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].

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]

lec061.jpg (75789 bytes)

062

E-6675

N-911

Bridal Veil Falls, Great Smokies National Park

lec062.jpg (59863 bytes)

063

E-11450

G-202

Mountainside Theater in Autumn, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N.C.

lec063.jpg (59777 bytes)

064

25872N

109

Cherokee Indian Reservation, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee

lec064.jpg (54347 bytes)

065

K7080

G-251

Cast of ‘Unto These Hills’ receiving instructions from Director at Mountainside Theater, Cherokee, NC

lec065.jpg (64507 bytes)

066

E-12730

G-232

Actors of Indian drama at Mountainside Theater, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, NC

lec066.jpg (58059 bytes)

067

E-12729

G-231

Entrance to Mountainside Theater, Qualla Indian Reservation, Cherokee, NC

lec067.jpg (59312 bytes)

068

42125

434

Chimney Top, (Altitude 4740 ft.), in the Great Smoky Mountains

lec068.jpg (51641 bytes)

069

8A-H1551

N-40

The Chimney Tops in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park [Published by Halsey and Griffith, Inc., Ashville (sic), NC]

lec069.jpg (59682 bytes)

070

42207

435

Chimney Top at Sunset, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec070.jpg (41657 bytes)

071

A-23919

B-112

Great Cliffs, along the ‘Clinchfield Route’

lec071.jpg (61859 bytes)

072

88741

G-257

Parking Space at Clingman’s Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec072.jpg (65532 bytes)

073

E-4445

N-56

Sunset scene, parking place at Clingman’s Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec073.jpg (40121 bytes)

074

22314

186

A picturesque scene at High Hampton Inn, near Cashiers, NC, Chimney Top Mountain in background

lec074.jpg (66693 bytes)

075

45511

418

Horseshoe Bend on Little Tennessee River Near The  Great Smoky Mts. National Park

lec075.jpg (58899 bytes)

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

lec076.jpg (60086 bytes)

077

E-4296

N909

One of the Many Curves on Newfound Gap Highway thru Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec077.jpg (58061 bytes)

078

E-8296

.

Smoky Mountains Trailways Bus at Newfound Gap on Highway Thru Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec078.jpg (66756 bytes)

079

5A218

770

Newfound Gap Highway, Near Gatlinburg, Tenn., in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec079.jpg (68043 bytes)

080

E-4454

N-400

View in Autumn, Showing ‘The Loop-Over’, on Newfound Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec080.jpg (56365 bytes)

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

lec081.jpg (45885 bytes)

082

1492

952

Smoky Mountian Tours Sightseeing Bus at Nigger Head on Little River Gorge

lec082.jpg (62047 bytes)

083

46754

N333

Panoramic view of Cherokee Indian reservation and Oconalufty River Valley, Adjoining the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec083.jpg (56530 bytes)

084

46994

N280

Oconalufty River near Cherokee Indian Reservation-Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec084.jpg (70856 bytes)

085

E-6282

N-622

Pigeon River, Western North Carolina [photo by Grenell]

lec085.jpg (58090 bytes)

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

lec087.jpg (64900 bytes)

088

E-4442

N-47

Skyline Drive in Autumn Near Clingman’s Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec088.jpg (87133 bytes)

089

46704

N311

Looking down Tennessee River near Tapoco in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec089.jpg (57776 bytes)

090

E-6669

N-706

‘A Happy Native Family’ in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec090.jpg (67083 bytes)

091

E-11339

G-230

Autumn Scene on One of the Many Trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec091.jpg (78401 bytes)

092

44548

432

Moonlight scene in the Great Smoky Mountains

lec092.jpg (36824 bytes)

093

64260

.

A couple of the States First Settlers Greetings from The Great Smoky Mts. National Park

lec093.jpg (78659 bytes)

094

E-8295

.

Smoky Mountain Trailways bus entering one of the tunnels on highway thru Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec094.jpg (80212 bytes)

095

8A-H580

N-30

One of the many trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec095.jpg (91187 bytes)

096a
96b

45751

N27

The Loop on main highway through Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2)

lec096a.jpg (70424 bytes)

lec096b.jpg (70535 bytes)

097

25566

316

View of the Mountains from Train, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Area, near the Tennessee-North Carolina State Line

lec097.jpg (73081 bytes)

098

47069

N975

A native Cherokee mother carrying baby Indian-style, Western North Carolina

lec098.jpg (61656 bytes)

099

46752

N331

An Exhibition of skill by a Cherokee Marksman with Bow and Arrow, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N.C.

lec099.jpg (76054 bytes)

100

46755

N334

Cherokee Indian with Native Blow-Gun, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, NC

lec100.jpg (57830 bytes)

101

46753

N334

A Primitive Hunter, Cherokee Indian with Bow and Arrow on Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N.C.

lec101.jpg (61725 bytes)

102

36776

98-D-10

An Indian chief, Cherokee Indian Reservation-Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec102.jpg (61328 bytes)

103

47068

N793

Indian Ceremonial Dance as Performed by Cherokee Indians on Reservation

lec103.jpg (91536 bytes)

104

47071

N795

Chief Lone Eagle and Scout on expedition on Cherokee Indian Reservation adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec104.jpg (82671 bytes)

105

E-11340

G-226

Two attractive Cherokee Maidens in Native Costumes, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec105.jpg (81798 bytes)

106

E-12058

G-228

An Indian Woman Grinding Maize in Primitive Fashion, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec106.jpg (65364 bytes)

107

8A-H1842

N-44

Cherokee Indians doing the Corn Dance during their Harvest Festival, on Cherokee Indian Reservation-Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains

lec107.jpg (78723 bytes)

108

87652

T-18

A Cherokee Indian Basket Maker on Cherokee Indian Reservation Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec108.jpg (77993 bytes)

109

E-12062

G-227

Cherokee Native Products, Cherokee Indian Reservation Adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec109.jpg (88127 bytes)

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")

lec110.jpg (64759 bytes)

111

42208

436

Mount Le Conte (Altitude 6600 Ft.) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

lec111.jpg (69883 bytes)

North Carolina

 

112

86760

NC-1

Greetings from North Carolina

lec112.jpg (84231 bytes)

113

107978

A-551

Road map of North Carolina

lec113.jpg (107756 bytes)

114

4B-H1495

North Carolina State Toast Card [Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T.Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg.U.S. Pat.Off..)]

lec114.jpg (77701 bytes)

115

89057

NC-3

North Carolina’s State Flower

lec115.jpg (67721 bytes)

116

5B-H646

.

North Carolina (2) [map with key sites] [Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T.Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg.U.S. Pat.Off..)]

lec116a.jpg (96657 bytes)

117

E-6284

NA-299

‘The Old North State’ [verse by Lenora Monteire Martin]

lec117.jpg (78544 bytes)

118

90281

N-663

In Carolina [verse and 2 photos]

lec118.jpg (81358 bytes)

119

46671

N318

The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC

lec119.jpg (67950 bytes)

120

5425

365

Picturesque view of Asheville, N.C. at Sunset [verse ©C1A1005106, stamped Sept 8, '27]

lec120.jpg (71954 bytes)

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

lec121.jpg (69614 bytes)

122

22266

158

Moonlight View from top of Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC

123

E-5826

N-540

Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC

lec123.jpg (57778 bytes)

124

5818-29

630

Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC

125

7A-H3006

995

Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC

lec125.jpg (64423 bytes)

126

.

.

Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC [Lumitone Photoprint, New York]

lec126.jpg (177155 bytes)

127
127a
127b

A-18667

B-109

Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, NC (2) [Published by Southern Postcard Co., Asheville N.C.]

lec127.jpg (181610 bytes)

lec127a.jpg (64132 bytes)

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.]

lec128.jpg (81231 bytes)

129

22257

147

Busbee Road entrance to Biltmore Forest, Biltmore, NC near Asheville

lec129.jpg (72483 bytes)

130

22276

169

A scene at Biltmore Forest Country Club

lec130.jpg (98756 bytes)

131

8A-H1836

N-45

Autumn-Time at Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

lec131.jpg (200800 bytes)

132

29934

645

Ancient Lions at entrance to Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

lec132.jpg (81629 bytes)

133

1207-30

641

Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

lec133.jpg (66443 bytes)

134

26008N

119

Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]

lec134.jpg (67617 bytes)

135

 

AC-6

Biltmore House showing lily pools, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

lec135.jpg (76828 bytes)

136

46939

660

Front view, Biltmore House, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

lec136.jpg (59570 bytes)

137

212685

172

Bird’s -eye view of Biltmore, North Carolina

lec137.jpg (92891 bytes)

138

E-6509

N-690

Buncombe County Courthouse and City Hall, Asheville, NC

lec138.jpg (74516 bytes)

139

22852

125

Court House, City Building and Plaza, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]

lec139.jpg (55889 bytes)

140

5820-29

626

Enka Plant and Hominy Valley by Moonlight, Near Asheville, NC

lec140.jpg (46762 bytes)

141

23518

273

Flat Iron Building, Asheville, NC

lec141.jpg (349353 bytes)

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

lec143.jpg (68617 bytes)

144

30503

440

"Springtime," Grove Park , Inn, "In the Land of the Sky," Asheville, NC

lec144.jpg (90143 bytes)

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.]

lec145.jpg (87305 bytes)

146

25887N

110

Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky" [Pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]

lec146.jpg (66526 bytes)

147

R-68161

B-576

Approach To Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]

lec147.jpg (75157 bytes)

148a
148b

22275

167

Grove Park Inn and Mountain Laurel in bloom, Asheville, NC (2)

lec148.jpg (97921 bytes)

lec148b.jpg (89303 bytes)

149

5A-H477

758

Grove Park Inn from Golf Course, Asheville NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

lec149.jpg (63309 bytes)

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..)]

lec150.jpg (59490 bytes)

151

E-7407

A-28

East Entrance, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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On the Front Terrace, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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Recreation Room, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC (2)

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Picturesque Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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A Portion of the Lobby, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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The "Big Room" at Night, Showing Fire-Place, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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Grove Park Inn by Moonlight, Asheville, NC

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"Big Room," Showing Fire Place, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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Palm Garden, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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Asheville Country Club and Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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Asheville Country Club House, Asheville, NC

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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]

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Asheville, NC, from Beaucatcher Mountain, "In the Land of the Sky"

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Patton Avenue Looking West, Asheville, NC

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Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC

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Lee H. Edwards High School, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

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Lee H. Edwards High School, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

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Recreation Park, Asheville, NC, "In the Land of the Sky"

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St. Joseph’s Sanatorium, Conducted by the Sister’s of Mercy, Asheville, N.C.

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Moonlight scene U.S. Veteran’s Facility, Oteen, near Asheville, NC

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Bird’s-eye view of U.S. Veterans' Administration Facility, Oteen, NC "In the Land of the Sky"

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Busy Tourist’s Correspondence Card (2) [©C1A1005107, stamped Sept 8, '27]

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Andrews Geyser at Round Knob, By Moonlight, Western North Carolina

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U.S. Highway No.74 at Bat Cave, NC

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Roadway along Rocky Broad River

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The Great Divide, Balsam Mountains, "In the Land of the Sky"

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Beaver Lake, Western North Carolina [published by Halsey and Griffith, Inc., Ashville (sic), NC]

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Sunset in the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Apple Trees in Bloom in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Sunset scene, U.S. Highway No. 74 crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Appalachian Scenic Highway, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains (2)

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Sky-Top drive on the Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway

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Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Table Rock Mountain at right

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Panoramic view of Blue Ridge Parkway

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Looking Through a Double Tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Railway Train in the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Appalachian Scenic Highway, Crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Waterfalls, "In the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains"

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A mountaineer of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Eastern States

[painted and copyrighted by Mrs. B King Couper, Tryon, NC]

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Boating-A Great Sport at Bugg’s Island Lake on The Virginia-North

Carolina State Line

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Tunnel through Solid Rock and Elevator Entrance to the Sky Lounge, Chimney

Rock, Western North Carolina

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Moonshiner’s Cave, Chimney Rock, Western North Carolina

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Pavilion up at Chimney Rock, Western North Carolina

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Top of Chimney rock, Lake Lure in rear, Western North Carolina

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Chimney Rock and Mountain as seen from town of Chimney Rock, NC

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"Inspiration Point," Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina

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Cliff Dwellers Inn, Chimney Rock and Pavilion, Chimney Rock, NC (2)

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Entrance to the Tunnel Leading to Elevator, Chimney Rock, NC

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Chimney Rock as seen from the Sky Lounge, Western North Carolina

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Entrance to Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina

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Horseback Riders on Roadway, Chimney Rock in Background, Western North Carolina

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Glimpse of Chimney Rock and Pavilion, a Portion of Cliff Dwellers Inn Appearing to the Left

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Chimney Tops, Great Smokies, Western North Carolina, The Only Peak of its Kind in the World

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Cliff Dweller's Inn, Chimney Rock, NC

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Roadway Scene near Chimney Rock, State Route No.20 leading from Eastern to Western North Carolina

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Mountain View Inn, Opposite Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina

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Esmeralda Falls and Swimming Pool, Esmeralda, NC, "In Chimney Rock Section"

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View from "Pulpit Rock", on Chimney Rock Mountain, Western North Carolina [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]

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Chimney Rock Camp for Boys, Lake Lure, NC

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Rocky Broad River Bridge, Between Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, NC Chimney Rock Mountain in Background

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Along the Appian Way, Chimney Rock Section, Western North Carolina

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The Lake at Chunn’s Cove Camp for Girls’, Asheville, NC

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The Great Craggy Mountains, "In the Land of the Sky"

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Winding Scenic Highway to Craggy Mountains, Western North Carolina

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At the Foot of the Craggies, "In the Land of the Sky" [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]

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The Craggy Mountains from Drive, Mountain Meadows Inn, near Asheville, NC [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC, ©1912, Herbert W. Pelton]

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Craggy Pinnacle and Rhododendron in Bloom, near Asheville, NC, "In the Land of The Sky" [pub. By Deuel News Co., Asheville, NC]

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The Hospital, Duke University, Durham, NC

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Lake Eden and Pavilion, an E.W. Grove Development, near Asheville, NC (2)

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A glimpse of the French Broad River [published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]

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The French Broad River, near the Tennessee State Line, "In the Land of the Sky" [Published by Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, NC]

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French Broad River in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the North Carolina And Tennessee State Line

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