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C.J. Harris Tannery, Sylva, N.C.

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Title	C.J. Harris Tannery, Sylva, N.C.
Creator	Sherrill, George D.
Medium of Original	postcards
Date of Original	1902/1922
Dimensions	3.5" x 5.5"
Description	C.J. Harris was the most prominent industrialist and entrepreneur in Jackson County, N.C., in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He owned extensive business interests, which included a retail store, bank, electric power company, clay mining operations, and a tannery. This postcard view of the Harris Tannery in Sylva, N.C., was hand-dated November 1, 1922, and postmarked November 2, 1922, from Sylva, N.C. Harris established the tannery in 1901 and sold a share of its operation to Armour Leather Company in 1915. The railroad seen in the picture was part of the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railway. A handwritten message on the reverse expressed the writer's desire to his brother that, 'Again I wish you were along to see this scenery along the Murphy Branch of So. R.R.'
Subject	Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period	1910s;
Location	Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection	Regional Photographs
Inventory Number	HL_RP523
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