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Title:
Cabin on Big Creek
Description:
Dr. Carl Schenck and his wife lived in this cabin in 1896. There are two unidentified men in this photograph. Cabin on Big Creek at foot of Pisgah in Henderson County built for me in 1895 by William Crawford for $28. At that time, not a tree had been cut in the primeval woods. Adele & I have spent a week at this cabin in 1896." Photographer: Herbert W. Pelton
Topics:
Forestry
Subjects:
Cabins (Houses)
Forests and forestry -- North Carolina
Original Format:
Kallitype
Extent:
5 x 7
Item identifier:
schenck-1911_img3
Photographer:
Pelton, Herbert W. more info on Pelton, Herbert W. 
Created Date:
Names:
Schenck, Adele more info on Schenck, Adele 
Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955 more info on Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955 
Location:
Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Manuscript Collections