Benjamin F. Shook

Dublin Core

Title

Benjamin F. Shook

Subject

Men

Description

Benjamin F. Shook (1881-1967) is the son of Henry Clay Shook and Eugenia Evans Shook, and great, great grandson of Jacob Shook (1749-1839) and Isabella Weitzell Shook (1749-1834). After serving in the American Revolutionary War, Jacob Shook and his wife bought land and settled along the Pigeon River in what is now Clyde, N.C. Shook built the earliest known frame dwelling in the area which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Shook-Welch-Smathers House. Written on the frame of the photograph is J. M. McCanless 7 & 9 Patten Ave. Asheville, N.C. James Melton McCanless (1858-1942) had various photography studios in Asheville since at least 1895 to around 1920.

Creator

McCanless, James Melton, 1858-1942

Source

Shook Family Photographs

Rights

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

Format

jpg
photographs
portraits

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

64136
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/64136

Spatial Coverage

Haywood County (N.C.)

Extent

9" x 6"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

McCanless, James Melton, 1858-1942, “Benjamin F. Shook,” OAI, accessed May 12, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/64136.