Aden Carver, 91 years old, who helped build the mill originally, and the runner after the shaft was repaired. Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Aden Carver, 91 years old, who helped build the mill originally, and the runner after the shaft was repaired.Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-4012, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
1937-09-28
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view from the north...Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, Tenn. III-M-12540, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view of the mill and forebay from the north.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12537, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail from the front of: 1 - the tub or horizontal water wheel; 2 - the shaft which sets in the bridge-tree and supports the upper millstone; 3 - the chute which lays in the water on the wheel; 4 - the shaft which raises or lowers the bridge-tree; 5 - the bridge tree.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12544, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view of the interior... Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12542, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view from the west...Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12539, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view from the north.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12538, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of the forebay (or flume) and the cribbing supporting same.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12545, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail from the side of: 1 - the tub or horizontal water wheel; 2 - the shaft which supports the upper stone; 3 - the chute which raises or lowers the bridge-tree in which the shaft is set, thus regulating the fineness of the meal.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12543, History - Mills and Milling
Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view from the east... Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12541, History - Mills and Milling
Avril Greene, repairing millstone, Mingus Mill, North Carolina, 1974
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Arvil Greene working on millstone at Mingus Mill,Dressing the Mill stone, II-B-(5)- Mingus-15838, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
Avril Greene, working on stone, Mingus Mill, North Carolina, 1974
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Avril Greene working on stone at Mingus Mill. Dark area is place where stone has been re-cut. Re-Dressing Stones, II-B-(5)- Mingus-15837, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
Badly damaged section of race and substructure, John Cable Mill, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Badly damaged section of the race and substructure, both of which will require replacement: This section is immediately below the bridge to the barn and is approximately 100 feet long.Cable Mill - Rehabilitation, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-13278, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Bolting chest and chutes, cloth was wrapped around wooden reel (note spokes) to sift product, Mingus Mill, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bolting chest and chutes. Cloth was wrapped around wooden reel (note spokes) to sift product. Mingus Mill; Bolting Chest; II-B-(5)Mingus-15884, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
1937
Bolting chest, Mingus Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
bolting chest.Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4486, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
Bolting chest, Mingus Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
bolting chest.Mingus Mill, II-B (5) Mingus 4485, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
Bottom view of runner, Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bottom view of runner...Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-4013, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
1937-09-28
Broken rim of mill wheel, John Cable Mill, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Broken rim of mill wheel.Cable Mill - Rehabilitation, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-13282, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Broken spoke and bucket of mill wheel, John Cable Mill, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Broken spoke and bucket of the mill wheel. Cable Mill - Rehabilitation, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-13284, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Building Report Photo of Cable Mill, Building number 173, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1953
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Building report photo.Cable Mill; Building No. 173; Cades Cove, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1847, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Building report photo, Cable Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1938, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Building report photo.
1948
Busy day at Cable Mill area, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A busy day at Cable Mill area. Cars have filled the designated parking area and are on the grass along the roadway leading away from the mill.Cades Cove Parking, IV-U-4574, Miscellaneous - Use of Park
Cable Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1956, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill,
1948
Cable Mill
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cable Mill, II-B-(5) Cable Mill-4622, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Cable Mill from Northeast showing water going over wheel, catwalk with railing on one side only, 1936
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Cable Mill from Northeast showing water going over wheel, catwalk with railing on one side only. Edge of frame building at left edge of pring. Cable Mill; II-B(5)Cable-17161.Cable Mill from Northeast showing water going over wheel, catwalk with railing on one side only. Edge of frame building at left edge of pring.Cable Mill, II-B(5)Cable-17161
1936
Cable Mill in operation
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cable Mill in operation.Cable Mill, II-B (5) Cable Mill- 4578, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Cable Mill showing flume and wheel
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cable Mill showing flume and wheel.Cable Mill, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-4475, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Cable Mill, Building No. 163, Cades Cove, 1935
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1856, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Building No. 163; Cades Cove, Cable Mill; Building No. 163; Cades Cove
Champion Fibre Co. Mill, at Smokemont, North Carolina, circa 1932
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Champion Fibre Co. Mill; at Smokemont, NC, III-L-4226, History - Logging, Lumbering, Hewing, Sawmilling
Circa 1932
Champion Fibre's mill at Smokemont, circa 1915-1920
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Champion Fibre's Mill at Smokemont; SmYESemont Mill; III-L-17567.Champion Fibre's Mill at Smokemont,SmYESemont Mill, III-L-17567
Circa 1920
Chuck rack, Mingus Mill, North Carolina, 1975
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Chunk Rack...Mingus Mill; Chunk Rack, II-B-(5)-Mingus-15808, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
Chunk Rack and Forebay, Cable Mill, after rehabilitation
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1945, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Chunk Rack and Forebay, After rehabilitation.
1948
Chunk Rack, Cable Mill, after rehabilitation
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1944, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings, Cable Mill; Chunk Rack, After rehabilitation.
1948
Cog wheel and little shaft, Slagel mill, Franklin, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1) cog wheel 2) wallower 3) little cog wheel 4) bridgetree 5) little shaft 6) trundle 7) spindle,Slagel Mill, Franklin, North Carolina. III-M-9148, History - Mills and Milling
1936-01-23
Construction of forebay, Cable Mill, 1936
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1885, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Construction of forebay...
1936-05-25
Control gate, John Cable Mill, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Control gate at the beginning of race under the bridge leading to the barn: This gate in the beginning of the race should be entirely rebuilt.Cable Mill - Rehabilitation, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-13275, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Conveyor chutes, corn and wheat mills, Mingus Mill Interior, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Conveyor chutes, corn and wheat mills. Mingus Mill Interior; II-B-(5)Mingus-15885, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill.Conveyor chutes, corn and wheat mills.
1937
Crestmont mill employees pose on logs by skidder, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Six men pose on logs by skidder.Crestmont Employees, III-L-17998
Crib next to mill wheel, John Cable Mill, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Crib next to mill wheel and section of mill wheel which is broken.Cable Mill - Rehabilitation, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-13281, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Dam after flood of August 8, 1938, view from the south bank, Cable Mill, 1938
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1921, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings, Cable Mill, Dam after flood of August 8, 1938. View from the south bank.
1938-08-12
Dam under reconstruction. Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Dam under reconstruction...Logs showing in picture are original. Spiling on upstream side of these logs replaces the original spiling which rotted away.Mingus Creek Mill; Guilding No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-4004, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
1937-09-15
Davis Brackins Mill, circa 1931
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: 0; Davis Brackins Mill; III-P-16445, History - Mountain People .Davis Brackins Mill, III-P-16445, History - Mountain People
Circa 1931
Decaying piece of turbine enclosure, Mingus Mill, North Carolina, 1975
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Northeast corner of enclosure for turbine, shows decaying condition of upright,Mingus Mill, II-B-(5)-Mingus-15821, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
Detail at junction of main and diversion dams, showing piling, portion of decking, log beams which support decking, and logs which form breast and support log beams, Cable Mill, 1938
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1910, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Detail at junction of main and diversion dams, showing piling, portion of decking, log beams which support decking, and logs which form breast and support log beams. The space between the piling which forms the upstream face of the dam and the logs on the breast were filled with rock for ballast. Decay has allowed its ballast to be washed away by floods.
1938-07-18
Detail of 46 tub wheel, Bunch Carey mill, Middle Prong, Little Pigeon River, Greenbrier, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of 46 tub wheel.",Bunch Carey Mill G-44, Middle Prong, Little Pigeon River, Greenbrier, Tennessee, III-M-9104, History - Mills and Milling
1936-12-09
Detail of abutment of main dam at west bank, Cable Mill, 1938
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1914, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Detail of abutment of main dam at west bank, showing piling to prevent erosion at right, decking of dam in foreground, and plank on top of decking and against bank to prevent erosion.
1938-07-18
Detail of abutment of the main dam at the west bank, showing piling, Cable Mill, 1938
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1915, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Detail of abutment of the main dam at the west bank, showing how the piling which forms the upper face of the dam is carried into the bank to prevent the bank from washing out. View looking downstream and toward the west bank.
1938-07-18
Detail of chunk (trash) rack and water gate to spillway (water gate open). Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of chunk (trash) rack and water gate to spillway (water gate open).Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-5025, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
1937-10-23
Detail of chunk rack and water gate due to spillway (water gate closed). Mingus Creek Mill, Building No. 150, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of chunk rack and water gate due to spillway (water gate closed).Mingus Creek Mill; Building No. 150, II-B-(5)-Mingus-4028, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved -Mingus Mill
1937-10-23
Detail of construction of upstream face of dam, showing sill log to which piling is nailed, one plank of the decking, Cable Mill, 1938
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1913, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill, Detail of construction of upstream face of dam, showing sill log to which piling is nailed, one plank of the decking. The log in the center does not support the decking, but is a key log separating, supporting, and tying together the logs which form the breast of the dam.
1938-07-18
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