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Manila Envelope Original Housing For Assorted Watauga News
This is an empty manila envelope that housed assorted newspaper clippings in this collection. On the outside of the envelope there is a list of various regions of Watauga County. The list includes: "Beech Mtn, Blowing Rock, Boone, Deep Gap, Seven…
Covered Wagon
This image appears to be a covered wagon being pulled by two horses. On the canvas covering are the following words: "Grand Ole Opera Style Show at the Perkinsville Go-Cart Track. Sat. Nite, 8 P.M. Sponsored by Deep Gap American Legion". There…
Deep Gap Meeting
Black and white photograph of a meeting in Deep Gap.
Whiting Railroads in Watauga County
This item is a map of Watauga County, NC, circa 1918 highlighting the areas relevant to a lumber operation by William S. Whiting and the Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC. On the map, a barbed red line through the county likely indicates…
Whiting Timber Holdings
This item is a map of Watauga County, NC, circa 1918 highlighting the areas relevant to Whiting Timber Holdings, part of a lumber operation by William S. Whiting and the Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC. On the map, Watauga River, New…
Postcard of The Ol' Homestead #2
This item is an unused color postcard of a cabin surrounded by pasture. There appears to possibly be tree covered mountains to the right. The sign on the front of the cabin reads "The Ol' Homestead." Several people are standing on and around the…
Postcard of The Ol' Homestead #1
This item is an unused color postcard of a cabin surrounded by pasture. There appears to possibly be tree covered mountains to the right. The sign on the front of the cabin reads "The Ol' Homestead." Several people are standing on and around the…
Myers Parkway Court Postcard
This item is an unused color postcard depicting a long building with mountains in the background. There is a road in front of the building and a swingset in the grass. According to the sign the building is Myers Parkway Court. Several cars from…
"Grand View" Postcard
This item is an unused black and white postcard showing two images, one of mist covered mountains and the other of a row of cabins. Print on the back of the postcard indicates the cabins are owned by Mr. and Mrs. Grant Greene and that they are…
Old and New in Watauga County Schools
Image in a box without a label. This image is stamped Sept 59. The image shows a display titled "Presenting the Old and the New in Watauga County Schools." The display boards below have several pictures of buildings that appear to be schools. Some…