This photograph taken in the 1920s shows John Hall and his wife carving wood on the porch of their home. John Hall was a member of the woodcarving cooperative founded at the John C. Campbell Folk School which later became known as the Brasstown…
This photograph depicts men taking lunch on the side porch of the Farm House at the John C. Campbell Folk School, after working on the Log House Museum all morning. Members of the Brasstown, N.C. community pledged time and labor to help with…
This photograph, taken in the mid-1940s, shows John C. Campbell Folk School students and community members dancing in the school's Keith House. Built in the 1930s, the Keith House housed administrative offices, a weaving room, and the community room…
This photograph of Fred Otto Scroggs was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Scroggs ran the general store in Brasstown, N.C. and was instrumental in organizing the local community support for the creation of the John C. Campbell Folk School in…
Cornhusk doll was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The doll is made in the form of an African-American woman dressed in a purple skirt, red top, purple hat holding a purple umbrella.
The doll was made of cornhusks by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C., in the 1930s. The doll is dressed in a natural colored skirt, hat and top, trimmed in red. The doll is holding a basket and has blond woolen braids.
This cornhusk Little Red Riding Hood doll was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1930s. The doll is dressed in a red cape and carries a small basket.
A fan-shaped handbag was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The handbag was made from natural cornhusks is finished with a scalloped edge and a pair of handles.
This sunbonnet or sunshade was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1930s. The shade is made of natural cornhusks with a lavender grosgrain binding and tie and is in good condition.