A view of Mrs. Owenby's cabin in Pink Beds, where Biltmore Forest School students boarded during the summer. Five students are seated on the porch. Mrs. Owenby may be Mrs. Jerusha Owenby, a woman who lived in Pink Beds since at least 1897.
A view of Mrs. Owenby's cabin in Pink Beds, where Biltmore Forest School students boarded during the summer. Six students are standing on the porch with a forest view in the background. Mrs. Owenby may be Mrs. Jerusha Owenby, a woman who lived in…
Four Biltmore Forest School students sitting on a metal bed and posing for a portrait while wearing dress suits. They are identified as E.D., G.W. Butz, R. Mount, and C. Dunning.
Three Biltmore Forest School students outside Jenny Lodge, a Black Forest-style lodge. Two students are sitting on the porch while another, identified as G. Schulze, is standing with a horse. This building has been restored and is a part of the…
A Biltmore Forest School student, identified as Guy Gooding, leans back in a chair on the porch of the dormitory known as "Big Hell Hole" and pries open a bottle of wine. A dog is lying down under the student's legs. Saddles, an ax, a trunk, and a…
View of three buildings used by the Biltmore Forest School in Pink Beds. In the foreground on the left is the feed building, with the commissary (building with a porch) just peeking out behind it. On the right is the Hiram King house, which housed…
View of the Hiram King house, lived in by Ranger Gillespie and his family, in Pink Beds. Donor note: "We ate in the 'lean-to' in reader of this Ranger's home--his wife could not heat water, let alone cook. (Chicory for coffee)."
A schoolhouse used by the Biltmore Forest School in Pink Beds. The building also served as a school for the community's children and a church for the wider community. The Forest School's summer lectures were held here in 1905-1906. The man on the…
A view of the Biltmore Forest School's feed building (left) and the Hiram King house (center) with mountains in the background. The Hiram King house was used by a forest ranger named Gillespie and his family. Donor note: "We took out meals in the…