Land of the Sky

Land of the Sky

North Carolina, Western -- Description and travel

Tourism

Thomas H. Lindsey was a 19th century photographer based out of Asheville, North Carolina. He was one of the earliest commercial photographers to make scenic images of the region. This advertisement is the reverse of one of Lindsey’s prints. Labeled “The Land of the Sky,” a term popular around the turn of the 20th century, Lindsey wrote poetically about the term, citing the “hills of majestic beauty, streams of sparkling water, gorges echoing with the roar of the torrent.” Apparently, Lindsey was a prolific photographer as an advertisement for his studio on South Court Place in Asheville invited the public to see “more than one thousand views on exhibition.”

Lindsey, T. H. (Thomas H.)

Regional Photographs Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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publications (documents)

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36602

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2013-01-08

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

8" x 5"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia