Picturing Appalachia
Dublin Core
Title
Picturing Appalachia
Collection Items
Moonshine Still
This 1916 postcard illustrates a moonshine still, typical of those in the mountains. On the reverse, it is hand-dated "10-14-16 at Hot Springs, N.C." The image can be found as part of an article in the June 28, 1919 edition of Collier's magazine. The…
Guide Book to Western North Carolina
Published in 1890, Thomas H. Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina was one of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern Appalachians. According to the author, the small 98-page booklet was intended to be of interest to the…
French Broad Valley, below Asheville
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern Appalachians,…
Court-House Square and Fire Company
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…
Winyah House, Asheville, N.C.
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…
West Front of Asheville Female College
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…
New Federal Building at Asheville
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…
View of French Broad River From Richmond Hill
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…
Grand Central Hotel, Asheville
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…
Oaks Hotel Asheville, N. C.
This image appeared in Lindsey’s Guide Book to Western North Carolina and is one of many depicting the mountains and mountain towns in and around Asheville, North Carolina. One of the first pictorial guide books to describe the southern…