Irving Messer and wife
Dublin Core
Title
Irving Messer and wife
Subject
Couples
Men
Mountain people
Women
Dwellings
Description
This photograph is of Irving Messer and his wife. The couple lived in the Little Cataloochee section of Haywood County, North Carolina. The 1937 photograph was made by Hiram Coleman Wilburn (1880-1967), unofficial historian of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Wilburn spent time identifying historic structures, collecting artifacts, and researching local history. He is credited with curating the earliest collections that would form the nucleus of the park’s museum.
Creator
Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967
Source
Historic Photographs Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1937-04-20
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
photographs
portraits
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
26404
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/26404
Date Created
2015-07-06
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738;
Spatial Coverage
Haywood County (N.C.)
Extent
3.5" x 4.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America
Collection
Citation
Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967, “Irving Messer and wife,” OAI, accessed May 17, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/26404.