All Souls Church, pictured in this postcard cancelled in 1909, became a prominent landmark in Biltmore. In this close-up view, the street sign in front of the church, to the left of center, reads 'Angle Street.'
Dave Brown's House. This photograph is on Album page 3 with the heading ''Tuckaseegee River.'' The people photographed with the house include Alma Brown and Homer who are also in the photograph on the lower right of this page. Also pictured is the...
"Dave Brown's House." This photograph is on Album page 3 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." The people photographed with the house include Alma Brown and Homer who are also in the photograph on the lower right of this page. Also pictured is the...
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken on the steps of the original Ridgeway Hall, a building that during the school year served as a classroom and dormitory for the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina. During the summers of...
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken in August 1935 on the steps of the newly constructed (but not yet completed) Edward F. Worst Craft House located adjacent to the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina....
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken in August 1936 on the steps of the Edward F. Worst Craft House, adjacent to the campus of the Appalachian Industrial School near Penland, North Carolina. Pictured are students, instructors, staff...
This photograph of Nancy Sue Waldroup (left) and Wanda Scroggs was taken by Doris Ulmann at the John C. Campbell Folk School, in 1934, during the celebration known as Old Folks Day. The children are pictured in the window of the Log House Museum,...
This photograph of three members of the Little Brasstown Baptist Church Sunday School was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. This congregation adjoins the Folk School and often shared participation in programs and activities. Pictured left to...
These drill bits were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Countersink bits are used to drill a hole so that the head of a bolt or screw will rest flush with the surface of the wood. The countersinks in the...
Allen Eaton is pictured here with Kate Clayton Donaldson (ca. 1864-1960), more commonly known as Granny Donaldson, who is displaying one of her "cow blankets." She is seated in a rocking chair in the shade. A basket which appears to hold skeins...
This photograph of Nancy Sue Waldroup was taken by Doris Ulmann at the John C. Campbell Folk School, in 1934, during the celebration known as Old Folks Day. Waldroup is pictured in the window of the Log House Museum, which housed pioneer artifacts...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Penland Pewter was a metal workshop developed by Ralph Morgan, brother of Lucy Morgan of Penland Weavers and Potters. Ralph taught at Penland before establishing his shop and moving to Arden, North Carolina in 1940. From left to right are...
These three decorated white oak baskets were made by Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002), a master Cherokee basket weaver. Taylor was from the Birdtown community of Cherokee, North Carolina and specialized in white oak baskets. This trio of baskets...
A loom shuttle such as this carries the weft fiber for a weaver. The warp is strung on to a loom from the back to where the weaver sits in front. A weaver needs at least one shuttle, and may use several, for different colors or for different...
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany an exhibition of baskets by Elsie Watty held in the summer of 1977. The exhibitions were held at Qualla Arts and...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Schools -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation;
This photograph, taken by Vivienne Roberts, shows Lottie Stamper teaching a basketry class in 1950. In 1954 the Cherokee Training School was changed from a boarding institution to a day school, and students were bused to Cherokee High School. ...
Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Schools -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation;
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...
The Lossiah sisters were basket weavers and enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. They grew up in the Big Cove community of the Qualla Boundary, in western North Carolina. Pictured here are Maggie Lossiah and her sister Jane Lossiah...
This photograph shows, from left to right, Edmund Youngbird, Lana Gudger, Joan Mondale, and Mrs. Robert B. Morgan. Youngbird was a Cherokee basket weaver and member of Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual. Lana Gudger was the wife of Vonno Lamar Gudger,...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a sculpture made by renowned Cherokee woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The sculpture is a depiction of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Curiously, images of St....
