This photograph was taken at the home of Will West Long (1870-1947) when he was interviewed in December of 1946 by W. N. Fenton and Lester Hargrett. At their request, Long demonstrated the making of a traditional wooden Cherokee dance mask. ...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Amy tells the history of the mountain dulcimer. Doreyl interviews five members of the Pic n’ Play Dulcimer Group of Sylva and they play the song "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss." Neal Hearn concludes his heart series with an interview with...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cooks -- North Carolina, Western
Amy’s opening story is about feed sack clothing. Doreyl interviews Kevin Ray Bryson, a teenage musician who plays banjo, guitar, piano, and mandolin. Amy speaks with James Reaux of Thirteen Moons Restaurant in Nantahala, an award-winning chef who...
Singing -- North Carolina; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Markets -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Square dancing -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain...
Amy opens the show with her thoughts about a cappella singing, and the Muses of Asheville sing "Maybe.” Doreyl interviews five women at the Downtown Market in Asheville: Pepper Parris (the market’s coordinator) and Kimberlina Marie, Miranda...
Tanning Industry was the overall caption for this three-part picture from J.S. Holmes' Forest Conditions in Western North Carolina, published in 1911. The separate pictures were subtitled (A) 'Tannery of Cover & Sons, Andrews,' (B) 'Unloading bark...
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 advertisement for Eagle's Nest and White Sulphur Springs, two of the premier hotels in Waynesville, N.C., appeared in the Greater Western North Carolina Association's Information to Visitors Concerning Greater Western North Carolina...
In 1901 C.J. Harris, a prominent industrialist in Jackson County, N.C., started the Harris Tannery in Sylva, N.C. The report by J.S. Holmes entitled Forest Conditions in Western North Carolina (Edwards and Broughton Printing Company, 1911) noted...
Tackle box; Metal tackle box painted black with an assortment of fishing hooks and lures; stamped on the inside of the lid ''THE STANDARD TACKLE BOX MADE BY THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO. HUNTINGTON, W. VA.'' There is a metal divider separating the lid...
Money belt; green canvas body; with torn belt; metal buckle and five snaps; body worn; belt frayed and stained; buckle is rusted and has indistinguishable writing - possibly ''SOLID 200.''
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Camping -- Equipment and supplies;
Fishing Lure book (11" x 9.25" open measurement) (a) Outer leather casing, cloth lined with three inner pockets. Top pocket has been partially ripped out where it connects to leather insert (b). Originally this was all one unit. Exterior has...
A photograph of ''Stella Turpin.'' The Turpin family of Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, is featured in Kephart's album. In his ''Index to Diary,'' Kephart has a note about ''Stella Turpin peddling buttermilk.'' Kephart also comments...
(029 a) Case for landing net; with ''I-D-L LANDING NET: STEEL COLLAPSING FRAME WITH 12 INCH BAMBOO HANDLE''; very worn - stained, and seams are ripped, insect holes in fabric; label on case is in very poor condition; cotton; tied at one end with...
Identified in album caption as "Jeff and Joe Robinson's Families in Sunday attire." This photograph is on Album page 5 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River."
"Belle Brown feeding cane-mill." This photograph is on Album page 5 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." This is one of three photographs on the page depicting the production of sorghum molasses.
The caption on the reverse of the picture, taken on Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, reads, "Boiling sorghum - Dick Creek little mill in background." This photograph is on Album page 5 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." It is one of...
"George Davis and Homer Brown." This photograph is on Album page 5 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." The oblong hole in the cabin wall to right of Mr. Davis' head can be seen in the picture in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1922 revised ed., p....
A photograph of "Stella Turpin." The Turpin family of Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, is featured in Kephart's album. In his "Index to Diary," Kephart has a note about "Stella Turpin peddling buttermilk." Kephart also comments in a...
