Mountain laundry
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mrs. Ella Caldwell and daughters, Betty and Ruby; Water kettles and washtubs... This set-up is typical of the way washing is done in many parts of the mountains... Note the tubs made by sawing barrels in half. The round kettle belongs to Mr. Tom Caldwell's mother and is at least 75 years old.Mountain Laundry; Cataloochee NC, III-A-Hse-12183, History - Artifacts
Stake and Rider Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Stake and rider fence, with stakes inline.Stake and Rider Fence; Milburn Cable Place CC-50; Lower Cove Road,; Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12126, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Woven Picket Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Continuation of that shown in III-A-Fence-12119: Two strands of wire at the top and two strands at the bottom are used for the warp in weaving this fence; the pickets are the woof. This loom was found in Cades Cove. View from north side of fence.Woven Picket Fence; Mrs. Mary Birchfield Place CC-53; North Cove Road, near lower end,; Cades Coves, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12120, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Woven Picket Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Same as III-A-Fence-12120, except view is from the south side.Woven Picket Fence; Mrs. Mary Birchfield Place CC-53; North Cove Road, near lower end,; Cades Coves, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12121, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Woven Picket Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Woven Picket Fence; Mrs. Mary Birchfield Place CC-53; North Cove Road, near lower end,; Cades Coves, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12119, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Spinning wheel
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Stock and blade with bit for cutting threads in the manufacture of spinning wheels.Spinning Wheel, III-A-Hse-12194, History - Artifacts
Shuttles
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Group of shuttles for hand weaving with the old looms. Shuttles, III-A-Hse-12191, History - Artifacts
Group of small tools
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Group of small tools: tray adze, 2 in-shaves, sing hoe.Tools, III-A-Hse-12197, History - Artifacts
Group of small tools
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Group of small tools: 4 leather-greasing tools and a bobbin or shuttle.Tools, III-A-Hse-12196, History - Artifacts
Cotton gin
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cotton gin made by John Walker and used by the Walker Sisters when the photograph was taken. The basket of white oak splits was also made by John Walker. The portion of a horseshoe in front of the basket was later picked up... It was shaped so it could be used as a dog, used in laying flooring. Rollers made of hickory, the rest of the gin constructed of oak. Three people are required to operate it... one to feed the cotton and one to turn each of the rollers.Cotton Gin; Walker Sisters Place, III-A-Hse-12167, History - Artifacts
Miss Louisa Walker churning butter in a cedar churn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Miss Louisa Walker churning butter in a cedar churn.Churn; Walker Sisters Place, III-A-Hse-12168, History - Artifacts
Miss Louisa Walker churning butter
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Miss Louisa Walker churning butter.Churn; Walker Sisters, III-A-Hse-12170, History - Artifacts
Cotton gin
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cotton gin made by John Walker and used by the Walker Sisters when the photograph was taken. The basket of white oak splits was also made by John Walker. The portion of a horseshoe in front of the basket was later picked up... It was shaped so it could be used as a dog, used in laying flooring. Rollers made of hickory, the rest of the gin constructed of oak. Three people are required to operate it... one to feed the cotton and one to turn each of the rollers.Cotton Gin; Walker Sisters Place, III-A-Hse-12166, History - Artifacts
Miss Louisa Walker churning butter in a cedar churn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Miss Louisa Walker churning butter in a cedar churn.Churn; Walker Sisters Place, III-A-Hse-12169, History - Artifacts
Open meal bin, showing bread tray
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Open meal bin, showing bread tray, etc.Meal Bin; Charlie Allen; Highway 73, Cosby TN, III-A-Hse-12164, History - Artifacts
Table
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Note two drawers in front; legs are decorated; either side of drawers with beaded panel.Table; Charlie Allen; Highway 73, Cosby TN, III-A-Hse-12199, History - Artifacts
Meal bin, closed
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Meal bin, closed....Meal Bin; Charlie Allen; Highway 73, Cosby TN, III-A-Hse-12163, History - Artifacts
Cider press
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cider Press; Virgin Gregory Place, III-A-Hse-12165, History - Artifacts
Note the holes chiseled in the rock in which salt was placed for the cattle
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Note the holes chiseled in the rock, in which salt was placed for the cattle.Salt Lick Rocks; Tuckaleechee Cove, near; Townsend, Tenn. III-A-Agric-12106, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Note the holes chiseled in the rock in which salt was placed for the cattle
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Note the holes chiseled in the rock in which salt was placed for the cattle.Salt Lick Rocks; Tuckaleechee Cove, near; Townsend, Tenn. III-A-Agric-12105, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Chair, canes, and other tools
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The canes made by their father... Chair also made by their father. On the seat of the chair is a tool used by their father in cutting his stock mark in the ear of his stock... Cow bell and collar on the back of the chair... Note how the collar can be adjusted by using a block of wood in place of a buckle.Chair; Walker Sisters Place; Little Greenbrier - Elkmont TN, III-A-Hse-12162, History - Artifacts
Safe, used for food storage
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
These safes are used for the storage of food... The pierced work in the tin panels allows air to circulate in the safe, but prevents flies from getting at the food.Safe"", III-A-Hse-12189, History - Artifacts
Bee gums near Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bee gums near Gatlinburg, Tenn. Bee Gums, III-A-Agric-12100, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Salt trough on the farm of John Burns near Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Salt trough on the farm of John Burns near Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee.Lick Trough; John Burns Farm; Townsend, Tenn. III-A-Agric-12102, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Gourd vine growing on tree
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gourd vine growing on tree.Gourds; Jim Carr Place; Sugarlands, TN, III-A-Hse-12177, History - Artifacts
Gourd vine growing on tree
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gourd vine growing on tree.Gourds; Jim Carr Place; Sugarlands Tn, III-A-Hse-12176, History - Artifacts
Improvised grindstone
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Improvised grindstone.Grindstone, III-A-Hse-12178, History - Artifacts
Miss Hazel Bell, with churn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Miss Hazel Bell; Married Charles Kuszmal,,Churn, III-A-Hse-12171, History - Artifacts
Spinning Jenny, looms, and wheels
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spinning Jenny, looms, and wheels (Tennessee).Spinning Artifacts, III-A-Hse-12193, History - Artifacts
Group of cord and slat beds
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Group of cord and slat beds.Beds; Report p 7b, III-A-Hse-12153, History - Artifacts
Kitchen utensils
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kitchen utensils Report p.2a.Kitchen Utensils, III-A-Hse-12180, History - Artifacts
Split bottom and bark bottom chairs
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Split bottom and bark bottom chairs.Chairs; Report p. 6a, III-A-Hse-12159, History - Artifacts
Carpenter's, cooper's, and blacksmith's tools
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Carpenter's, cooper's, and blacksmith's tools. Report p. 20a.Tools, III-A-Hse-12198, History - Artifacts
Spinning wheels, reels and other things
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spinning wheels, reels and other things (Tennessee).Spinning Artifacts, III-A-Hse-12192, History - Artifacts
Group of beds, chairs, and a cradle
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Group of Beds, Chairs, and a Cradle; Report P 8a, III-A-Hse-12152, History - Artifacts
Loom, Mrs. George H. Caldwell, overhead type
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Loom, Mrs. George H. Caldwell, overhead type...Loom, III-A-Hse-12187, History - Artifacts
Rocker-arm type of loom
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rocker-arm type of loom.Loom, III-A-Hse-12185, History - Artifacts
Shoemaker's and other tools
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Shoemaker's and other tools (Tennessee). Shoemaker's Tools, III-A-Hse-12190, History - Artifacts
Swinging or beater-type of loom
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Swinging or beater-type of loom.Loom, III-A-Hse-12186, History - Artifacts
Worm Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Worm Fence; Ki Cable Place CC-33; South Cove Road; Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12114, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Woven Picket Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South side of road...Woven Picket Fence; Joel Proctor Place CC-36; South Cove Road,; Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12123, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Woven Picket Fence
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North side of road...Woven Picket Fence; Joel Proctor Place CC-36; South Cove Road,; Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12122, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Detail of snake fence, showing the intersection of two fences
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of snake fence, showing the intersection of two fences.Snake Fence; Chandler Jenkins Place I-4; Indian Camp Truck Trail; Cosby, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12115, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Snake fence along the west bank of Abrams Creek
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Snake fence along the west bank of Abrams Creek, Museum area, Cades Cove, Tenn...Note that the fence is built on a low pile of stones. The stones were picked from the feilds and from a dyke between Abrams Creek and the fields.Snake Fence; Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Fence-12113, History - Artifacts - Fences and Gates
Lick log, Hannah Mountain, at Panther Gap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Lick log, Hannah Mountain, at Panther Gap.Lick Log, III-A-Agric-12103, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Lick log, Hannah Mountain, at Panther Gap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Lick log, Hannah Mountain, at Panther Gap.Lick Log, III-A-Agric-12104, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Lick Log
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
These lick logs represent almost the last remaining evidence of the great herding activity which once flourished on the high meadows (or balds) of the Smokies. The cattle were salted regularly, and notches were cut in a log in which the salt was placed so it would not be wasted as it would have been if it had been placed on the ground.Lick Log; Panther Gap, Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Agric-12107, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
Lick Log
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
These lick logs represent almost the last remaining evidence of the great herding activity which once flourished on the high meadows (or balds) of the Smokies. The cattle were salted regularly, and notches were cut in a log in which the salt was placed so it would not be wasted as it would have been if it had been placed on the ground.Lick Log; Panther Gap, Cades Cove, Tenn. III-A-Agric-12108, History - Artifacts - Agricultural Implements
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