A negative of a woodcut print showing a view of the road to Asheville. A stagecoach loaded with travelers and luggage is stopped at a building, with two figures on the porch. In the foreground, a wagon is pulled by two oxen and a mule. The print is…
Four antique automobiles, dated from 1914 to 1924, parked outside the main entrance to Biltmore House. The cars are identified as (left to right) 1924 Packard Roadster, 1921 Ford Sedan, 1914 Ford Touring, and 1917 Overland Touring.
View of the construction of Biltmore House, dated somewhere between 1889 and 1895. Scaffolding and several cranes are visible throughout the construction site. A train on railroad tracks is located toward the bottom left of the image. Mountains are…
An aerial photograph of Biltmore House, taken by Week Law, shows an outdoor pool to the left, the lawn and fountain in the foregournd, and the French Broad River in the background.
View of a dam and flume for King's Mill, located on Looking Glass Creek. A wooden bridge across the Davidson River can be seen in the background. The log dam, wooden flume had been used for power for the water-powered sawmill or gristmill.
A hose stands in front of the porch of a building made with wooden shingles. The commissary, located in Pink Beds, acted as a post office and store for the Vanderbilts' rural employees and Biltmore Forest School students. Meat, shoes, and clothing,…
A view of Sunburst, NC with a mountain view in the background. A school building used by the Biltmore Forest School can be seen on the left and a line of homes can be seen on the right. A stream is running in front of the school house with a…
One of the Biltmore Forest lodges under construction in Pink Beds. A man can be seen looking through a window on the bottom floor. These buildings were used by Biltmore Forest rangers as guard stations to monitor the forest.
An image of a clubhouse sitting among trees in a forest. On Friday nights after supper, the students of Biltmore Forest School used this clubhouse, also known as Sangerfest Hall, to pass the time with a keg of beer. They used the clubhouse, which was…