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Four (4) men wading in creek, bridges in background.

A simple footbridge made of wood planks crosses over the Davidson River into a field.

A log long trestle bridge is under construction on the Davidson River across Shuckridge Fork.

Dr. and Mrs. Schenck sit on the front porch of the Hiram King house in Pink Beds while a Biltmore Forest School student leaves down the front path.

A group of Biltmore Forest School students are mounted on horses outside the schoolhouse in Pink Beds. Six of the nine men were identified by Bitmore Forest School alumn Verne Rhodes (1909). From left to right, they are identified as Paul Gray, Jack…

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…

A view of Jenny Lodge, a Black Forest-style lodge, in Pink Beds. Lodges like this were built to be used by Biltmore Forest rangers. Exposure to light turned this print negative to positive, hence the unusual print.

A group of Biltmore Forest School students pose outside the schoolhouse in Pink Beds. Carl Alwin Schenck is standing third from left. Standing second from left is John Foley, who was with the United States Forest Service and taught at the Biltmore…

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 Penn RR, is seated in the…