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Aerial Mill View of Shulls Mill Valley
This image shows an aerial view of Shulls Mill Valley. It is reportedly a view of the Boone Fork Mill, or Whiting Lumber Mill, seen in the far right of the image. Other buildings and a road or train tracks can be seen in the lower portion of the…
Boone Fork Lumber Watauga Democrat Article #1
This item is a newspaper clipping from the Watauga Democrat about Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC, with notes from Emily Kellogg Whiting Norvelle, the daughter-in-law of William S. Whiting who was the owner of the company. The article…
Boone Fork Lumber Watauga Democrat Article #2
This item is a newspaper clipping from the Watauga Democrat about Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC, with notes from Emily Kellogg Whiting Norvelle, the daughter-in-law of William S. Whiting who was the owner of the company. The clipping…
Clear Cutting for Lumber
This image shows a valley that has logs sitting in the bottom of it. Mountains can be seen in the distance. This has been identified as clear cutting, typical of logging methods. It has also been identified as part of a lumber operation by William S.…
Collected Historical Notes regarding Whiting and Whiting lumber operations leading up to and including the Boone Fork Lumber Company
This item is a nine-page long collection of historical notes regarding William S. Whiting's lumber operations by Michael S. Lowery, great-grandson of Whiting, with contribution by Joseph Quinn. An excerpt from the author's note of the document reads:…
Dining Room of Ottaray House
This image shows a dining room. A table with a floral arrangement and wood-backed chairs sits in the lower right of the image. Two open doors, one windowless, can be seen past the table. To the left of the image is a large wooden cabinet with a short…
Early Model Log Skidder
This image shows a machine with a long arm extending out of it, identified as an early (possibly circa 1910s) skidder. Large logs sit in front of the skidder, strapped together. The area around it features pieces of trees, likely a result of clear…
Finished Lumber at Whiting Lumber Mill
This image shows lumber standing upright outside. Large stacks of lumber can be seen in the background to the right. More standing lumber is visible in the background to the left. Mountains can be seen in the distance. This has been identified as the…
Handcar Transportation
This image shows what appears to be a river next to train tracks. The river has many large boulders both in it and beside it. The train tracks, at the base of a rocky mountain, hold a "handcar" that three men can be seen sitting on, likely…
Log Skidder and Crew #1
This image shows a large machine, a log skidder from circa 1917, pulling a log up using cables attached to an extension. Large gears sit at the base of the arm extension of the skidder. Men in hats, and some wearing overalls, pose in front of the…