Weaver McLean, Depot agent, Whittier, NC

Dublin Core

Title

Weaver McLean, Depot agent, Whittier, NC

Subject

Appalachians (People)

Description

This photograph of Weaver McLean has a handwritten caption on the front that remarked McLean was 'depot agent' for the rail station at Whittier, N.C., located along the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railway. The 1910 census for Whittier community in Swain County, N.C., enumerated Weaver McLean, age 23, in the household of Pinkney and Emma McLean. His occupation was listed as 'Operator Telegraph.' The partial, reversed sign behind him appears to read 'Money Orders Sold Here.'

Creator

Unknown

Source

Regional Photographs Collection

Publisher

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

Date

circa 1910

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

62257
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/62257

Date Created

2007-01-23

Rights Holder

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

Spatial Coverage

Swain County (N.C.)

Extent

4.75"" x 6.1""(dimension)

Is Part Of

Travel Western North Carolina

Citation

Unknown, “Weaver McLean, Depot agent, Whittier, NC,” OAI, accessed June 8, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/62257.