This illustration from Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup's late 19th century travel narrative, 'Heart of the Alleghanies'� (p. 375), is captioned, 'Mt. Pisgah (5,763 feet above sea). View from Swannanoa Hotel' (p. 375). The Swannanoa Hotel...
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This card depicts a panoramic view of the Oconoluftee River Valley, site of the town of Cherokee. As the card indicates, Cherokee lies at the entrance to the Great Smoky...
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This double card is labeled, “Waynesville, N.C.; Bird's Eye View of Waynesville, N.C.; View of Plott's Balsam from Waynesville, N.C. "
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Band directors -- North Carolina; Pride of the Mountains (Marching Band); Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; North Carolina, Western -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian...
Amy opens the show with a story about a boy named James; they met in the 8th grade and he was her first love. The story is accompanied by “Melody of Love” performed by Richard Hayman. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with David Starnes, who is...
This aerial view of Asheville, North Carolina in the late 1920s, attributed to George Masa (1881-1931), emphasizes the city's growth in the 1910s and 1920s, and also the impact of the automobile on the city's development. Throughout the period,...
This view of the 'Fontana Dam Project'� from the report by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 'The Fontana Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Fontana Project'� (Washington: United...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'R.R. bridge 1 1/2 miles below Asheville' (top left); 'Pearsons Bridge across French Broad 4 miles below...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Hot Springs Hotel from Passenger Depot' (top left); 'View above Hot Springs' (middle left); 'View on French...
In this panoramic view of Waynesville, N.C., from the booklet 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892,' the mountain setting of the town of Waynesville is readily apparent. The Haywood...
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring a view from above of a rail line skirting a river and hillside and what may be a mining operation. This photograph may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting...
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring a view from above of a mountain valley with a structure in the lower right. This picture may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting trip.
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring a view from above of a rail line skirting a river and hillside and what may be a mining operation. This photograph may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting...
Kephart did not provide a caption for this photograph featuring a view from above of a mountain valley with a structure in the lower right. This picture may have been from a series taken on one of his travels or a hunting trip.
This photograph depicts regional crafts exhibited at the meeting of the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers held in Knoxville, Tenn., March 1930. The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild held its first official meeting in conjunction with the...
This undated photograph shows a building on the campus of the Cherokee Boarding School. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends...
This undated photograph shows a building on the campus of the Cherokee Boarding School. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends...
Mountains -- North Carolina; Pilot Mountain (N.C.);
This scenic engraving is included in “Mountain Scenery: The Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina and Northwestern South Carolina.” The 120-page guide, written by Henry E. Colton (1836-1892), was published in 1859.
Mountains -- North Carolina, Western; Cities and towns -- North Carolina -- Asheville;
This scenic engraving is included in “Mountain Scenery: The Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina and Northwestern South Carolina.” The 120-page guide, written by Henry E. Colton (1836-1892), was published in 1859.
