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Weather Terrible, Fishing Too Newspaper Article
This was the only item found on page 18. The article was originally folded to fit in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled "Birth-Appointment on Ervin's staff, Volume 1." The title of the article is "Weather Terrible--Fishing, Too--On Opening Day Of…
Rufus Edmisten Fishing
This item is a black and white photograph of two young men fishing in a river. It appears to be a cold day based on their clothing. There is a small structure in the background between the boys. The photograph was featured in the accompanying…
Hix Ford, Watauga River
This image shows the Watauga River. There are large boulders on the far bank and a small dog can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph. The handwritten caption underneath the image reads "Fig. 1 The Hix Ford, Watauga River". Based on…
Rufus Edmisten on Watauga River Newspaper Clipping
This item is a newspaper clipping showing an image of Rufus Edmisten on the Watauga River. The item was found on the bottom right corner in the Rufus Edmisten scrapbook titled "High School (1955-1959)."
The Watauga River on the Road to Valle Crucis Postcard
This item is a color postcard showing an image of a river in the mountains. Text reads, "The Watauga River on the Road to Valle Crucis in the Unrivalled Blowing Rock Country, Blowing Rock, N.C." The postcard was sent to Brewster, Washington from…
The Watauga River on the Road to Valle Crucis Postcard
This item is a color postcard of a river in the mountains. Text reads "The Watauga River on the Road to Valle Crucis in the Unrivalled Blowing Rock Country. Blowing Rock, NC." The postcard was sent to Richmond, Virginia but the date is unclear.…
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…
Watauga River Postcard
This item is an unused color tinted postcard of a river and mountains. The text indicates it to be Watauga River in Valle Crucis, NC. The postcard is made by Asheville Postcard Company out of Asheville, NC. Handwritten on the back is $3.00.
Young Boys With String of Fish
This image shows two young boys holding a string of fish between them in front of a vehicle. The deck of a building can be seen in the far right of the image, identified as the deck of May house near the Guy Ford on the Watauga River. The smaller…
Baptism Seen on Watauga River
This item appears to be a postcard of congregation at a river, probably in the Antioch community. The congregation stands on the edge of the river at the bottom of a hill beneath boulders and trees. The congregation is made of men, women, and…