Pack Square, in Asheville, N.C., was a focal point of the city. This scene focused on the obelisk-shaped Vance Monument, which had been dedicated in 1897, and the water fountain in the foreground. This card was postmarked August 10, 1909, from…
This rendering from an elevated perspective of the Margo Terrace, a hotel located in Asheville, N.C., provides a juxtaposition of various modes of transportation available in the city, with an automobile seen in conjunction with a horse and carriage…
The Greater Western North Carolina Association's tour guide, Information to Visitors Concerning Greater Western North Carolina (Asheville, N.C.: Inland Press, 1913), described the Swannanoa-Berkeley Hotel, in Asheville, N.C., as being '[a]mong the…
In this scene railroad tracks are seen curving away into the distance and paralleling the French Broad River. This card was cancelled at Asheville, N.C., on August 28, 1908. The 1916 guide book Road Maps and Tour Book of Western North Carolina,…
Opened in July 1913, the Grove Park Inn quickly emerged as a premier destination in Asheville, N.C. This advertisement in the North Carolina Good Roads Association's 1916 publication Road Maps and Tour Book of Western North Carolina (Raleigh, N.C.?:…
All Souls Church, pictured in this postcard cancelled in 1909, became a prominent landmark in Biltmore. In this close-up view, the street sign in front of the church, to the left of center, reads 'Angle Street.'
This image shows a tree lined street scene identified as Swan Street in Biltmore, N.C. All Souls Episcopal Church is visible to the center left. This card was postmarked September 26, 1911, from Asheville, N.C.
The cover of the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features a decorative design of embossed black and gold on a red background.
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting the 'Hotel & Fountain at Round Knob' (top left); 'View above Round Knob at 17 points' (top right); 'Railroad…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Swannanoa Tunnel, 1800 feet' (top left); 'Lick Log Tunnel, 562 feet' (top middle); 'Water Divide from…