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Title
On
Franklin
-
Sylva
Rd.
,
N.C
.
Ascent
to
Jackson
Gap
Creator
Romanes, R. A., 1896-1978
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Original
10/18/1936
Dimensions
6.2
"
x
9.4
"
Description
This
photograph
by
R.A
.
Romanes
(1896-1978)
has a
handwritten
caption
that
reads
'
10
-18
-
1936
on
Franklin
-
Sylva
Rd
N.C
.
Ascent
to
Jackson
Gap.'�
The
numbers
in the
caption
are the
date
,
October
18
,
1936
. The
rest
of the
caption
refers
to the
road
between
Franklin
,
N.C.
, and
Sylva
,
N.C
. '
Ascent
to
Jackson
Gap'�
is
a
possible
reference
to
Watauga
Gap
on the
Jackson
County
,
N.C.
, and
Macon
County
,
N.C.
,
line
through
which
the
main
Sylva
-
Franklin
highway
passed
at that
time
. The
wording
on the
side
of the
building
along
the
roadside
recommends
that
travelers
'
Eat
Franklin
Restaurant.'�
Subject
Roads -- North Carolina -- Jackson County
Time Period
1930s;
Location
Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
R.A. Romanes (MSS 90-03)
Inventory Number
HL_MSS90_03f240
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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