PUBLIC "-//North Carolina Division of Historical Resources::North Carolina State Archives//TEXT (US::NcD::[P.C.34.1]::Asheville, North Carolina Area Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1910s)//EN" "pc34.xml" Asheville, North Carolina Area Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1910s Processed by: James Mark Valsame; machine-readable finding aid created by: Dietra Stanley North Carolina Division of Historical Resources

North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word. Date of source: November 27, 1990 Finding aid completed November 27, 1990, by James Mark Valsame; Finding aid encoded by Dietra Stanley, North Carolina State Archives, October 17, 2003 Description is in English. Asheville, North Carolina Area Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1910s North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by James Mark Valsame Date Completed November 27, 1990 Encoded by Dietra Stanley Date Encoded October 17, 2003

Descriptive Summary Asheville, North Carolina Area Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1910s North Carolina State University. University Archives. The collection consists of three (3) lantern slides containing views of western North Carolina. 3 items; Includes glass lantern slides. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

Available for research.

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.34.1] Asheville, North Carolina Area Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1910s, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

This lantern slide collection was donated to the North Carolina State Archives by Mr. Maurice Toler, North Carolina State University Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina on Aug. 26, 1978; accessioned the Archives on Dec. 12, 1990.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by James Mark Valsame.

Completed November 27, 1990.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of three (3) lantern slides containing views of western North Carolina. One slide made by C. F. Ray, 2 N. Pack Square, Asheville, North Carolina depicts a meeting of the "Corn Club Boys" in Buncombe County, N.C. Another slide by Herbert W. Pelton of Asheville, N.C. shows a view of the base of a large tree in Pisgah National Forest. The caption states that the tree has a circumference of thirty five (35) feet. The third slide depicts sunrise at the summit of Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,711 feet). The photograph, made by Herbert W. Pelton, has a 1911 copyright date.

Online Catalog Headings Buncombe County (N.C.) Clubs--North Carolina--Buncombe County. Pisgah National Forest (N.C.) Trees--North Carolina. Mount Mitchell (N.C. : Mountain) Sun--Rising and setting. Ray, C. F. Pelton, Herbert W. Related Material:

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us