Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery

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Title

Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery

Subject

Appalachian Mountains

Description

This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Swannanoa Tunnel, 1800 feet' (top left); 'Lick Log Tunnel, 562 feet' (top middle); 'Water Divide from Swannanoa Tunnel' (top right); 'Burgin Tunnel 552 feet' (bottom left); 'View through the arch at Round Knob' (bottom middle); and, 'Royal Gorge,' with an additional caption in small print above this image 'High Ridge Tunnel' (bottom right).

Creator

Unknown

Source

Regional Photographs Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1880/1890

Contributor

Chisholm Bros.

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
publications (documents)
depictions (visual works)

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

62288
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/62288

Date Created

2008-01-03

Rights Holder

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

Spatial Coverage

Buncombe County (N.C.)
McDowell County (N.C.)

Extent

5.8"" x 9.2""(dimension)

Is Part Of

Travel Western North Carolina

Citation

Unknown, “Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,” OAI, accessed June 8, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/62288.