This group portrait of the class of 1900 includes school founder Robert Lee Madison (1867–1954), seated at the far right. On back is listed: C.C. Buchanan, W.L. Henson, Robert Lee Madison, Will Sherril, Ida Smith, Nannie Smith, Frances Wright,…
This group portrait in front of the Joyner Building was taken in 1915 by George Dexter Sherrill. Joyner Building served as a combination classroom and administration facility. Constructed in 1913, it was the focus of the Cullowhee Normal and…
Cullowhee High School, also known as Cullowhee Academy, was founded in 1889. Its first two buildings were a wood frame classroom building, pictured here, and the Music and Art Building.
Cullowhee High School, also known as Cullowhee Academy, was founded in 1889. Its first two buildings were a wood frame classroom building (left) and the Music and Art Building (right).
The original Madison Building was the first building on the campus of Cullowhee High School funded by an appropriation from the State of North Carolina. A stucco building constructed in 1903-1904, it was a multi-purpose building of classrooms,…
This photograph was taken by George Dexter Sherrill (1879–1931) a commercial photographer in the first decades of the 20th century. Sherrill was born in Dillsboro, North Carolina. In 1902 he opened Sherrill’s Art Studio in Waynesville, where he…
This photograph was taken by George Dexter Sherrill (1879–1931) a commercial photographer in the first decades of the 20th century. Sherrill was born in Dillsboro, North Carolina. In 1902 he opened Sherrill’s Art Studio in Waynesville, where he…
This 1938 photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows four men with three hunted deer on an automobile. Mentioned on the back of the photograph are N. H. Gurley, John Hooper, Elliott, and Lewis. The caption also mentions that Gurley had a…
This 1941 photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows a football game on Hunter Field against Lenoir-Rhyne. Cullowhee Baptist Church is visible in the background, as well as the chimney of the steam plant. Turner began teaching as an…