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    • [Tennessee Valley Authority memorandum on mountain handicraft industries]

    • [Tennessee Valley Authority memorandum on mountain handicraft industries]

    • Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Iron implements -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pewtercraft; Pottery craft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Rugs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern;...

    • This 1934 memorandum from G. A. Schweppe to W.L. Sturdivant outlines Schweppe's findings and opinions after a preliminary tour through areas that would be affected by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) initiatives. This is a companion memorandum to a...
    • [Weave pattern: Betty Teague]

    • [Weave pattern: Betty Teague]

    • Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • The pattern depicted in this close-up black and white photograph is named Betty Teague. The back of this photograph identifies "33 is Betty Teague." Frances Goodrich, founder of Allanstand Cottage Industries, collected this photograph. ...
    • Whitaker Bros., Andrews, N.C.

    • Whitaker Bros., Andrews, N.C.

    • Andrews (N.C.)

    • 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...
    • Group at Baptist Church, Clyde, N.C., 1928 - 29

    • Group at Baptist Church, Clyde, N.C., 1928 - 29

    • Clyde (N.C.)

    • 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...
    • On Balsam Divide looking towards Black Rock Knob

    • On Balsam Divide looking towards Black Rock Knob

    • Appalachian Mountains;

    • A typed caption on this photograph identifies it as 'On Balsam Divide looking towards Black Rock Knob.'� The photograph is featured in a report titled 'Properties of Dr. John R. Brinkley,'� which contains a letter of transmittal from Ellis...
    • Almond High

    • Almond High

    • 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 High

    • Almond High

    • 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...
    • Railroad station top of Mt. Mitchell

    • Railroad station top of Mt. Mitchell

    • Mitchell, Mount (N.C. : Mountain); Railroad stations -- North Carolina -- Yancey County

    • A handwritten caption identifies this photograph as 'Railroad station top of Mt. Mitchell.' On the side of the rail cars is the wording 'Mt. Mitchell Railroad.'� In the 1910s a logging railroad on Mt. Mitchell in Yancey County, North Carolina,...
    • Taylor, Self, Bob, Mrs. B, Andy, Molly, Laney

    • Taylor, Self, Bob, Mrs. B, Andy, Molly, Laney

    • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Appalachians (People)

    • The caption identifies the people in this photograph as ''(L. to R.--) Taylor, self, Bob, Mrs. B, Andy, Molly, Laney. (Flash-light.)'' This picture may have been taken in the foreman's house at the Everett copper mine since it is on the page facing...
    • Laurel near mine

    • Laurel near mine

    • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

    • The back of the photograph has a handwritten caption that is very light and difficult to read, "Kep in winter leaning against mt. laurel a foot thick." The Album caption identifies this photograph as "Laurel near mine." This picture is similar to...
    • Razorback

    • Razorback

    • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Swine

    • A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph identifies this as "Razorback," drawing attention to the razorback hog in the center of the picture. Kephart writes of razorbacks in his journals, his correspondence, and "Our Southern...
    • "Taylor, self, Bob, Mrs. B, Andy, Molly, Laney"

    • "Taylor, self, Bob, Mrs. B, Andy, Molly, Laney"

    • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

    • The caption identifies the people in this photograph as "(L. to R.--) Taylor, self, Bob, Mrs. B, Andy, Molly, Laney. (Flash-light.)" This picture may have been taken in the foreman's house at the Everett copper mine since it is on the page facing...
    • "Laurel near mine"

    • "Laurel near mine"
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    • The back of the photograph has handwritten caption that is very light and difficult to read, "Kep in winter leaning against mt. laurel a foot thick." The Album caption identifies this photograph as "Laurel near mine." This looks very much like the...
    • "Razorback"

    • "Razorback"
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    • A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph identifies this as "Razorback," drawing attention to the razorback hog in the center of the picture. Kephart writes of razorbacks in his journals, his correspondence, and "Our Southern...
    • Household Arts Industry in North Carolina

    • Household Arts Industry in North Carolina

    • Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This article describing the work of Allanstand Cottage Industries was published in the "Christian Science Monitor" on December 6, 1916. The article is directed at social workers thinking about developing a household arts industry for several...
    • Handmade Rugs: Fascinating Handicrafts Revival in the Southern Mountains

    • Handmade Rugs: Fascinating Handicrafts Revival in the Southern Mountains

    • Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dyes and dyeing -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Quilts -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Rugs -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Textile crafts -- Appalachian...

    • This 1904 newspaper article describes the handiCraft Revival flourishing in places around the southeastern and northeastern U.S. The article appears to be written in response to a recent Bureau of Labor report and mentions the numerous charitable...

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