In this photograph, a diverse crowd of men, women, and children pose in front of the Yankee Hipps Hotel in Clyde, N.C. According to the book 'Haywood Homes and History' (Hazelwood, N.C.: Oliver Scriptorium, 1993; Waynesville, N.C.: D. Mills, Inc.,…
The January 10, 1928, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) contained an article "Work Started on Big Paper Mill", concerning construction of the Sylva Paper Board Company's plant by the Mead Corporation. The paperboard company's…
The Willets school house at the Willets community in Jackson County, N.C., exemplified the many small schools that operated throughout the county. For a quarter of a century, S. Jerome Phillips (1880- 1965) taught at the Willets Graded School and…
A notation in the lower left corner of this photograph identifies it as the store of the 'Whitaker Bros., Andrews, N.C.' A handwritten note on the reverse of the photograph names the two men as (left to right) Harve Whitaker and Zeb Whitaker and…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Horse Cove from Ravenels' (top left); 'Mt. Whiteside looking east' (bottom left); and, 'The Bluffs (on French…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Hot Springs Hotel from Passenger Depot' (top left); 'View above Hot Springs' (middle left); 'View on French…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'R.R. bridge 1 1/2 miles below Asheville' (top left); 'Pearsons Bridge across French Broad 4 miles below…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Paint Rock'(top left); 'Bridge below Paint Rock' (top middle); 'Bailey's Bend French Broad' (top right);…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Lover's Leap from across the river' (top left); 'Spring Creek Falls' (top middle); 'Mt. Mitchell Hotel, Black…
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Big Fill Trestle from below' (top left); 'Rockcut at Unaka' (middle far left); 'Peters Rock' (center left);…