The shoes are dark brown in color, of which the leather of the shoes has begun to crack and fall off. The size of the sole is a number two. Attached to the pair are dark brown laces. The shoes are in stable condition.
Type: Pieced.<br>Name: Slashed Diagonal Patchwork (there are many variations of this pattern).<br>Set Up: Hand sewn with triangle pieces that are sewn together. The quilt has an abstract geometric pattern that is made by altering the...
Type: Pieced.<br>Name: Slashed Diagonal Patchwork (there are many variations of this pattern).<br>Set Up: Hand sewn with triangle pieces that are sewn together. The quilt has an abstract geometric pattern that is made by altering the...
Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
Walter and Ethel, an elder married couple, perform at the Asheville Junction. Walter, born in 1896, plays guitar while he and Ethel sing. This is a rare example of traditional blues in Asheville.
Wayne Erbsen (guitar, vocals), Fox Watson (fiddle), Paul Yeaton (mandolin), and George Edens (guitar) perform at the Asheville Junction in lieu of absent performer Eric Schoenberg. Wayne teaches Appalachian music at Warren Wilson College. This is...
Florence Reece (1900-1986) talks in her Harlan County home to a group of high school students from Paideia school in Atlanta. The group is led by John Sundale. Florence's husband, Sam, a retired miner, is also present. Sam was an organizer for...
Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
newspapers; floods; disasters; college towns; colleges
This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...
Portrait of W. Thomas Anglin. On back of photograph reads at the very top "Tom Anglin" in dark ink. On Direct Backside to photo reads in fairly legible pencil,
"W. Thomas Anglin
Tom Anglin [Cursive, perhaps Signature]
donor in...
One leaf of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on both sides. The song text is written on a school examination form. The document is in fairly good physical condition, with two holes punched in the center of the top of the leaf, a fold in the...