This photograph of the East Fork of the Swannanoa River is has on the back the label "Country Life in America" which was an illustrated magazine published from 1901-1942 targeting readers interested in suburban living. The photograph is now part of…
This photograph of the lake and inn which became a popular resort for the wealthy was taken by R. Henry Scadin (1861-1923). Scadin moved to Western North Carolina in 1889 and was a prolific photographer of the region--especially the people and…
This photograph of the cloud covered Craggy Dome, a peak in the Great Craggy Mountains, was taken by Herbert W. Pelton (1879-1961). Pelton, a photographer active in Asheville, North Carolina, in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s, produced landscapes of the…
This photograph of the Great Craggy Mountains, commonly known as the Craggies, was taken by Herbert W. Pelton (1879-1961). Pelton, a photographer active in Asheville, North Carolina, in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s, produced landscapes of the region…
The photograph of open skies, trees, and mountains was taken on Mt. Mitchell----the highest peak in eastern United States--by Herbert W. Pelton (1879-1961). Pelton, a photographer active in Asheville, North Carolina, in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s,…
This photograph of Lake Toxaway, formed in 1903 as a result of the dam built on the Toxaway River by the Toxaway Company, was taken by R. Henry Scadin (1861-1923). Scadin moved to Western North Carolina in 1889 and was a prolific photographer of the…
This photograph taken from Chimney Rock of distant mountains and a ravine between two rock walls is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park Association. George S. Powell was the Association’s first president…
This photograph of a stream--located most likely in Hickory Nut Gorge--is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park Association. The Association, founded in 1899, played a key role in the movement for the…
This photograph of the Broad River, locally known as the Rocky Broad River, was taken by Ignatius Watsworth Brock (1866-1950) who won the 1903 award of the Photographer’s Association of Virginia and the Carolinas for best landscape photographs. Brock…
The photograph of the 200 ft. Lower Whitewater Falls was taken by R. Henry Scadin (1861-1923). Scadin moved to Western North Carolina in 1889 and was a prolific photographer of the region--especially the people and scenery of Brevard, Tyron, Saluda,…