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Wilburn Garfield McKinney was born and raised in Andrews, North Carolina or Cherokee County. Wilburn was born to Fanie Blye and Mack H. McKinney on the 22nd of September in 1922. McKinney would grow up in Andrews until he was drafted into the Navy…

Loggers sitting on stump with a two person saw

These hand woven lunch napkins were produced between 1925 and 1942 by an unidentified weaver for sale through the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. The items are decorated with rural African American figures using a laid in technique called…

This is a very interesting photo

It is a black and white photo of the Scott's Creek Liberty Baptist Sunday School. It consists of at least 8 rows.

This a black and white photo of Scott's Creek Baptist Church before it caught on fire. It looks like a closeup photo of the church with a child sitting out front on the ground. The church looks like it was made of stone and there are three windows.

Abraham Lincoln Ensley (1865-1948) was one of the earliest commercial photographers in western North Carolina. He made images, mostly portraits, on 5” x 7” glass plates that he developed on his farm in Jackson County. Like most native residents,…