Indian reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Indian reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1909, preserved in this historic image. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: On the Indian reservation, Cherokee, N.C.
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Indian reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1909
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Cherokee, North Carolina, in 1909 was the center of the Qualla Boundary, the mountain land held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Swain County. The people there were descendants of Cherokee families who had stayed in the mountains rather than go west during the removals of the 1830s, and they built their community around small farms, family gardens, and timber work in the surrounding hills. Rail service had reached nearby Bryson City by the mid-1880s, which brought visitors into the region and gave local craftspeople a growing market for baskets, pottery, and beadwork sold to tourists. This panorama captures a town still shaped by its valley setting, with the Oconaluftee River running past the houses and the mountains rising on every side.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pelton, herbert w. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--North Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,361 × 1,197 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | On the Indian reservation, Cherokee, N.C. |
| Reference | NC 1909 Indian reservation, Cherokee |
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