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Title
[Cherokee
Indian
Fair
,
1937]
Creator
Sharpe
Contributor
North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1937-10
Dimensions
4" x 3"
Description
This
photograph
shows
tourists
looking
over
the
crafts
for
sale
at the
1937
Cherokee
Indian
Fair
,
held
in
Cherokee
,
North
Carolina
from
October
5-8
that
year
. The
fair
was
first
held
regularly
beginning
in
1914
and
provided
a
showcase
for
Cherokee
crafts
. With the
improvement
of
roads
making
the
North
Carolina
mountains
more
accessible
during
the
1920s
,
tourism
became
a
significant
force
in the
economy
of
Cherokee
and the
surrounding
area
.
Increasing
number
of
visitors
,
particularly
during
the
fair
,
provided
Cherokee
craftspeople
a
ready
market
for
traditional
craft
goods
. The
photographer
, from the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Conservation
and
Development
,
is
identified
only
by the
name
Sharpe
.
Subject - Topic
Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group
Cherokee Indian Fair (24th : 1937 : Cherokee, N.C.)
Time Period
1930s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Museum of the Cherokee
Collection
Archive
Inventory Number
MCI_MSS_93-08-6_07
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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