This undated photograph was taken of Lizzie Skitty and Will Driver on the front porch of a log cabin in the Big Cove area of Cherokee, North Carolina. A large white oak basket is hanging from the edge roof. Such baskets could be used to gather...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a display of craft objects at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The exhibit features a variety of Cherokee craft traditions and showcases the work of reknowned potters, basket makers, and...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a display of craft objects at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. A variety of Cherokee craft traditions includes pottery, baskets, and woodwork. In the upper right are a series of carved...
This photograph of the Cherokee High School graduating class of 1926 includes renowned Cherokee woodcarver, Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). A native of Cherokee, North Carolina, Chiltoskey was trained in woodworking and art at the Haskell...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Hunting -- North Carolina
The back of the photograph shows a partial printing of a postcard from which the photograph was cut. There is no reference as to which part of Album page 25 this photograph was originally placed, but is presumed to be middle left photograph "Toting...
The back of the photograph shows a partial printing of a postcard from which the photograph has cut. There is no reference as to which part of Album page 25 this photograph was originally placed, but is presumed to be middle left photograph...
This photograph from the 1940s shows the home of Maude Welch, a renowned Cherokee potter. Upon close inspection, Welch can be seen shaping pottery on her front porch at the far left of the house. In the center of the photograph, in front of the...
n this photograph, which is part of a series of four, Cherokee basket weaver Martha Ross demonstrates how to prepare white oak for making a basket. After cutting and curing, the oak tree is quartered before the maker begins the process of making...
The couple in this photograph is ''Mr. and Mrs. Turpin, Dick Creek.'' The Turpin family of Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, was featured on page 7 of the Album under the heading ''Tuckaseegee River.'' This photograph is located with the...
"Visitors" at Kephart's first camp on Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina. This photograph shows six men posed in front of the campsite. The photograph is located on Album page 1 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." Kephart's caption in...
This photograph of a "Mill-race" is on the same Album page as the photograph titled "My Father at Gold Buckhannon's Mill." This photograph is on Album page 39 with the heading "Great Smoky Mts."
The couple in this photograph is "Mr. and Mrs. Turpin, Dick Creek." The Turpin family of Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, was featured on page 7 of the Album under the heading "Tuckaseegee River." This photograph is located with the...
This photograph depicts a patchwork quilt identified on the verso of the photograph as the "Flying Swallows" design. The quilt may have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Product brochures indicate that customers...
This photograph depicts a patchwork quilt identified as the "Pine Tree" design. The quilt may have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Product brochures indicate that customers could order a custom made double bed...
This photograph has been hand-colored in order to show how the finished quilt might look. The black and white photographs which Frances Goodrich kept at Allanstand for quilt orders gave a basic idea of the designs available. Shoppers could choose...
This photograph shows an arrangement of coverlets and bed covers offered for sale by Allanstand Cottage Industries during the early 1900s. At the far left are strips of handmade fringe in various patterns that could be added to home linens and...
Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern name of this black and white image is Sixteen Snowballs or "No.23, 16 Snowballs, Franklin Co. Va." The back of this photograph is actually marked “No.22, "Sunrise" or "The Walls of Troy" Franklin Co., Va." However, the unidentified...
The pattern name of this black and white image is Sunrise or “No.22, "Sunrise" or "The Walls of Troy" Franklin Co., Va." The back of this photograph is actually marked: "No.23, 16 Snowballs, Franklin Co. Va." However, the unidentified transcriber...
This photograph depicts a traditional pottery pitcher with handle, probably made in the early 1900s. Not much is known about the piece or the potter. The back of the photograph reads "Old shape of jug - or pitcher. This is unglazed but the...
This 1930 photograph depicts the staff of Berea College's Opportunity School. This group most likely held a meeting at the John C. Campbell Folk School where the photograph was taken by an unknown photographer. Individuals are identified on the...
