Biltmore Forest School schoolhouse in Pink Beds

Dublin Core

Title

Biltmore Forest School schoolhouse in Pink Beds

Subject

Biltmore Forest School -- Buildings
Biltmore Forest School -- Employees
Biltmore Forest School -- Students
Forestry schools and education
Howe, Clifton D. (Clifton Durant), 1874-1946
Rural schools -- North Carolina -- Transylvania County
School buildings
The Pink Beds (N.C.)

Description

A schoolhouse used by the Biltmore Forest School in Pink Beds. The building also served as a school for the community's children and a church for the wider community. The Forest School's summer lectures were held here in 1905-1906. The man on the left is identified as a student named Bard, while the man on the right is identified as Dr. Howe, a teacher and Dr. Schenck's assistant. Donor note: "During class [Dr. Schenck] suddenly said 'Let's go to horse show,' the boys jumped out the window, soon all in saddle."

Creator

John D. Mylrea (BFS 1906) 31-B

Publisher

[Digital Publisher: D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville]
National Forests in North Carolina, Asheville, NC

Date

1905-1906

Rights

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

Format

jp2
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

591
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/591

Date Created

2011-11-09

Spatial Coverage

Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Cradle of Forestry in America (N.C.)
Transylvania County (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western

Extent

8" x 10"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

John D. Mylrea (BFS 1906) 31-B, “Biltmore Forest School schoolhouse in Pink Beds,” OAI, accessed May 9, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/591.