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1.	10-18-1936 on Franklin - Sylva Rd., N.C. Ascent to Jackson Gap	Romanes, R. A., 1896-1978	photograph;	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.”

2.	1931 Weaving Institute at Penland	Ford, Bonnie Willis, 1907-1976;	publication;	This article appeared in the 1931, November/December issue of "Handicrafter" magazine. It is a summary of the activities which were part of the August, 1931 Weaving Institute. Edward Worst led the weaving program and Lucy Morgan planned social activities for the institute, which was held on the campus of the Appalachian Industrial School. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian Industrial School served as the umbrella institution under which the Penland Weavers and Potters were organized and the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) was established.

3.	1932 Weaving Institute at Penland	Ford, Bonnie Willis, 1907-1976;	publication;	This article by Bonnie Willis Ford appeared in the 1933, April issue of "Handicrafter" magazine. It is a summary of the activities which were part of the August, 1932 Weaving Institute. Edward Worst led the weaving program, while Lucy Morgan planned social activities which included an evening with Dock Hoppas, a "local musician and storyteller." The weaving institute was held on the campus of the Appalachian Industrial School. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian Industrial School served as the umbrella institution under which the Penland Weavers and Potters were organized and the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) was established.

4.	5 New Hydro-Electric Projects Planned for Nantahala Section	Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.);	publication;	The August 13, 1929 issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.), headlined this article entitled “5 New Hydro-Electric Projects Planned for Nantahala Section” that detailed plans for five new hydroelectric projects on the Little Tennessee River, the Tuckasegee River, and tributaries. While the article indicated that the “Villages of Bushnell, Wesser, Judson, Nantahala, Epp’s Springs and Others Will Be Covered by Chain of Lakes,” plans were later changed in the 1930s that permitted the construction of a single, larger structure at Fontana, N.C., in the form of Fontana Dam.

5.	Above the Clouds in Penland	Wootten, Bayard Morgan, 1875-1959	postcard;	This photographic postcard depicts Bailey's Peak, seen from what became the campus of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) near Penland, North Carolina. The mountain has served as inspiration to countless instructors, students and visitors. This photograph, thought to have been taken by Bayard Wootten sometime in the 1920s or early 1930s, is one of many photographs of Bailey's Peak that have been taken through the decades of the craft school's history.

6.	[Adam Welch]	unknown	photograph;	This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee woodcarver Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until he retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his woodcarving talent. Masks of all kinds, pipes, and figures of bears, ducks, whales, birds, and weasels are among the items he carved the most.

7.	[Agnes Welch]	United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board;	photograph;	This undated photograph of Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch shows her preparing white oak splits to use in weaving a basket. Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not learn this craft through her family. Instead, Welch learned to make baskets in school, from Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987). Stamper taught Welch to weave traditional rivercane baskets; later, Welch learned to make white oak baskets from her mother-in-law. White oak basketry became Agnes Welch's specialty. She is also known for her creative use of natural dyes to make distinctive basket patterns. The photograph was taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

8.	[Agnes Welch]	United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board;	photograph;	This undated photograph of Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch shows her preparing white oak splits to use in weaving a basket. Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not learn this craft through her family. Instead, Welch learned to make baskets in school, from Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987). Stamper taught Welch to weave traditional rivercane baskets; later, Welch learned to make white oak baskets from her mother-in-law. White oak basketry became Agnes Welch’s specialty. She is also known for her creative use of natural dyes to make distinctive basket patterns. The photograph was taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

9.	[Agnes Welch]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph, taken circa 1972 by an unknown photographer, is of Cherokee basket weaver Agnes Welch with an unfinished white oak basket in her lap. Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not learn this craft through her family. Instead, Welch learned to make baskets in school, from Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987). Stamper taught Welch to weave traditional rivercane baskets; later, Welch learned to make white oak baskets from her mother-in-law. White oak basketry became Agnes Welch's specialty. She is also known for her creative use of natural dyes to make distinctive basket patterns.

10.	[Alarka School]	unknown	photograph;	This photograph shows the new school building in Alarka, North Carolina, a community in Swain County, N.C. The decision to build a new school in Alarka provided the opportunity to consolidate smaller schools into the new structure through the use of improved roads and motor vehicles. The Alarka School was built in 1937–1938 as a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a program to provide employment and community-based structures during the Great Depression. In addition to utilizing local labor, many WPA projects incorporated local building materials that added a visual appeal to the building and made it appear organic to the locale. This view of the school, constructed in stone, shows an automobile parked in front. The photographer's name is unknown.

11.	[Allanstand basket display]	Plateau Studios	photograph;	This photograph of an Allanstand Cottage Industries display includes baskets, brooms, and metal fireplace tools. There are also two oval mats made from cornhusks to be used as doormats. The photograph was made on October 3, 1935 to be used for publicity. Instructions on the verso of the photo give directions to crop and straighten the picture. It was made by the Plateau Studios in Asheville, North Carolina. The name Searle is written on the back.

12.	[Allanstand cabin, approach]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts the approach to the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

13.	[Allanstand cabin, end view]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

14.	[Allanstand cabin, sign]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts the sign on the road in front of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The sign reads "Allanstand Cottage Industries, Pioneers." The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

15.	[Allanstand cabin, with cars]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts two cars stopped in front of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

16.	[Allanstand cabin, with woman and man]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts an unidentified man and woman in front of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. Note baskets on view through windows at left. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

17.	[Allanstand cabin, with woman]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts an unidentified woman sitting on the front porch of the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. Note baskets on view through windows at left. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

18.	[Allanstand cabin, woman and boy with dye pot]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts an unidentified woman and a small boy working the dye pot outside the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

19.	[Allanstand cabin, woman and boys with dye pot]	unknown;	photograph;	This photograph depicts an unidentified woman and two small boys working the dye pot outside the cabin craft shop used by Allanstand Cottage Industries in Madison County, North Carolina during the 1910s and 1920s. The shop was constructed from the logs of the original Allan's Old Stand, a two-story cabin used as a stopover for drovers on the road from Tennessee. This series of photographs are contact prints made from the original negatives. The original photographer and dates are unknown.

20.	Allanstand Cottage Industries	Goodrich, Frances Louisa; Allanstand Cottage Industries; Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.;	publication	This booklet promoting Allanstand Cottage Industries was written by Frances Goodrich and published by the Women's Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in 1901 or 1902. Goodrich founded Allanstand Cottage Industries while working as a missionary for the Presbyterian Church in Madison County, N.C. The booklet gives a brief history of how Goodrich began to revive the craft of weaving while working in the Brittain's Cove community in Buncombe County and the Allanstand community in Madison County. The story provides significant information on how she learned to dye fibers to use in the making of woven coverlets as well as her research and collection of traditional weaving patterns. There is some mention of basketry and cornhusk crafts being revived. Included is a price list which gives a good outline of the type of work being produced. The illustrations include a watercolor by Goodrich captioned "Weaving the Coverlets."

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