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This image from a glass plate negative found in a barn in Bethel shows a young Crathie Shell standing on the front porch of the James Shell House in Bethel around 1905. A large backdrop is mounted behind her, and a handmade rug is visible on the…

This image from a glass plate negative found in a barn in Bethel shows, L to R, James E. "Sip" Shell seated, his sister Crathie Shell leaning against the post, and their mother Callista Thompson Greer ("Callie") Shell seated in a chair on the front…

This image shows a group gathered around a steam sawmill, probably owned by Wiseman Cable, across creek from James Shell house on Bethel Road. Wood boards lay around the machinery. A small building can be seen on the hill beyond the people. The…

This image appears to be a copy of the one seen in 023 of this series. This image shows a group gathered around a steam sawmill, probably owned by Wiseman Cable, across creek from James Shell house on Bethel Road. Wood boards lay around the…

This image is a print made from the glass plate negatives seen in Series 9 of this collection. This image shows a little girl, identified as Crathie Shell (1895-1977), posing on the front porch of the James Shell house in Bethel, NC. Crathie is…

This image shows a raised house surrounded by a fence. The house, which was located beside the Shell General Store in Bethel, sits behind a dirt road that is Bethel Road. Trees obscure much of the front of the house. Individuals are visible on the…

This image shows an oil painting framed on a wall with striped wallpaper. The painting shows a pond with trees around it and mountains visible in the background. Writing across the bottom of the painting reads, "C. Shell Guy The Pond_ Banner Elk_."…

This image shows a man and a woman posing with two children. The adults are wearing coats while the child on the left wears overalls and the one on the right wears a coat with fur cuffs and holds a baby doll. They have been identified as, from left…

This image shows a toddler wearing a long dress and headband standing on an oriental rug. This has been identified as Crathie Shell on the porch of James C. Shell's house in Bethel, NC.

This image is of three young women standing in front of what appears to be a group of evergreen trees or bushes. One of the women appears to be holding a bloom, possibly a rhododendron. All three women are wearing long dresses that appear to have…