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 devotional service was used at the dedication preceding the log raising for the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). Community members, Penland staff and guests gathered...
National Park Conference (U.S.). (21st : 1955 : Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)); United States. National Park Service -- Officials and employees; Portraits, Group;
This group photograph is attributed to Thompson Photography Company. The gathering was a National Park Service Superintendents' Conference in October 1955.
National Park Conference (U.S.). (21st : 1955 : Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)); United States. National Park Service -- Officials and employees; Portraits, Group;
This group photograph is attributed to Thompson Photography Company. The gathering was a National Park Service Superintendents' Conference in October 1955.
This photograph by George Masa (1881-1933) is captioned 'Looking toward South from Re-Forest Area of U.S. Forest Service. Motor Road in the foreground also in the first ridge. Note:- The top of Pinnacle, meets a three County Line - Buncomb...
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...
This fold-out postcard for the Balsam Inn, built in 1905 - 1908, in the community of Balsam, N.C., contained multiple views of the inn and extended descriptions. The hotel was situated near the depot of the Murphy Branch of Southern Railway, a...
In this scene railroad tracks are seen curving away into the distance and paralleling the French Broad River. This card was cancelled at Asheville, N.C., on August 28, 1908. The 1916 guide book Road Maps and Tour Book of Western North Carolina,...
This picture of the Whittier, N.C., railway depot possibly dates from 1909. When enlarged, the 'Train Schedule' sign, seen at the far right of the building, appears to have a handwritten date of July 16, 1909. The 'Whittier' sign over the doorway...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Mountains -- North Carolina
Letter from Kephart to Bristow Adams of the Forest Service, Washington, D.C., concerning the possible inclusion of U.S. Forest Service photographs in ''Highland Dixie'' (an earlier title for ''Our Southern Highlanders''). Kephart includes a list of...
Letter from Kephart to Bristow Adams of the Forest Service, Washington, D.C., concerning the possible inclusion of U.S. Forest Service photographs in "Highland Dixie" (an earlier title for "Our Southern Highlanders"). Kephart includes a list of...
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Lucy Morgan shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Morgan, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild where...
This is a promotional brochure produced for a 1988 traveling exhibit about the revival of coverlet weaving in Appalachia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit was organized and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on October 25 and 26, 1937. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members list, announcements of...
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is of a walnut plaque carved by renowned Cherokee woodcarver, Goingback Chiltoskey (also spelled "Chiltosky" and "Chiltoskie"). This plaque has Goingback Chiltoskey's name and the year "1933"...
Business cards -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pathe News
This business cards, titled "George Masa / Cameraman" documents Masa's work in Asheville, North Carolina. Born and raised in Japan, George Masa (1881-1933) was known by the name Masahara Iizuka. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was 20 years old...
Mitchell, Mount (N.C. : Mountain) -- Pictorial works;
This photograph is part of series of images included in “Mount Mitchell and views ~ along Mt. Mitchell Motor Road.” The title page of the album reads, “Mount Mitchell. Top of Eastern America. Altitude 6,711 ft.” Photographer George Masa...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Rugs, Braided -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Young volunteers in social service -- North Carolina --...
To open the show, Amy recalls memories of walking up the mountain with her grandpa, followed by Mountain Faith’s song "Grandpa.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva-based artist Jane McClure, discuss her paintings and her work organizing local...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and...
For Amy, this planting season brings memories of her father, and she shares her story "Two Seeds at a Time, a Foot Apart. The song "For the Beauty of the Earth" from the Butterpats of Sherrills Ford follows her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and...
Tanning Industry was the overall caption for this three-part picture from J.S. Holmes' Forest Conditions in Western North Carolina, published in 1911. The separate pictures were subtitled (A) 'Tannery of Cover & Sons, Andrews,' (B) 'Unloading bark...
