Hikers look up from a staircase into a narrow gap between two rock face walls. A handwritten note reads, "Top of Needle's Eye Stairway, Looking Down." Donor note: "Don't you love how people dressed to go hiking?"
An image of the mountains from Chimney Rock captioned, "Chimney Rock, North Carolina." A handwritten note reads, "From Sat. Eve. Post of Nov. 1822." Donor note: "Not sure where this photo was taken, but believe it was on walk down from…
View of mountains with a handwritten note that reads, "View from Appian Way." Donor note: "Appian Way was the old name for the Cliff Trail--it was named by J B Freeman." A stamp/imprint reads "COPYRIGHT BY H.W. PELTON."
View of a rock face wall with trees visible in the foreground. A caption reads, "Along the Appian Way, 'Land of the Sky,' Stephenson Studio, Asheville, N.C. Donor note: "For reference, the edge of Chimney Rock is sticking out in the upper middle of…
A page with four photographs of bridges in various stages of construction. Donor note: "Four photos of the 'new' bridge built after the destruction of the first bridge in the 1916 flood; Photo Upper Left: New Bridge, 11 feet above old one, Photo…
View of mountains with a rock face wall visible. Donor note: "Up the valley to crest of Blue Ridge and Chimney Rock Falls, from Inspiration Point; Inspiration Point was along the Cliff Trail--it was the only place you could see the falls and Lake…
A person sits hunched over next to a bucket and distillation equipment in a narrow cave. Donor note: "Moonshiner's Cave with stairs and a still in the background, man squatting on the ground beside the still."
Two photographs depict waterfalls. Donor note: "Left Photo: Eagles Nest Trail, railing broken by falling ice in late winter; Right Photo: Series of falls of Chimney Rock Creek above main falls."
View of mountains and Broad River from Chimney Rock. Donor note: "Panorama, looking east; These two photos belong together." Half of panorama--pairs with mcr032a.
People sit in chairs and stroll on the deck of a pavilion, with the Broad River visible below. Donor note: "Panorama, looking east away from the Blue Ridge Mountains- 1200 feet above river; These two photos belong together." Half of panorama--pairs…