 20th century.
Picturing Appalachia

Macadam Road, Waynesville, N.C.
Roads -- North Carolina; Waynesville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.;
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card is labeled, “A Section of Macadam Road, Waynesville, N.C.” Macadam was an early road surface, replacing dirt and plank roads.
Picturing Appalachia

[2012-04-07]
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community centers -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North...
With apple blossoms flowering in the mountains, Amy is reminded of her parents’ wedding day and shares the story of their meeting; followed by Rio Clemente’s "Apple Blossom Time" and "First Impressions" from Dave Magill of Webster. On Creative...
Stories of Mountain Folk

Saw Mill at Smokemont
Smokemont (N.C.); Sawmills -- North Carolina; Champion Fibre Company
This photograph of the 'Saw Mill at Smokemont' is featured in the booklet 'Glimpses of the Plant of the Champion Fibre Co., Canton, North Carolina: Souvenir of the Visit of the Cincinnati Commercial Club, May 1922.'� The logging community of...
Travel WNC

[Jackson County Courthouse, 1915]
Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works;
In May 1913 the voters in Jackson County, N.C., approved a measure to relocate the county seat from Webster to Sylva. While the town of Webster had been designated as the original county seat in the early 1850s, Sylva had benefited from the...
Travel WNC

Electric Company Installs Some New Machinery
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...
Travel WNC

[Quilt: Bow Tie pattern]
Quilts -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This "Bow-Tie" pattern quilt was probably made by women in the Monteith family of Jackson County, N.C., circa 1930s to 1950s. The quilt top is constructed of off-white muslin with multi-colored prints, plaids, and solids. The backing consists of...
Craft Revival

Isadora Williams Weaving Notebook I
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dyes and dyeing -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This notebook (front cover is missing) was compiled by Isadora Williams, probably in the early 1930s, during her attendance at one of the Weaving Institutes sponsored by the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The...
Craft Revival

[Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom interior: textiles]
Carding;
Although this photograph is unidentified, it appears to feature one of the early Allanstand Cottage Industries salesrooms, perhaps in Madison County, North Carolina or in downtown Asheville, in the early 1900s. The woman is seated in front of...
Craft Revival

[John C. Campbell Folk School brochure]
This promotional brochure was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School in the early 1930s. By taking the model of the Danish Folk School and adapting it to rural mountain areas, founder Olive Dame Campbell hoped to engage a new generation of...
Craft Revival

[Copper: plate]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Copperwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This copper plate was hand made by an unidentified metal smith producing items for sale through the Penland Weavers and Potters, Penland, N.C. This plate has a carefully scalloped edge. It was most likely made during the 1940s to 1960s, although...
Craft Revival

[Cornhusk doll: primative]
Cornhusk craft -- Appalachian region, Southern; Toys -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This roughly made cornhusk doll is an example of the early toy made by Appalachian people. The arms are braided husk tied into the body of the figure with a simply drawn face. The creator is unknown; the doll was probably made in the early 20th...
Craft Revival

[Copper: tray]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Copperwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This copper tray was hand made by an unidentified metal smith producing items for sale through the Penland Weavers and Potters, Penland, N.C. The six flying geese are etched into the metal. It was most likely made during the 1940s to 1960s,...
Craft Revival

[Copper: candleholders]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Copperwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
These copper candleholders were hand made by an unidentified metal smith producing items for sale through the Penland Weavers and Potters, Penland, N.C. The outside edge has been hammered as the only decoration. They were most likely made during...
Craft Revival

[Display of Appalachian crafts]
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The series of mules in this photograph were carved by John Hall. He became known for his "mad mule" carvings after being kicked by a mule. Hall was an early Brasstown Carver and worked with his brother, Ben, and his nephew, Jack. This was...
Craft Revival

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