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...
(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...
(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...
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 from...
This photograph by George Masa (1881-1933) is captioned 'Mount Mitchell from Toe River Gap. Motor Road in the foreground.'� Handwritten captions list the prominent physical features of Hallback and Mt. Mitchell. Masa, a native of Japan,...
Roan Mountain (N.C. and Tenn.); Carolina Mountain Club of Asheville
This Carolina Mountain Club 'Trip Report' of an excursion to Roan Mountain notes that the roundtrip by automobile from Asheville, North Carolina, was 123.8 miles, with an additional 18 miles covered by foot. The total time for the trip was two...
A notation in the lower left corner of this photograph identifies it as the store of the 'Whitaker Bros., Andrews, N.C.'� A handwritten note on the reverse of the photograph names the two men as (left to right) Harve Whitaker and Zeb Whitaker...
This photograph has a handwritten notation on the reverse which identifies it as 'Group at Baptist Church, Clyde, N.C., 1928 - 1929.' The photograph shows over one hundred and twenty-five men, women, and children posed in front of the church...
This panel contains two pictures by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) of the Little Tennessee River as seen from the Franklin, North Carolina to Bryson City, N.C. road. The photograph on the right is dated November 1, 1937 and the photograph on the left is...
This photograph by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) has a handwritten caption that reads '10 -18 - 1936 on Franklin - Sylva Rd N.C. Ascent to Jackson Gap.'� The numbers in the caption are the date, October 18, 1936. The rest of the caption refers to...
On September 18, 1915, a crowd estimated at 3,000 people arrived in Sylva, N.C., to attend the dedication of the Civil War monument. The monument had been located prominently on the steps leading up from the town's main street to the new Jackson...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The brick high school building had been completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s. ...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The building was completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s and, with the improvement of...
C.J. Harris was the most prominent industrialist and entrepreneur in Jackson County, N.C., in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He owned extensive business interests, which included a retail store, bank, electric power company, clay mining...
This photograph has a handwritten caption that states, 'This is the the [sic] Passenger Train from Proctor to Ritter with Charley Wilson, Engineer, G.J. Calhoun, Conductor.' Granville Calhoun, seen at the rear of the train in this photograph, was...
The handwritten caption on the reverse of this photograph reads 'Dr. B.B. Meroney - late 1800s - Hiwassee River, Murphy, N.C.' A separate notation indicates that the photograph was 'Taken May 1st 1895.' Murphy, the county seat of Cherokee County,...
This picture of the Whittier, N.C., railway depot possibly dates from 1909. When enlarged, the 'Train Schedule' sign, seen at the far right of the building, appears to have a handwritten date of July 16, 1909. The 'Whittier' sign over the doorway...
This photograph of Weaver McLean has a handwritten caption on the front that remarked McLean was 'depot agent' for the rail station at Whittier, N.C., located along the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railway. The 1910 census for Whittier community...
A handwritten caption on the reverse of this photograph identified it as the 'Waynesville Dispensary [Drug Store],' in Waynesville, N.C. A large stock of items appears in the shelving cabinets on either side of the store. The walls and ceiling...
In this photograph, a diverse crowd of men, women, and children pose in front of the Yankee Hipps Hotel in Clyde, N.C. According to the book 'Haywood Homes and History' (Hazelwood, N.C.: Oliver Scriptorium, 1993; Waynesville, N.C.: D. Mills,...
