These carvings of a mama bear with two cubs are made from walnut. A 1977 appraisal of the Hubert Hayes Collection attributes these to Goingback Chiltoskey. Chiltoskey (1907-2000), also known as Going Back Chiltoskie and G. B. Chiltosky, was a…
Promotional pamphlet on the opening of the Appalachian Industrial School as a boarding school for mountain children. Illustrated with black and white photographs. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School (as it came to be known) served as the…
Promotional brochure on the Appalachian Industrial School. Illustrated with black and white photographs of Farm House, Rufus Morgan's cabin, and the construction of Ridgeway Hall. Brochure describes the school's activities and work during the 1914…
Single-sheet folded newsletter for the Appalachian School (initially called the Appalachian Industrial School). The January 1923 publication describes classes, student life, and financial needs. Illustrated with black and white photographs of…
The Appalachian was a monthly publication outlining the work of the Episcopal Church at Penland and Linville with details about the Appalachian Industrial School (later known as the Appalachian School). From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School served…
The Appalachian was a monthly publication outlining the work of the Episcopal Church at Penland and Linville with details about the Appalachian Industrial School (later known as the Appalachian School). From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School served…
This photograph of Nancy Sue Waldroup (left) and Wanda Scroggs was taken by Doris Ulmann at the John C. Campbell Folk School, in 1934, during the celebration known as Old Folks Day. The children are pictured in the window of the Log House Museum,…
This photograph of Louise L. Pitman dyeing natural fibers was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934 at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Pitman came to the Folk School as an instructor in 1928 and later became Director of Handicrafts. Pitman was a…
This photograph of Bonnie Logan Hensley and Hayden Hensley sitting next to a box of carving blanks and carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. The Hensleys were some of the first woodcarvers…
This photograph of men on the porch of Fred O. Scrogg's store in Brasstown, N.C. was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. The back of the photograph reads, ""Sons of Rest" at Fred O's Store. Fred O. (in doorway) - Roy Teems (left foreground) -…