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Title
[Mountain
Valley
Cooperative]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1939
Dimensions
2.5" x 3.5"
Description
This
photograph
depicts
the
exterior
of the
Mountain
Valley
Cooperative
around
1939
. As
one
of the
co-operatives
put
into
place
by the
John
C
.
Campbell
Folk
School
, the
Mountain
Valley
Creamery
provided
milk
,
butter
,
eggs
, and
other
groceries
to the
community
and was an
important
source
of
economic
revival
for the
rural
area
. The
co-operative
organization
,
which
started
in
1929
, was
based
on the
model
of
Danish
co-operative
creameries
observed
by
Olive
Campbell
and
Marguerite
Butler
on their
trip
to
Denmark
in
1922
.
Identified
in this
photograph
are
Joe
Fisher
as the
second
person
and
Boyd
Scroggs
as the
fourth
person
next
to the
gas
pump
.
Subject - Topic
Appalachians (People)
Subject - Group
John C. Campbell Folk School
Time Period
1930s
Location
Cherokee County (N.C.)
Source Institution
John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection
Historical
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
JCCFS_510
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
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