The Regal Hotel, built in 1910 in Murphy, N.C., also housed the Candler Department Store and the Commercial and Savings Bank. The lettering for these latter two establishments may be seen above the first floor of the building. This postcard was...
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 photograph is part of a series of eight that chronicles the community-led construction of the Log Museum on the campus of the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1926. The Brendle Cabin from Clay County and the Caldwell Cabin from Cherokee County...
This photograph is part of a series of eight that chronicles the community-led construction of the Log Museum on the campus of the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1926. The Brendle Cabin from Clay County and the Caldwell Cabin from Cherokee County...
This handmade table was made by woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup around 1911. The table was constructed from materials at hand; in this case, boards originally intended for coffin tops. The maker envisioned the horizontal surface would be covered...
This 1978 photograph was taken by an unknown photographer inside one historic home at New Echota, the site established as the capital of the Cherokee Nation in 1825. The photograph depicts a variety of implements that would have been commonly used...
This 1978 photograph was taken by an unknown photographer inside an historic home at New Echota. A woven coverlet typical of the Craft Revival is on the bed; a hooked rug on the floor. New Echota was an attempt by the Cherokee to establish a...
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This postcard depicts the Spinning Wheel, a craft outlet founded and operated by Clementine Douglas in Asheville, North Carolina. The Spinning Wheel was housed in a log cabin outfitted with artifacts meant to show buyers how crafts could be used...
