A contented family of six hogs resting next to Conley’s Creek, a tributary of the Tuckasegee River, in Swain County. This photo is from the Tuckaseigee Soil & Water Conservation District, which was formed in western North Carolina in 1957 and became…
A couple poses in front of the Fryemont Inn in Bryson City. B 348.0 is written on the negative. The photographer, “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served…
These photographs were taken by Edgar S. Purdom. Born in 1900, Purdom opened a custom furniture shop in Wayah Valley, near Franklin, NC, in 1946. He was a hobby photographer and made these photographs in western North Carolina. There are 56…
These photographs were taken by Edgar S. Purdom. Born in 1900, Purdom opened a custom furniture shop in Wayah Valley, near Franklin, NC, in 1946. He was a hobby photographer and made these photographs in western North Carolina. There are 56…
This undated photograph is from film that was brought to Sherrill's Studio for developing, but the prints were never picked up. The name written on the unclaimed envelope is Fred King. George Dexter Sherrill (1879-1931) opened the first photography…
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896-1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, settled in Alto, Georgia, where…
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896-1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, settled in Alto, Georgia, where…
This 1920s image showing the home on Cope Creek where A. L. Ensley (1865-1948) and Laura Ensley (1869-1943) reared their family, taken after they moved to their home on the hill, is part of the Sherrill Studio Collection. George Dexter Sherrill…
“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this photograph of his parents', Dr. A. M. and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett, home on East Main Street in Bryson City. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company,…
“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this image of tulips on his parents', A. M. and Mary Bennett, porch. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson…