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Title	[Woodcarvers at work]
Creator	North Carolina State News Bureau
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1940/1949
Dimensions	5" x 7"
Description	This photograph shows woodcarvers working together and getting instruction on the campus of John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1940s. The woodcarving cooperative, later known as the Brasstown Carvers, was one of the school's first economic development projects. Carvers would receive wood and instruction from the school and the school would then purchase the finished carvings for resale. The back of the photograph reads" A lesson under the big red oak in front of Keith House- "Big Brasstown" valley and mountain beyond." The image was taken by the North Carolina State News Bureau in Raleigh, N.C.
Subject - Topic	Adult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	John C. Campbell Folk School Brasstown Carvers
Craft Category	woodwork
Time Period	1940s
Location	Cherokee County (N.C.)
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	Historical Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	JCCFS_009
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723