Buncombe County Court House and City Hall

Dublin Core

Title

Buncombe County Court House and City Hall

Subject

Automobiles
City halls
Courthouses
Plazas

Description

This postcard captioned “View from plaza showing Buncombe County Court House and City Hall, Asheville, N.C” was taken by George Masa (1885-1933). The postcard is published by the Asheville Post Card Company. An uncropped version of this image bears Masa's identifying number O-5265. This item is from the Hart Masa Collection, a collection of photographs, publications, postcards, correspondence, and ephemera related to the life and work of photographer George Masa. Known for his iconic images of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and his advocacy for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Masa also produced commercial work for private businesses, publishers, news services, and other entities. The Hart Masa Collection was assembled by donors William A. Hart, Jr., and Alice Huff Hart, who provided much of the contextual information for the items in this collection.

Creator

Masa, George, 1885-1933

Source

Hart Masa Collection

Contributor

Asheville Post Card Co.

Rights

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

Format

postcards

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

72421
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72421

Spatial Coverage

Asheville (N.C.)
Buncombe County (N.C.)

Extent

3.5" x 5.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

George Masa Collection

Citation

Masa, George, 1885-1933, “Buncombe County Court House and City Hall,” OAI, accessed June 16, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/72421.