J. W. Killian, Davidson River, [North Carolina], to Cathey, January, 19, 1863. Killian had returned home recently from visiting the army near Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia, and writes about the condition and deployment of troops from...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I
Fragment of a letter from Ben Edmonston to an unknown recipient, and not dated. Edmonston writes about recommendations that had been made for couriers and his displeasure about the manner in which he had not being chosen.
A Nathan Hyatt enlisted...
This photograph of the "Saw Mill at Smokemont" is featured in the booklet “Glimpses of the Plant of the Champion Fibre Co., Canton, North Carolina: Souvenir of the Visit of the Cincinnati Commercial Club, May 1922.” The logging...
These two jar lamps were part of a double ox yoke hanging chandelier made by Daniel Boone VI. The ox yoke part of the chandelier is missing. The jars are signed by Daniel Boone. Although made in the 1950s, these are typical of the work Boone was...
(021) Box containing blades for jeweler's saw; seven blades contained in a green cardboard slip box; box has white label "ANCHOR DRAWING PEN" "K & E CO." "A 672"; blades bagged (a) slipcase (b) drawer (c-i) blades;...
Smokemont (N.C.); Sawmills -- North CarolinaChampion Fibre Company
This photograph of the 'Saw Mill at Smokemont' is featured in the booklet 'Glimpses of the Plant of the Champion Fibre Co., Canton, North Carolina: Souvenir of the Visit of the Cincinnati Commercial Club, May 1922.'� The logging community of...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I;
T. B. Edmonston, Cumberland Gap (at the juncture of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky), to “Dear Parents and family,” July 4, 1863. Edmonston writes of recent health problems and that he will try to obtain permission to come home. Edmonston’s...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 25th Infantry Regiment, Co. B; Malvern Hill (Va.), Battle of, 1862
M.W. Parris, Petersburg, Virginia, to Jane Parris, July 3, 1862. Parris writes of the battle at Malvern Hill, Virginia, on July 1, 1862, which was part of the Seven Days’ Battles (June 25 - July 1, 1862). He lists the names of fellow soldiers...
G. W. Logan, Richmond, Virginia, to [Cathey], May 30, 1864. Logan writes of a visit to a hospital near Richmond, Virginia, and of recent casualties among troops from Cathey’s area. He comments on the Confederate Congress and what he considers its...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, Co. I
R.P. Kelly, Camp Zollicopher, Tennessee, to Dorothy Kelly, Haywood County, North Carolina, September 1, 1862. Kelly, stationed in the Bristol and Jonesborough area of east Tennessee as part of the North Carolina 62nd Infantry Regiment, writes about...
This mounted photograph shows Elmeda Walker (b. 1837) and her sister Martha McHargue (b. 1842 and sometimes identified as Caroline) outside of a mountain cabin in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Walker is on the left seated at a small spinning...
This photographic postcard depicts an array of handwoven items including coverlets, throws, pillows, and rugs. The photograph dates to the early 1900s, but nothing is known about the items or location of the scene. This postcard was among the...
This color image shows a full-size coverlet in a weave pattern known as Cat Tracks and Snail Trail or Snow Trail. The circles are said to resemble a cat’s paw or snowball while the diagonal undulating lines resemble snail tracks. The back of this...
This photograph features Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) standing in front of two coverlets. The coverlet on the left is woven in a Double Bow Knot pattern, the one on the right is the Pine Cone Bloom pattern. This 1943 photograph, made the...
This booklet outlines a worship service for craftsmen which was part of the tenth anniversary celebration of the founding of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). This worship service was compiled in 1939 by the Rev. Peter...
This photographic postcard shows part of the large living room of Morgan Hall, on the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina, probably during the Christmas season. The scene includes many handmade items such as wrought iron...
The Cherokee traditionally made mats from rivercane and weavings were also made from cotton. This woven textile, measuring about two feet across, is woven out of cornhusks. While its maker is not known, the weaving is part of the permanent...
The Cherokee use rattles as part of their dance ceremonies. These rattles are often made from turtle shells and can be mounted singly on a handle or linked together to form multiple leg rattles. The hollowed out turtle shells are filled with...
This vase was made by Walter Benjamin Stephen (1875-1961) as a part of his American Cameo line in the 1930s. This is an example of cameo ware Stephen developed from the idea of Wedgwood Pottery in England. Stephen carefully painted the scenes onto...
This creamer was made by Walter Benjamin Stephen (1875-1961) as a part of his American Cameo line in the 1930s. This is an example of cameo ware Stephen developed from Wedgwood Pottery in England. Stephen carefully painted the scenes onto his...
