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[Woodcarvers at work]
[Woodcarvers at work]
Title[Woodcarvers at work]
IdentifierJCCFS_009
Formatphotograph
Date Created1940/1949
Dimensions5" x 7"
DescriptionThis 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 - TopicAdult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - CraftWood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - GroupJohn C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown Carvers
Craft Categorywoodwork
Decade1940s
CountyCherokee County, N.C.
CreatorNorth Carolina State News Bureau
Source InstitutionJohn C. Campbell Folk School
CollectionHistorical Photograph Collection
Copyright InformationAll rights reserved. John C. Campbell Folk School. For permission to reproduce items, contact Folklorist/John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902 or 1/800-365-5724.;
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