This photograph of Dillsboro, North Carolina, by R.A. Romanes (1896–1978) is dated May 21, 1939. In the far right of the picture, across Scotts Creek and the railroad track, is the Dillsboro Elementary School. Twin church spires are visible to...
The Album caption reads simply "The Everett Copper Mine." The text on the reverse of the picture elaborates, "The Everett copper mine. My cabin is just above it. Hampton lives in upper (1 1/2 story) house, alongside boiler house....
A view of Horace Kephart's cabin on Hazel Creek, Swain County, North Carolina. The caption reads, "The Cabin in Winter" This photograph appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders," 1921 edition, p. 161, as "Cabin on the Little...
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...
This photograph of Dillsboro, North Carolina, by R.A. Romanes (1896-1978) is dated May 21, 1939. In the far right of the picture, across Scotts Creek and the railroad track, is the Dillsboro Elementary School. Twin church spires are visible to...
Maggie Edmonston to “Dear parents & family,” July 6, 1863. Edmonston notes that she attempted to visit her parents’ home, but was unable to secure a connecting ride. She expresses her concern that she has not heard from family members...
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). ...
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...
This picture of "Balsam Gap" is from the booklet "Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892" (Philadelphia, Penn: Levytype Co., 1892). However, there is a different...
This picture from the publication issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, "Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in Relation to the Forests, Rivers and Mountains of...
This hand carved picture frame was produced by the Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers in the late 1910s or 1920s. Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale began their craft teaching in Asheville, North Carolina working for Mr. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt...
This photograph of a Wade Martin woodcarving depicts a male fiddle maker seated on a bench. The man has a long beard and overalls. The picture also shows the man holding the back of the fiddle while the rest of the instrument and various tools rest...
The Album caption reads simply "Widow Davis." The caption on the reverse of the picture is more detailed and notes: "Widow Davis' cabin on Dick Creek near Dillsboro. Fair sample of all the cabins in these mts., but better chimney...
Hand written caption on the reverse of the picture: "The Devil's Court-house (stunted rhododendron)." This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1921 ed., p. 104) as ". . . . Powerful steep and Laurely . . ."...
This photograph shows a young man seated in front of a cabin. The oblong hole in the wall to his left is also seen in several other photographs, including a picture in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1922 revised ed., p. 288) captioned...
This picture of 'Balsam Gap' is from the booklet 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892' (Philadelphia, Penn: Levytype Co., 1892). However, there is a different caption in the lower...
This picture from the publication issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, 'Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in Relation to the Forests, Rivers and Mountains of the...
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...
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...
