The photographer for this colorized postcard captioned “Lower Cullasaja Falls on U. S. Highway No. 64 between Franklin and Highlands, N. C.” is unknown. This item is from the Hart Masa Collection, a collection of photographs, publications, postcards,…
This brochure for the 10th Annual Rhododendron Festival features the photograph of Mount Mitchell with flowering rhododendrons taken by George Masa (1885-1933). This item is from the Hart Masa Collection, a collection of photographs, publications,…
This “Autobiographical Sketch” of Horace Kephart was received with a hand drawn map created by George Masa (1885-1933) centered on Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome 1859-2024) and pointing out in all directions indicating trails and placenames. The handwritten…
The photographer for this colorized postcard captioned “View from Heintooga Ridge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park” is unknown. This item is from the Hart Masa Collection, a collection of photographs, publications, postcards, correspondence, and…
The photographer for this postcard captioned “An 80-Gallon ‘Moonshine Still’ in the heart of the Mountains” is unknown. This item is from the Hart Masa Collection, a collection of photographs, publications, postcards, correspondence, and ephemera…
(left to right) Three unidentified women, Georg Bidstrup, and Murray Martin at a craft fair booth featuring woodcarvings made by the Brasstown Carvers.
Two unidentified women staffing a John C. Campbell Folk School booth at a craft fair. Most of the items on display are woodcarvings by the Brasstown Carvers.
Brasstown Carver Martha Shaw Jordan Coffey (1916-2004) spent most of her childhood in upstate South Carolina before moving to the Brasstown area with her parents. She learned how to carve in 1968 when she was given an elephant napkin ring and she…
Two unidentified women work on woodcarvings or finish carvings made by the Brasstown Carvers, sitting in either a carving studio or part of the John C. Campbell Folk School Craft Department.