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…
A view from the Biltmore Forest School's commissary of Hiram King's horse barn (left) and the students' quarters (right). Written by John Mylrea: "1906 I kept my horse in this barn and we played baseball occasionally in this pasture. 1957 I saw…
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 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.
View of Gnat Hollow, one of the dormitories used by Biltmore Forest School students in Pink Beds. The wooden cabin is surrounded by a wooden fence and sits before a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
George Bard (BFS student) starting for Asheville from Pink Beds 40 mile trip - Bare back. Verne Rhoades (BFS 1906) says Bard's horse was named 'Highball' - Rhoades later bought this horse from Bard.
Two Biltmore Forest School students, Morse and Bard, relax in their quarters. Morse is lying on his bed and Bard is seated at a table in a brocade robe drinking wine. Note by John Mylrea: "Bard was a character. He had a certain amount of dollars to…
An exterior view of the Biltmore Forest School's shed room in Pink Beds, with a student sitting and studying in the doorway. The student, identified as Tiny Holmes, is wearing a bandana around his neck and smoking a pipe while reading a book balanced…