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...
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled "Laurel," does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, "Roving with Kephart," "All...
The central figure of the photograph is an unidentified man using a freshly cut tree as the basis for his job of making shingles. He appears to be using a draw knife, a common tool used for woodworking. To the right, a second figure is sawing a...
The photograph taken on April 23, 1989, shows Harley Jolley, a Mars Hill College history professor, unveiling a North Carolina historical highway marker in honor of Frances Goodrich. The marker commemorates Goodrich's contributions to the Craft...
This tri-fold brochure entitled "The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians: What They Mean to the East and South" was issued by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (Washington, D.C., August 1923). ...
This three-page handout on dyeing with natural materials was distributed to students during the 1933 Weaving Institute, August 14-25. The handout contains recipes for dyeing with Madder, Indigo, Hickory and Walnut barks, Cochineal, Sumac, Walnut...
This undated photograph, by an unknown photographer, depicts a steel barbecue fork believed to have been made by Arch Miller. The fork handle was made from mountain laurel. Arch Miller belonged to the Western Band of Cherokee Indians and was an...
This brief biographical sketch summarizes Frances L. Goodrich's early work in the mountains of North Carolina. The sketch gives basic biographical data about Goodrich's life prior to coming to the western North Carolina mountains in the 1890s as a...
The Album caption reads "Rhododendron in Bloom," while the caption on the reverse of picture is " A branch of Rhododendron." Kephart often mentioned rhododendron, frequently referred to as "laurel" locally, in his...
"'Blockade' Still-house (The laurel had to be parted to get this much of a picture)." This photograph is on Album page 29 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
This tri-fold brochure entitled 'The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians: What They Mean to the East and South' was issued by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (Washington, D.C., August 1923). The left...
