L.C. LeCompte Postcard Collection (1910-1977)

POSTCARDS
No. lec	Postcard ID Numbers		DESCRIPTION	Thumbnail
001	E-4832	N-831	Moss Covered Oak Trees Shading a Southern Highway
002	84296	D-831	A Scene on U.S. Highway 301 in Dixieland
003	E-4091	FF-66	A Scene on the Beautiful Suwannee River
004	5A-H1262	866	Beautiful Southern Home and Tropical Shrubbery
005	E-5411	D-534	A Field of Watermelon in the Sunny South
006	45748	N232	The Beautiful Suwannee River
007	E-4736	417	An Old Colonial Southern Home
008	.	AC-166	Southern Magnolia Flowers
009	108216	155	The Suwannee River With Moss-Hung Trees on Bank
010	46686	N144	Moonlight on the Suwannee River in Dixieland
011	6A-H2660	894	Airplane View of a Southern Textile Mill and Village
012	E-5080	N-481	The Legend of the Peach of the Sunny South [verse copyright, 1941 by Harry Russell Wilkins]
013	90470	D-145	The Legend of the Spanish Moss [verse copyrighted by Asheville Postcard Co.]
014	4A-H1230	846	Pelican (with verse)
015	E-5468	D-539	A Busy Day in a Cotton Field in the Sunny South
016	90473	D-540	Cotton Pickers at Work in Dixieland
017	K4700	FF-101	Spanish Dagger (Yucca Gloriosa) in Bloom in the Sunny South
018	119948	A-559	Busy Person’s Correspondence Card [©C1A A 9098, stamped Jan 19, 1929]
019	6A-H1924	S-442	Cotton Stalk Loaded with Cotton (C.T. Cotton Picking Scenes - Curt Teich & Co., Inc.)
020	E-5093	N-482	Trees (poem by Joyce Kilmer - photos courtesy of Southern Region, U.S. Forest Service)
021	E-6276	N-660	The Legend of the Dogwood (legend text)
022	E-11971	G-200	The Legend of the Christmas Rose (legend text)
023	E-5316	N-678	My Dog (poem by Altizer Roberts)
024	K5701	G-238	Harvest Time in the Sunny South
025	E-5413	D-111	"Only" a Turpentine Still Down South
026	45611	N-261	Interior of a Southern Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
027	4233C	D508	A Fine Field of Cotton in Dixieland
028	46819	D254	Fishing Smack in Southern Waters
029	E-6694	D-545	A Truckload of Cotton in Dixieland
030	E-5558	D-541	An Old Fashioned Sugarcane Mill Down South (2)
031	E-5049	D-525	A Typical Colonial Southern Home (2)
032	K5702	G-237	A Tobacco Field at Harvest Time in Dixieland
033	87658	T-27	Golfing in the Land of the Long Leaf Pine (2)
034	3B-H149	.	Tobacco Field [on back, City News Agency, Rocky Mount, NC] (2)
035	16049	D552	Busy Cotton Gin
036	90340	D-885	A Southern Tobacco Field
037	E-5407	D-528	Cotton Blossoms in Dixieland (2)
038	5A-H1304	886	Beautiful Azaleas in a Southern Garden (2)
039	3A-H831		Whispering Waves on the Atlantic Ocean
040	E-5740	893	Polo, an Interesting Sport in the Southland (2)
041	6A-H2488	895	Beautiful Azalea Garden in the Sunny South
042	91181	896	A Southern Estate at Sunset (2)
043		6468	"Who Said Watermelon?" [verse-anonymous, ©C1A 771826, stamped Dec 21, 1923]
Florida
044	A-90037	152	In Florida [verse, anonymous, copyright Asheville Post Card Co.]
045	121840	377	Florida Beaches (2) [verse by King A. Woodburn ©C1A A 6749, stamped Jan 19, 1929]
046	R-51339	41	A Florida Razor-Back (2) [verse ©C1A 761099, stamped Oct 13, 1923]
047	31327	327	A Wagon Load of Grapefruit, Florida (2) [verse ©C1A881075, stamped Jan 15, 1926]
048	21401	14	Homeward Bound, Florida (2) [verse ©C1A881076, stamped Jan 15, 1926]
049	105352	169	Poinsettia Blossom, Florida State Flower (2) [verse by Mrs. F. B. Biddulph, ©C1A881073, Stamped Jan 15, 1926]
050	A-94164	273	Mr. and Mrs. Pelican, Florida (2) [verse-anonymous, ©C1A 818362, stamped Jan 12, 1925]
051	A-99718	268	Head ‘er fer Floridy! (2) [verse by S. S. R., ©C1A818363, stamped Jan 12, 1925]
052	121456	375	Greetings from Florida (2) ["use check marks to save time and avoid writers cramp", ©C1AA9097, stamped Jan 19, 1929]
053	94474	216	Florida Flirtation (2) [verse, Ruth Raymond, ©C1A 761101, stamped Oct 13, 1923]
054	105348	324	A "Tin Can Tourist Camp" in Florida [verse, Ruth Raymond, ©C1A881074, stamped Jan 15, 1926]
055	E-5318	NA-499	That Dear Old "Flivver" [verse by King A. Woodburn, © Asheville Post Card Co.]
056	105328	S-73	St. Petersburg, Florida, the Sunshine City (2) The Famous Green Benches [verse by E.M., ©C1A881077, stamped Jan 15, 1926]
057	A-99759	37	Orlando, Florida, the City Beautiful on Lake Lucerne, Orlando, FL (2) [verse by J.J.B. ©C1A818361, stamped Jan 12, 1925]
Georgia
058	71354	G-1	Greetings from Georgia (2)
059	85150	G-4	Old Water Mill and Stream in Chattahoochee National Forest, Northwest Georgia
060	88684	SC-5	Clark Hill Dam on Savannah River, Between Georgia and South Carolina, About 22 Miles North of Augusta, Georgia (2) [photo of a diorama designed by the Corps of Engineers]
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
061	E-4965	N-462	The Great Smokies [verse by Harry Russell Wilkins]
062	E-6675	N-911	Bridal Veil Falls, Great Smokies National Park
063	E-11450	G-202	Mountainside Theater in Autumn, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N.C.
064	25872N	109	Cherokee Indian Reservation, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee
065	K7080	G-251	Cast of ‘Unto These Hills’ receiving instructions from Director at Mountainside Theater, Cherokee, NC
066	E-12730	G-232	Actors of Indian drama at Mountainside Theater, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, NC
067	E-12729	G-231	Entrance to Mountainside Theater, Qualla Indian Reservation, Cherokee, NC
068	42125	434	Chimney Top, (Altitude 4740 ft.), in the Great Smoky Mountains
069	8A-H1551	N-40	The Chimney Tops in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park [Published by Halsey and Griffith, Inc., Ashville (sic), NC]
070	42207	435	Chimney Top at Sunset, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
071	A-23919	B-112	Great Cliffs, along the ‘Clinchfield Route’
072	88741	G-257	Parking Space at Clingman’s Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
073	E-4445	N-56	Sunset scene, parking place at Clingman’s Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
074	22314	186	A picturesque scene at High Hampton Inn, near Cashiers, NC, Chimney Top Mountain in background
075	45511	418	Horseshoe Bend on Little Tennessee River Near The Great Smoky Mts. National Park
076	E-11333	G-229	Winter Time Scene Showing One of the Native Stone Bridges on Newfound Gap Highway in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
077	E-4296	N909	One of the Many Curves on Newfound Gap Highway thru Great Smoky Mountains National Park
078	E-8296	.	Smoky Mountains Trailways Bus at Newfound Gap on Highway Thru Great Smoky Mountains National Park
079	5A218	770	Newfound Gap Highway, Near Gatlinburg, Tenn., in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
080	E-4454	N-400	View in Autumn, Showing ‘The Loop-Over’, on Newfound Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
081	E-4466	N-53	Newfound as Seen from Skyline Drive, Great Smoky Mountains National Park-In Autumn these Mountains Display a Riot of Color
082	1492	952	Smoky Mountian Tours Sightseeing Bus at Nigger Head on Little River Gorge
083	46754	N333	Panoramic view of Cherokee Indian reservation and Oconalufty River Valley, Adjoining the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
084	46994	N280	Oconalufty River near Cherokee Indian Reservation-Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park
085	E-6282	N-622	Pigeon River, Western North Carolina [photo by Grenell]
086	87655	T-22	Ramsey Cascades in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
087	46708	N315	Hikers resting along Rainbow Rocky-Spur Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
088	E-4442	N-47	Skyline Drive in Autumn Near Clingman’s Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
089	46704	N311	Looking down Tennessee River near Tapoco in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
090	E-6669	N-706	‘A Happy Native Family’ in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
091	E-11339	G-230	Autumn Scene on One of the Many Trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
092	44548	432	Moonlight scene in the Great Smoky Mountains
093	64260	.	A couple of the States First Settlers Greetings from The Great Smoky Mts. National Park
094	E-8295	.	Smoky Mountain Trailways bus entering one of the tunnels on highway thru Great Smoky Mountains National Park
095	8A-H580	N-30	One of the many trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
096a 96b	45751	N27	The Loop on main highway through Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2)
097	25566	316	View of the Mountains from Train, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Area, near the Tennessee-North Carolina State Line
098	47069	N975	A native Cherokee mother carrying baby Indian-style, Western North Carolina
099	46752	N331	An Exhibition of skill by a Cherokee Marksman with Bow and Arrow, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N.C.
100	46755	N334	Cherokee Indian with Native Blow-Gun, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, NC
101	46753	N334	A Primitive Hunter, Cherokee Indian with Bow and Arrow on Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N.C.
102	36776	98-D-10	An Indian chief, Cherokee Indian Reservation-Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park
103	47068	N793	Indian Ceremonial Dance as Performed by Cherokee Indians on Reservation
104	47071	N795	Chief Lone Eagle and Scout on expedition on Cherokee Indian Reservation adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park
105	E-11340	G-226	Two attractive Cherokee Maidens in Native Costumes, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
106	E-12058	G-228	An Indian Woman Grinding Maize in Primitive Fashion, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107	8A-H1842	N-44	Cherokee Indians doing the Corn Dance during their Harvest Festival, on Cherokee Indian Reservation-Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains
108	87652	T-18	A Cherokee Indian Basket Maker on Cherokee Indian Reservation Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park
109	E-12062	G-227	Cherokee Native Products, Cherokee Indian Reservation Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park
110	E-4772	N-414	President Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial ("photo by Tenn. State Dept. of Conservation")
111	42208	436	Mount Le Conte (Altitude 6600 Ft.) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
112	86760	NC-1	Greetings from North Carolina
113	107978	A-551	Road map of North Carolina
114	4B-H1495		North Carolina State Toast Card [Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T.Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg.U.S. Pat.Off..)]
115	89057	NC-3	North Carolina’s State Flower
116	5B-H646	.	North Carolina (2) [map with key sites] [Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T.Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg.U.S. Pat.Off..)]
117	E-6284	NA-299	‘The Old North State’ [verse by Lenora Monteire Martin]
118	90281	N-663	In Carolina [verse and 2 photos]
119	46671	N318	The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC
120	5425	365	Picturesque view of Asheville, N.C. at Sunset [verse ©C1A1005106, stamped Sept 8, '27]
121	E-13934	A-67	Airplane view of Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, NC ‘In the Land of the Sky’, photo by Malcolm Gamble through courtesy of Asheville Citizen Times
122	22266	158	Moonlight View from top of Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC
123	E-5826	N-540	Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC
124	5818-29	630	Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC
125	7A-H3006	995	Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC
126	.	.	Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC [Lumitone Photoprint, New York]
127 127a 127b	A-18667	B-109	Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC (2) [Published by Southern Postcard Co., Asheville N.C.]
128	A-93816	B-770	Drive to Biltmore Forest Country Club (Dogwood in Bloom), Asheville, N.C. [Published by Southern Postcard Co., Asheville N.C.]
129	22257	147	Busbee Road entrance to Biltmore Forest, Biltmore, NC near Asheville
130	22276	169	A scene at Biltmore Forest Country Club
131	8A-H1836	N-45	Autumn-Time at Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
132	29934	645	Ancient Lions at entrance to Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
133	1207-30	641	Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
134	26008N	119	Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]
135		AC-6	Biltmore House showing lily pools, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
136	46939	660	Front view, Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
137	212685	172	Bird’s -eye view of Biltmore, North Carolina
138	E-6509	N-690	Buncombe County Courthouse and City Hall, Asheville, NC
139	22852	125	Court House, City Building and Plaza, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]
140	5820-29	626	Enka Plant and Hominy Valley by Moonlight, Near Asheville, NC
141	23518	273	Flat Iron Building, Asheville, NC
142	27157	28	George Vanderbilt Hotel, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By S.H. Kress & Co.]
143	E-6099	N-641	The George Vanderbilt Hotel, Asheville, NC
144	30503	440	"Springtime," Grove Park , Inn, "In the Land of the Sky," Asheville, NC
145	27149	.	Grove Park Inn, The Finest Resort Hotel in the World, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Made in U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.]
146	25887N	110	Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]
147	R-68161	B-576	Approach To Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]
148a 148b	22275	167	Grove Park Inn and Mountain Laurel in bloom, Asheville, NC (2)
149	5A-H477	758	Grove Park Inn from Golf Course, Asheville NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
150	OB-H167	A5	Grove Park Inn as seen from Asheville Country Club Golf Course, Asheville, NC [Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T.Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg.U.S. Pat.Off..)]
151	E-7407	A-28	East Entrance, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
152	E-8263	A-52	On the Front Terrace, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
153a	E-8264	A-53	Recreation Room, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC (2)
154	E-8265	A-54	Picturesque Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
155	45406	N-247	A Portion of the Lobby, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
156	45407	N-248	The "Big Room" at Night, Showing Fire-Place, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
157	E-5047	N-475	Grove Park Inn by Moonlight, Asheville, NC
158	46950	603	"Big Room," Showing Fire Place, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
159	E-7472	A-37	Palm Garden, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
160	26825	342	Asheville Country Club and Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
161	6B-H1310	A-24	Asheville Country Club House, Asheville, NC
162	.	.	The Shops of the Biltmore Industries, Inc., Asheville, NC, where beautiful Biltmore Handwoven Homespuns have been created for over half a century. [back stamped Jul 24, 1960, Margaret F. Stone, 2111 Angier Avenue, Durham, NC]
163	25950N	116	Asheville, NC, from Beaucatcher Mountain, "In the Land of the Sky"
164	36774	98-D-8	Patton Avenue Looking West, Asheville, NC
165	26824	341	Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC
166	0A5250	665	Lee H. Edwards High School, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
167	E-6965	A-13	Lee H. Edwards High School, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
168	3A149	722	Recreation Park, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"
169	.	895	St. Joseph’s Sanatorium, Conducted by the Sister’s of Mercy, Asheville, N.C.
170	7A-H753	976	Moonlight scene U.S. Veteran’s Facility, Oteen, near Asheville, NC
171	4A78	730	Bird’s-eye view of U.S. Veterans' Administration Facility, Oteen, NC "In the Land of the Sky"
172	.	.	Busy Tourist’s Correspondence Card (2) [©C1A1005107, stamped Sept 8, '27]
173	84318	B-639	Andrews Geyser at Round Knob, By Moonlight, Western North Carolina
174	E-9485	N-785	U.S. Highway No.74 at Bat Cave, NC
175	26818	335	Roadway along Rocky Broad River
176	22155-C	497	The Great Divide, Balsam Mountains, "In the Land of the Sky"
177	62019	.	Beaver Lake, Western North Carolina [published by Halsey and Griffith, Inc., Ashville (sic), NC]
178	22173	64	Sunset in the Blue Ridge Mountains
179	29926	662	Apple Trees in Bloom in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
180	28659	419	Sunset scene, U.S. Highway No. 74 crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains
181	5810-29	638	Appalachian Scenic Highway, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains (2)
182	E-12088	G-218	Sky-Top drive on the Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway
183	E-12085	G-215	Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Table Rock Mountain at right
184	E-12081	G-211	Panoramic view of Blue Ridge Parkway
185	E-4451	N-395	Looking Through a Double Tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway
186	53501-C	A-309	Railway Train in the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
187	5810-29	638	Appalachian Scenic Highway, Crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains
188	22180	71	Waterfalls, "In the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains"
189	E-9720	.	A mountaineer of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Eastern States [painted and copyrighted by Mrs. B King Couper, Tryon, NC]
190	87682	T-25	Boating-A Great Sport at Bugg’s Island Lake on The Virginia-North Carolina State Line
191	80455	T-12	Tunnel through Solid Rock and Elevator Entrance to the Sky Lounge, Chimney Rock, Western North Carolina
192	83564	612	Moonshiner’s Cave, Chimney Rock, Western North Carolina
193	SA-H695	796	Pavilion up at Chimney Rock, Western North Carolina
194	25204	22	Top of Chimney rock, Lake Lure in rear, Western North Carolina
195	22141	30	Chimney Rock and Mountain as seen from town of Chimney Rock, NC
196	22114	3	"Inspiration Point," Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina
197	28662	397	Cliff Dwellers Inn, Chimney Rock and Pavilion, Chimney Rock, NC (2)
198	K5698	.	Entrance to the Tunnel Leading to Elevator, Chimney Rock, NC
199	80454	T-11	Chimney Rock as seen from the Sky Lounge, Western North Carolina
200	5A-H1201	776	Entrance to Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina
201	E-5757	N-615	Horseback Riders on Roadway, Chimney Rock in Background, Western North Carolina
202	E-4438	N-795	Glimpse of Chimney Rock and Pavilion, a Portion of Cliff Dwellers Inn Appearing to the Left
203	62022	.	Chimney Tops, Great Smokies, Western North Carolina, The Only Peak of its Kind in the World
204	5807-29	635	Cliff Dweller's Inn, Chimney Rock, NC
205	22131	20	Roadway Scene near Chimney Rock, State Route No.20 leading from Eastern to Western North Carolina
206	22125	14	Mountain View Inn, Opposite Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina
207	22126	15	Esmeralda Falls and Swimming Pool, Esmeralda, NC, "In Chimney Rock Section"
208	R-78052	B-581	View from "Pulpit Rock", on Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]
209	28644	408	Chimney Rock Camp for Boys, Lake Lure, NC
210	21761	357	Rocky Broad River Bridge, Between Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, NC Chimney Rock Mountain in Background
211	42666	336	Along the Appian Way, Chimney Rock Section, Western North Carolina
212	22259	149	The Lake at Chunn’s Cove Camp for Girls’, Asheville, NC
213	48247	739	The Great Craggy Mountains, "In the Land of the Sky"
214	5A-H1315	780	Winding Scenic Highway to Craggy Mountains, Western North Carolina
215	A-93821	B-765	At the Foot of the Craggies, "In the Land of the Sky" [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]
216	A-35991	B-147	The Craggy Mountains from Drive, Mountain Meadows Inn, near Asheville, NC [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC, ©1912, Herbert W. Pelton]
217	25869N	107	Craggy Pinnacle and Rhododendron in Bloom, near Asheville, NC, "In the Land of The Sky" [pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]
218	E-5416	D-50	The Hospital, Duke University, Durham, NC
219	25562	311	Lake Eden and Pavilion, an E.W. Grove Development, near Asheville, NC (2)
220	A-29931	.	A glimpse of the French Broad River [published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]
221	A-46947	B-341	The French Broad River, near the Tennessee State Line, "In the Land of the Sky" [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]
222	87656	T-23	French Broad River in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the North Carolina And Tennessee State Line
223	E-7914	N-754

University of North Carolina at Asheville D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Photograph Register for L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection (1910-1977) P77.5.1-2
In the Land of the Sky (no. 139), L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC Asheville 28804
Title	L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection (1910-1977)
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/photo/lecompte/lecompte.html
Creator	Lamar Campbell Le Compte
Creator	J.L. Widman
Creator	Asheville Postcard Company
Subject	Keyword : L.C. Le Compte ; Asheville Postcard Company ; Great Smoky Mountain National Park ; Asheville, N.C. ; Southern Historical Postcards ; Dixieland ; Grove Park Inn ; Cherokee ; Indians ; Douglas Ellington ; City Building ; Asheville Courthouse ; Biltmore Industries ; railroads ; Battery Park Hotel ; Enka Plant ; Biltmore House ; Craggy Gardens ; Hickory Nut Gap ; Lake Lure ; Mt. Mitchell ; Toxaway ; Looking Glass Falls ; Looking Glass Rock ; Grove Park Inn ; Grove Arcade ; Biltmore Forest Country Club ;
Subject	LCSH : LeCompte, Lamar Campbell (d.1977) Asheville Postcard Company Georgia -- History -- Pictorial works Georgia -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works Postcards -- Georgia Virginia -- History -- Pictorial works Florida -- History -- Pictorial works Florida -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works Great Smoky Mountain National Park -- History -- Pictorial works North Carolina -- History -- Pictorial works North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works Postcards -- North Carolina South Carolina -- History -- Pictorial works South Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works Postcards -- South Carolina West Virginia -- History -- Pictorial works World War II -- History -- Pictorial works
Date	2001-05-14
Publisher	D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Contributor	Mrs. Ruth H. Thurmond ; Southern Highlands Research Center
Type	Collection ; Image (postcards)
Format	2 boxes
Source	P77.5.1 ; P77.5.2
Language	English
Relation	Asheville-Buncombe County Library Asheville Postcard Collection [Collection of Western North Carolina postcards purchased from the Asheville Postcard Collection.] E.M. Ball Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 (Southern Historical Photographs)
Coverage	1910-1977 ; Southeastern United States
Rights	Any display, publication or public use must credit D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor	Donor Number 24
Description	The collection contains over 400 color postcards and postcard folders of Western North Carolina and the Southern States created from photographs purchased by L.C. Le Compte and others and produced by the Asheville Postcard Company, owned by Le Compte and others. Reportedly formed in 1910, the Asheville Postcard Company was located between Broadway and Lexington Avenue at 31 Carolina Lane, Asheville, NC. It is not listed as a formal company in the Asheville City Directory until 1921, when it is listed with J.L. Widman as co-owner with Le Compte. The company started with a line of some 190 different postcards produced on linen finish paper stock and surrounded by a white border. Each of the postcards is given an identifying number. Number 1, for example, is a view of Andrews Gyser near Old Fort, NC. Le Compte reportedly sold his cards for the wholesale price of .75 per 100 cards. The inventory of Asheville Postcard Company at its close, was estimated to be several million cards. The focus of this collection is on Western North Carolina, but other scenes of the South are represented. The Asheville Postcard Company under Le Compte was managed in the later years by Ruth Thurmond who donated the UNCA collection of postcards. Following Le Compte, the Asheville Postcard Company was owned in 1978 by Scott K. Trees of Marion, NC. In 1982, Joe Mayes, from Charlotte, was the owner. Currently, the company is known as the Aerial Photography Services, and located formerly at 1145a Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC and now in Charlotte, NC. [Information from Asheville Times, "Campbell Le Compte's Cards Offer Twinge of Nostalgia," (1977-08[?]-10), from Le Compte's obituary in the Asheville Citizen, "L.C Le Compte Dies: Owned Post Card Firm," 1977-06-06 and from the Asheville City Directories, 1914-1982].
Acquisition	1977-06-00
Citation	L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection (1910-1977), D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by	Special Collections staff, 1977 and 2001
Biography	Lamar Campbell Le Compte came to Asheville around 1910. He moved to the area with his family who sought a healthful environment for his ailing brother. His father was Charles O. Le Compte, a traveling salesman and his mother was Gertrude (Asheville Times article, n.d.). Through 1917 the Asheville City Directory lists Le Compte as employed by Smith's Drug Store. Le Compte does not appear in the directory again until the appearance of the Asheville Postcard Company in 1921. Le Compte explained in a newspaper interview in early 1977 that he began his company by traveling by train throughout the south to sell his stock. When the company is finally listed with an address in the Asheville City Directory, Le Compte has a partner, J.L. Widman. Allen Hall also worked by Le Compte as a salesman beginning in 1922 and continued with Le Compte for some 55 years. Widman's name disappears as co-owner by 1922 and Le Compte became the sole owner from that time until his death in 1977. In the later years of the company Ruth Thurmond was the manager and the company also sold pennants, pillow covers and a variety of other souvenirs and novelties. Even at the age of eighty-seven Le Compte continued to go to his office six days a week. He died in Asheville in 1977 after a brief illness. In 1977 the inventory is reported to have been several million cards and folders. The following entries are found in Asheville City Directories: 1914 -- First entry of Le Comptes in Directory 1917 -- Lamar C. LeCompte, Elk. Smith's Drug Store, H.12 Rankin 1918 -- Home address : 192 Rankin Ave., Asheville 1921 -- Asheville Postcard Company - J.L. Widman, L.C. LeCompte, wholesale postcards, 83 1/2 Patton/Widman, ? ? Ravenscroft. 1924 -- Asheville Postcard Company, wholesale, 85 1/2 Patton Ave. L. Campbell Le Compte, h.[home] 48 Houston St. [Montford section] 1930 -- Asheville Postcard Company, wholesale postcards, greeting cards, souvenirs, 80 1/3 N. Lexington - phone 4047. 1931 -- [Only Le Compte is listed as owner.] (wife Mary) home 102 Houston 1936 -- Same as above 1941 -- 31 Carolina Lane ; home 562 Haywood in Castenea Bldg. Room 310. 1956 - 71 -- Same as above 1976 -- home 147 E. Chestnut, Apt. 5 1977 -- Asheville Postcard Company (Mrs. Ruth Thurmond, Mgr.). Home 147 E. Chestnut. 1978 -- Asheville Postcard Company, 25 Carolina Lane (Scott K. Trees). Home S.K. and Lois Trees, Marion, NC. 1982 -- Asheville Postcard Company, 29 Carolina Lane (Joe Mayes) Charlotte, NC. [Information from Asheville Times, "Campbell Le Compte's Cards Offer Twinge of Nostalgia," (1977-08[?]-10), from Le Compte's obituary in the Asheville Citizen, "L.C. Le Compte Dies: Owned Post Card Firm," 1977-06-06 and from business information in the Asheville city directories, 1914-1982].

L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection (1910-1977)

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In the Land of the Sky (no. 139), L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC Asheville 28804

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L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection
(1910-1977)

In the Land of the Sky (no. 139), L.C. Le Compte Postcard Collection,
D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNC Asheville 28804