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"Swannanoa Hotel", Plate from Wilbur Zeigler and Ben Grosscup. The Heart of the Alleghenies: or, Western North Carolina, comprising its topography, history, resources, people, narratives, incidents, and pictures of travel, adventures in hunting and fishing and legends of its wildernesses. Raleigh, N.C.: Williams & Co. ; Cleveland, OH, W.W. Williams, 1883. |
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Kelly Lynn Harrison Collection -- A large
collection of early American history imprints, including imprints from the
American Revolutionary War era. Also included are monographs related
to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-1746. Selections are here
represented:
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Howard H.
Peckham Collection of World War I autobiographies and first-hand accounts
of the Great War. The Peckham Collection comprises one of the most
comprehensive first edition collections of this genre in the U.S. |
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Seitoku
Kinen Kaigakan hekigashu, Tokyo, Japan, 1932, is a rare folio which contains 80
leaves of plates, chiefly in color, of historical scenes from the Meiji
period, 1852-1912. |
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ca. 1900 Selections from Omar Khayyam |
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1902 Manual of Guard Duty Special Collections U193 .U68 1902 |
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1911 The Death of Tintagiles by Maurice Maeterlinck Special Collections PQ2625.A5 I52 1911 |
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Western North Carolina Travel and Tourism
Booklets, Reports, Speeches, Brochures, Postcards and Postcard Folios
- A growing body of material covering many of western North Carolina's most scenic points of interest and unique materials related to politics, social services, tourism, environment, architecture, and more. |
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Altapass Inn A postcard describing the amenities of the Inn. |
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Altapass Inn Reporter (1915) A tri-fold newsletter produced for guests and other tourists. Includes names of guests, menu, temperature chart, and details on recreation activities at the Inn.
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| Asheville, N.C. (c.1910) Postcard view of the city at turn of the century. |
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Asheville : in the land of the sky : where to go, what to do, what to
see
[Asheville, N.C.] : Asheville Chamber
of Commerce, [between 1935 and 1941]
1 sheet : ill., maps ; 46 x
58 cm. folded to 23 x 10 cm
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Asheville in "The Land of the Sky" Brochure produced by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce in the 1920's (1927 ?) detailing the important tourist attractions of the city and surrounding region. |
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Battery
Park Hotel (late 1800's) Written by E.P. McKissick, the hotel manager, the 12 page booklet describs the hotel in detail. Photographs of the interior and exterior of the hotel. Special Collections: F264.A8 M355 |
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The Beautiful Sapphire Country (1901)
[Lake Toxaway, N.C. : Toxaway Inn Co., 1902?]
A 28 page booklet that describes four hotels:
Fairfield Inn, Sapphire, N.C. ;
The Lodge, Sapphire ;N.C. ;
Sapphire Inn, Sapphire, N.C. ;
The Franklin, Brevard, N.C. during the summer season of 1901. Photographs
by R. Henry Scadin. Special Collections F262.A18 B43 1902 |
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The Beautiful Sapphire Country: A
Land of Delight. [early 1900's]
Lake Toxaway, N.C. : Toxaway
Inn Co. A 18 page [un-paginated] booklet that describes
the hotels and attractions of the Sapphire area. Photographs
by R. Henry Scadin. Special Collections |
| Beverly Hills (n.d,) a beautifully illustrated booklet published by Inland Press and used to promote the residential suburb of "Beverly Hills" in Buncombe County, North Carolina. | |
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Souvenir
of the
Bon Marche, Paris (c.1886) A promotional booklet for the Bon Marche department store in Paris, France which was used for reference in the creation of the Asheville, N.C. Bon Marche department store, created and owned by the Lipinsky family.
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The Breaker [The Snyder Outdoor School for Boys] (1920) The 70 page soft-cover annual is a compilation by students, about instructors, outings, events, and information on the school. The anecdotal stories capture the life of the school and the boy's aspirations and personalities. Young men from throughout the United States attended the school. Special Collections E99.C55 1957 |
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Brief History of Macon County (1891) A small 17 page booklet containing a brief history of Macon County, by Dr. C. D. Smith, Franklin North Carolina Press Print, 1891. |
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Catalogue
of the Bingham School (1903) Official catalog of the Bingham Military School covering the 110th school year from September 3, 1903 to May 26, 1904. The school was established in 1793. The catalog includes photos of the students from various classes, photos, descriptions, and maps of the school grounds, and numerous essays detailing the benefits of a Bingham education.
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| Cherokees of North Carolina: Living Memorials of the
Past by William H. Gilbert, Jr., 1957 History and general research on the Eastern Band of the Cherokee from the Smithsonian Report for 1956.[publication 4289] 8 plates. Special Collections E99.C55 1957
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Chimney Rock Postcard Folio 20 cards in folio format with scenes from the Chimney Rock area, many taken by Plateau Studio owner, Herbert Pelton.. |
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Life in Western North Carolina (early 1900's) A beautiful 40 page booklet published by the Southern Railway Company detailing tourist attractions in western North Carolina. Contains photographs by noted regional photographer Herbert W. Pelton and descriptions of many well-known landmarks in the area at the turn of the century. Special Collections F217.A65 S68 1914 |
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Dedicating
Buncombe County's Court House (1928) A 16 page dedication program provided to the public when the Buncombe County Court House was opened in 1928. Includes a brief history of Buncombe County by F.A. Sondley when the corner-stone for the building was laid November 7, 1927. Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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Dedication
of the City Building Asheville NC (1928) Dedication program of the City Building of Asheville, NC. Exercises March 19th, 1928. Includes information on the Contractors, the architect, Douglas Ellington, a brief history of Asheville, pictures of the leaders in the two administrations under which the City Hall was built, and a roster of City Commissioners from 1849 (prepared by Gallatin Roberts). Special Collections F264.A8 D43 1928 Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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Directory
of the Public Schools of Buncombe County, NC, 1928-29 A small 30 page booklet listing schools in Buncombe County in 1928-29 and the administration and teachers associated with the schools. |
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Directory
of Social Resources of Asheville and Buncombe County
(1947) A 39 page booklet produced by the Social Work Executives of Buncombe County, Community Chest Councils, and the Welfare Planning Council which details the various city services and programs in 1947. Basically serves as an index to services in the region for that year. [Djvu images] |
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"E.L.R."
[Emma Lydia Rankin Memoirs], 1863-65 A collection of memorial testimonies for Emma Lydia Rankin, principal of the Kirkwood Home School for Girls in Lenoir and an account of her harrowing adventures at the close of the Civil War. Is part of: Julia and Richard Richards Collection [M2006.] |
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Easy to follow
directions on how to get lost in the land of the sky, written and edited by Grady Jefferys; designed by John Gilbert,
Asheville, N. C. : Asheville Chamber of Commerce,
[196?] A day-by-day four day tour of western North Carolina. Special Collections F264.A8 J4 |
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European Letters by T.W. Patton to
The
Asheville Citizen. Description of the Tour of the North Carolina
Teachers, During the Summer of 1889. Presenting
impressions of Scotland, England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and
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Flowering Trees and Shrubs : Biltmore Nursery,
Biltmore, North Carolina (1909). A 63 page catalogue that contains descriptions and illustrations (from photographs) of the trees, shrubs, flowers found on the Biltmore Estate in 1909, that may be perused and ordered by interested persons. Contains index. Special Collections: SB453.B1 F56 1909 |
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Folklore of the North Carolina Mountaineer,
by Haywood Parker,
(1906)
A paper read before the Pen and Plate Club,
Asheville, N.C., 1906, signed by Parker and includes a letter to readers
of the small pamphlet.
Special Collections GR110.N8 P3 1906 |
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Forest Protection or Devastation? It Is Up to
North Carolina! (1920) Addresses made
at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Forestry Association in
Asheville, N.C. June 9-10, 1920.
Special Collections: SD144.N8 F6475 1920 |
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Four Years in Review [Asheville 1923 - 1927] (1927) A small booklet created by Mayor John H. Cathey that describes the strides forward of the city under his leadership. Is part of Biltmore Industries Archive. See "Politics Special Collections: digital holding only. |
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Gold Fields Along the Southern Railway (1897)
in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, East
Tennessee. Washington, D.C.: The Southern Railway, 1897. Pamphlet produced by M.V. Richards, Land and Industrial Agent, Southern Railway. Special Collections: TN413.A5 G65 1897 |
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Golden
Book of Memoirs (Congregation Beth Ha Tephila)
(1887-1940)Part of the
Congregation Beth Ha Tephila collection at UNCA and prepared for the
fiftieth anniversary of the Congregation in Asheville, NC in 1941. This 36
page booklet contains and anniversary message from the Rabbi, a history of
the Congregation, a program for the fiftieth anniversary Sabbath Service
and the Banquet, a look to the future of the Congregation, and a
list of membership in 1941. Is part of: Beth Ha Tephila Congregation (Asheville, NC) 1891- , [M79.13.1-5 ; P79.13.1 ; OS79.13.1] |
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Green River Baptist Association: Minutes of the
Twenty-First Anniversary of the Green River Baptist Association, Convened
at Columbus, M.H., Polk County, N.C., Friday September 30th, to October 3,
1859. [np, nd. 1859] A 13 page
document with one pasted errata slip. Disbound and loosened. Contains list
of participants at the convention and their churches. Also includes notes
on 'Colored' members. Refers to the practice of "speaking in tongues." Special Collections BX6248.N8 G74 1859 |
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Grove
Park Inn
Postcard Folio (after 1917) A holding within the extensive LeCompte Postcard collection at UNCA. this folio contains multiple views of the Grove Park Inn not long after its opening in 1913. |
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Grove
Park Inn Finest Resort in the World ... (after 1917) A 15 page promotional brochure for the Grove Park Inn prepared by Fred Loring Seely and containing information about the Inn, its context, the city of Asheville and other related information about western North Carolina. One of the most informative booklets on the hotel, written by its designer and builder. |
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Grove
Park Inn - "In the Land of the Sky"
(after 1917) An 18 page pictorial guide to the Inn and to the region's scenic locations. Prepared for tourism and travel probably after 1917. |
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Heavy Freight Rates: How the Southern Railway Discriminates Against
Us, (early 1900's) A one page political flyer folded into four pages that argues that the excessive freight rates demonstrate the need for a competing road in western North Carolina. The flyer is of unknown origin and date, but most likely dates from the early 1900's.. Is part of the Frank Coxe Collection |
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The Indian Path in Buncombe County,
by Dr. Gail [Gaillard] Tennent (1940's ?, privately printed.)
A short narrative by Dr. Tennent of the Indian trails found in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and the history accompanying many of the trails. Contains a rare map of the conjectured paths, prepared for the publication. |
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The Indian's Curse: A Legend of the Cherokees
by F.A. Sondley, LL. D., [Asheville? N. C., n.d.
(1911?)] A 16 page
account of a Cherokee sentinel's death during the French and Indian War
and the events that led to his curse on the site where he met his death
from a poisoned stream. Special Collections E99.C5 S6x |
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The
Land of the Sky (1920's) A 28 page booklet produced by the Passenger Department of Southern Railway as tourism promotional material. The booklet is available in digital format only. Original copy retained by owner. Special Collections F261 .G7x |
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The Land of the Sky: An Idyl
(1892?) A 22 page booklet featuring a single poem by Winstanley (pseudonym of Thaddeus Coleman) and "inscribed respectfully" to Christian Reid. |
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The
Land of the Sky
(1913) :
Southern Railway,
Premier Carrier of the South (1913?) An unpaginated promotional booklet for rail travel in scenic western North Carolina. Contains photographs of key monuments, events, and life in the first decade of the twentieth century. |
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North Carolina, (1925) by W.S. Bayley,
in North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, Bulletin No.31,.
Raleigh, Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1925. Special Collections TN834.U5 N31 1925 |
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The Land of the Sky and Beyond (1895 ?) A small 36 page booklet that describes the area of western North Carolina popularly known as the "Land of the Sky". Produced by the Southern Railway to promote travel and tourism in the region. Special Collections: F264.A8 P92 1895 |
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Live and Invest in the Land of the Sky
(1920's) A 44 page promotional booklet for real estate interests in Asheville and environs. Includes descriptions of many planned communities in the region. Grouped by real estate company, some information is included regarding the companies. |
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The Manor
(after 1913 ?) A small 16 page booklet, describing The Manor at Albermarle Park, and the surrounding Asheville area. It has tourists or potential residents as its target audience. One section warns tuberculin patients that they need not apply as they are excluded from the hotel. |
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Medicine in
Buncombe County Down to 1885;
Historical and Biographical Sketches by Gaillard Tennent, M.D. (n.d.) A brief 28 page booklet detailing medical practice in Buncombe County from the late 1700's to 1885 and the lives of the physicians who practiced in the county. Is part of the William R. Walls, Jr., Collection M80.2.1 |
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Memorial of the Cherokee Indians
Residing in North Carolina: Praying The payment of their claims,
agreeably to the 8th and 12th articles of the treaty of 1835, June 25,
1846 Special Collections: E99.C5 C47 1846 |
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Merriwether and McCornack's New Battery Park Hotel (1915?) A 97 page booklet promoting the new hotel and golf at surrounding courses, including the newly opened Grove Park Inn golf-course. Is part of the Frank Cox Collection |
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A Motor Trip Veritably to Nature's Heart in "The Land of the Sky"
(1920's?) A Motor Trip Veritably to Nature's Heart in "The Land of the Sky" was prepared as a guide to Asheville and vicinity by the Southern Railway System. It is a flyer with text and images arranged in quarto fold. |
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Oakhurst: Formerly Asheville School for Girls (1916-1917) A small 32 page catalogue for the School for the Sixth Session of 1916-1917. It describes the administration, faculty, scope and purpose of the school, as well as the schedule, departments of study, examinations and reports, and expenses Is part of the Herbert D. Miles Collection, 1912-1958 [M2007.09.01] |
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The Occurrence of Rutile in the Titaniferous
Magnetites of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee,
in The Magnetic Iron Ores of East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina, by W.S. Bayley, (1923)
Special Collections QE165 .A2 1923 |
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"Overlook" Asheville, North Carolina (1940's ?) Small, un-paginated, eleven page booklet, describing "Overlook," Fred Seely's private residence on Sunset Mountain. Prepared for the sale of the property by Roy E. Burton, Realtor, in the mid 1940's. Contains text about the home and images of both exterior and interior. |
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Pisgah National Game Preserve
(1921) Small eleven page pamphlet containing regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture governing hunting, fishing, and camping on the Pisgah National Game Preserve, North Carolina, together with instructions for applying the regulations and information intended to aid the public in making proper use of the preserve. |
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Program of Exercises for North Carolina Day, Friday,
December 17, 1909, by R.D.W. Connor. Prepared by Dr. Connor for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Raleigh, N.C. This 68 page booklet "sets forth the principal historic events connected with the mountainous section of North Carolina." Special Collections LB3541.N8 C666 1909 |
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Report on an Examination of a Forest Tract in
Western North Carolina (1905) Bulletin, no. 60, produced as part of series by the United States Bureau of Forestry, and detailing a particular tract found in western North Carolina. Special Collections SD11 .A2 no. 60 |
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Rogers' Asheville (1890's) Created in the1890's, Roger's Asheville was prepared as a guide to Asheville and vicinity. It is a 26 page book with text and images arranged much like a photograph album. Pages are stiff card stock and brittle in most copies. Special Collections F264.A8 R7 |
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Sixty Four Selected Views of Western North Carolina (192?)
"The Land of the Sky" - "America's Beauty
Spot," Picturesque Western North Carolina. Published by the Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. Special Collections F261 .S69 |
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Southern Summer Resorts and Camps in the Mountains -
Southern Railway System (1922) New York: Rand McNally & Co. Special Collections: F262.A16 S68 1922 |
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The Southern Tourist -
April 1924, Volume V, Issue 4 This 29 page periodical was published by the Diversion Publishing Company, Inc. in Asheville, NC. in the 20's. The publication outlines tourist activities in the south and contains many accounts and photographs of local monuments and people. Additional issues of this short-lived periodical are desired. If you have copies you wish to donate we would be most grateful. Special Collections: G155.U6 S68 1924 |
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Souvenir
Folder of Asheville, North Carolina, "In the 'Land of the
Sky'"
( from the
Stafford and Wingate
Anders Collection.) Surrogate images scanned from a souvenir folder (25 images) of Asheville produced by the Asheville Post Card Company and dating from the 1930's [?]. Original souvenir folder retained by the owner. Special Collections |
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Souvenir
of Asheville of the Sky-Land by
Harriet Adams Sawyer (1892) An early booklet written as a souvenir of travels to Asheville and environs. Contains 103 pages of descriptions and photographs of Asheville' public buildings, hotels, businesses, scenery, and environment. Special Collections F264.A8 S2 1892 |
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Suggestions for Burning Fuel Economically and Smokelessly in Small
Domestic Furnaces and Boilers, City of Asheville, NC. (1891) A booklet promoting the use of gas burning furnaces. Produced by the city of Asheville. |
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The
Sunny South : drawings by E.H. Suydam (1924) A 34 page booklet containing images and captions describing places and scenery throughout the South drawn by E.H. Sudyam for the Southern Railway System, the sections on Asheville and Mt. Mitchell are beautifully drawn. Special Collections F215 .S95 1924 |
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[Illustrated
Guide Book of North Carolina Mountains ], author unknown, (early 1900's) Small 83 page booklet, describing travel in western North Carolina at the end of the 1880's. Booklet includes small hand-tipped original photographs of western North Carolina. Cover and frontispiece are missing and author is unidentified. Date is approximate. |
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Twenty-Five Years of Engineering in Western
North Carolina Charles Edward Waddell was the first President of the American Association of Civil Engineers, North Carolina Section and this small pamphlet is a record of the many projects that Waddell's company engaged in in western North Carolina. The facilities engineered by Charles E. Waddell & Company from 1902-1927 in Western North Carolina, are mainly in and near Asheville, NC. This pamphlet contain a brief description of each job and supplemental photographs of the individual projects. Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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WWNC
Radio Station (1929) A brochure produced in celebration of the first anniversary of WWNC radio station, Asheville, NC. It contains a brief history of the stations origins and lists and photographs of contributors and individuals who performed or contributed programming to the radio station during the first year of existence. Is part of the Edgar Lyda Collection |
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Western North Carolina "A State Within A State"
[1933?] Booklet produced by the Asheville Citizen-Times to celebrate the economic and social progress of the eighteen counties of western North Carolina. "A State Within A State" refers to the Economic State within a Prosperous State. The booklet contains statistical data and information the counties in the western part of the state. The population, literacy, automobiles, agriculture, income tax, and miscellaneous information is given for each county. A description of the Asheville Times and the Asheville Citizen and of the WWNC Radio Station is also included. (Reproduced with permission, ACT) Is part of: |
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Western North Carolina Railroad
Scenery "Land of the Sky" (1880's) A 13 page booklet published by the Southern Railway Company about major tourist attractions in western North Carolina. It contains illustrated reproductions of photographs taken by noted photographer Herbert W. Pelton and descriptions of many well-known landmarks in the region at the turn of the century. Special Collections F261 .W4 1880 |
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Winter Homes in the South - The Southern Railway (1900)
[Brochure]
A small brochure promoting the real estate
and travel and tourism highlights along the route of the Southern
Railway.
Special Collections F215 .W56 1900 |
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With Pen and Camera thro' The
"Land of the Sky":
Western North Carolina and the Asheville Plateau ( 1909) A large format and beautifully produced 48 page booklet that describes travel in the "Land of the Sky," a region that includes the Asheville plateau and the Western North Carolina, generally. The booklet contains large photographs with descriptive narrative of key points of interest to tourists and travelers to the area. The narrative by Homer T. Waldron and photographs cover highlights along the well-traveled tourist routes. Special Collections F262.B94 W3 1911 |
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