Western North Carolina: A Visual Journey Through Stereo Views and Photographs by

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Few places in the United States can compare to the natural beauty and grace of Western North Carolina, a combination of picturesque mountain ranges, rolling foothills, and lush valleys. At the turn of the century, the visual splendor of the Appalachians and clean mountain air drew thousands upon thousands of visitors, including a large number of photographers, to the regionas many health resorts, hotels, hiking trails, and small towns. Like explorers of old, these photographers went out into the North Carolina wilderness carrying their bulky photographic contraptions and glass-plate negatives in hopes of sharing its spectacular scenes with the rest of the nation. Using cameras equipped with twin lenses mounted about 2.5 inches apart, which created almost identical images, these photographers createdstereoscopic views, or stereo viewsadouble images placed on a rigid cardawhich were then viewed through a hand-held stereoscope and resulted in the person experiencing a three-dimensional effect. In Western North Carolina: A Visual Journey Through Stereo Views and Photographs, you will see these professional photographersa hard work, a wonderful collection of images capturing the unspoiled beauty of the region, such as pictures of waterfalls, rivers, forests, and mountain ranges; views of local people at work and at play; snapshots of early railroad construction; and panoramas of the growingmountain communities, such as Bakersville, Hot Springs, Lenoir, Old Fort, Hendersonville, and Asheville.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Stephen E. Massengill, compiler of the acclaimed Durham, North Carolina, combines lively and informative text to accompany the life's work of a man considered to be one of the most talented postcard photographers in North Carolina's history. It is truly an account that will captivate old and young, visitor and resident alike.

Details ISBN0738501042 Author Stephen E. Massengill Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC) Year 1999 ISBN-10 0738501042 ISBN-13 9780738501048 Format Paperback Publication Date 1999-10-12 Short Title WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Pages 128 Series Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) Language English Media Book Illustrations Yes Birth 1950 Subtitle A Visual Journey Through Stereo Views and Photographs DOI 10.1604/9780738501048 Audience General/Trade We've got this

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