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
Collection
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.