Blacksmithing -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ironworks -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
Doreyl’s guest on this show is blacksmith David Burress from Sylva. Amy interviews Archie Watkins of Bryson City, an original member of the gospel group the Inspirations. Closing out the show is the selection "He’s Pouring Out Blessings" from...
The Album caption between this and the adjacent photograph reads: "Hunting coons (got three out of this tree. Snap-shot at twilight)." The caption on the reverse of this picture is similar, and reads: "Cutting a coon-tree. We got 3 coons out of...
The Album caption between this and the adjacent photograph reads: "Hunting coons (got three out of this tree. Snap-shot at twilight)." This photograph is on Album page 23 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
The Album caption between this and the adjacent photograph reads: "Hunting coons (got three out of this tree. Snap-shot at twilight)." This photograph is on Album page 23 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
In response to a request in 1954 from Louise Pitman, director of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, traditional woodworker Shadrach Mace sent her a series of snapshots with captions on the back describing the processes he used to hand craft his...
This basket was woven by an unknown Cherokee basket maker in the early 1900s. It is made from rivercane which was dyed with walnut (dark stain) and bloodroot (orange stain). It features a decorative pattern and wooden handles.
This photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Ella May Sequoyah, wife of Amoneeta Sequoyah with her son, Amoneeta, Jr. and her daughter, Rachel Lydia Sequoyah. The rivercane purse basket on Mrs. Sequoyah's arm, also called a "shopper," is typical of...
This photograph, made for the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archives around 1888, shows how Cherokee families caught fish in the region’s fast-flowing rivers. Before the hunt could begin, the Cherokee first constructed a...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows renowed woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000), a native of Cherokee, North Carolina and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was trained in woodworking and art at the...
Stone carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern
This undated small totem figure is made of steatite, more commonly known as soapstone. It was made by John Julius Wilnoty (b. 1940), a self-taught carver and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
This weaving fragment is included in a sample book assembled by Frances Goodrich, most likely during the 1920s. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains, having founded...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; Railroad tunnels -- North Carolina, Western; Railroads -- North Carolina, Western;
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This advertisement is the reverse of one of Lindsey’s prints....
Dams -- North Carolina, Western; North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works;
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; Log cabins -- North Carolina, Western
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; City and town life -- North Carolina, Western
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; Paint Rock (N.C.) -- Pictorial works
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; Paint Rock (N.C.) -- Pictorial works
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This advertisement is printed on the reverse of many of Lindsey’s...
North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works; French Broad River (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works; Railroads -- North Carolina, Western -- Pictorial works
Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This series of 5” x 8” prints were mounted to heavy card stock...
