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Online Exhibit: Appalachian People: Mountain Families


W. E. Gates Family	Sunday afternoons presented an ideal time to photograph families as they were already dressed up for church, as the above photograph of the Jeff and Joe Robinson families shows. Here the family displays a strong sense of fashion, particularly in ladies hat styles. In preparation for his writings, Kephart began photographing the people of western North Carolina soon after his arrival at Dicks Creek. His interests in families as a photography subject continued as he moved to Medlin and later to Bryson City in Swain County, North Carolina. Additional family photographs can be viewed as part of the Horace Kephart photo album or by searching the image database by clicking the links at the top of the page.
Granville Calhoun Family

Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma is presented by Hunter Library Special Collections and the Mountain Heritage Center. This project was supported in whole or in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

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