Mountain Approach to the Balsam

Mountain Approach to the Balsam

Buildings

Hotels

Oxen

Postcards

Roads -- North Carolina

Tourism

Wagons

Wooden fences -- North Carolina

Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This “Mountain Approach to the Balsam” was made from an original photograph by Herbert W. Pelton (1879-1961). Pelton was active as a photographer in Asheville in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. He produced landscapes of the region including panoramic shots, a rather rare format at the time. He partnered with photographer George Masa to operate their Photo-Craft Shop in the 1920s but, within a decade, moved to Washington, D.C.

Pelton, Herbert W., 1879-1961

Regional Photographs Collection

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

1909

Balsam Hotel Company

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postcards

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37619

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2013-01-22

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Jackson County (N.C.)

North Carolina

North Carolina, Western

3.5" x 5.5"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia