William A. Dills

Dublin Core

Title

William A. Dills

Subject

Men
Portraits

Description

William A. Dills (1842-1900) is typically credited as the founder of Dillsboro, a small railroad town in Jackson County, North Carolina. He is the father of Gertrude Dills McKee (1885-1948), the first woman to serve in the North Carolina State Senate. This portrait of Dills was made by the Wharton Photography Studio, located in Raleigh.

Creator

Wharton Photography Studio (Raleigh, N.C.)

Source

McKee & Dills Families Collection

Publisher

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

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
photographs
portraits

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

37726
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/37726

Date Created

2017-09-22

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Jackson County (N.C.)

Extent

6.25" x 4.25"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

Wharton Photography Studio (Raleigh, N.C.), “William A. Dills,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/37726.