A group of Biltmore Forest School students posing outside the schoolhouse in Pink Beds. John Foley, who was with the United States Forest Service, taught at the Biltmore Forest School, and later became Chief Forester of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is…
A group of Biltmore Forest School students posing outside the schoolhouse in Pink Beds. John Foley, who was with the United States Forest Service, taught at the Biltmore Forest School, and later became Chief Forester of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is…
A view from the upper veranda of Carl Alwin Schenck's summer home in the Pink Beds, the Wicker Sharp House. A garden noted as 'Famous for Potato Bugs' is visible as are the forest and mountains.
This 1904 photograph shows Woodcot, Dr. Carl A. Schenck's residence on the Biltmore Estate. Schenck's mother, sister, and wife can be seen at the central window of the house.
Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck's summer residence in the Pink Beds of Pisgah National Forest. He resided here in the summers from 1896 to 1909. Frequent guests included the Vanderbilt family and lecturers from the Biltmore Forest School.
A view of a vegetable garden with mountains and trees in the background. The garden belonged to Adele Schenck (née Bopp) and, according to her husband, Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck, it was "famous for its potato bugs." The garden was at their summer…
A view of a two-story house with mountains and trees in the background. The house was Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck's summer residence in Pink Beds of Pisgah Forest, the Wicker Sharp House.