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These Valentines are from our Judge Frederick Moore Family collection. They were received by Margaret Moore in 1919 from her students while she was a student teacher attending Greensboro College for Women. The collection includes correspondence from 1894-1896 and 1908 from her father, Judge Fred Moore, to her mother, Lela Enloe, before and after they were married. Fred was writing from Webster, Asheville, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

1910s

If you haven't already, be sure to check out our Unclaimed Envelope collection from Sherrill's Photography Studio on our website: mysteryphotos.wcu.edu

Hunter Library staff create website for families to find unclaimed photos Years ago, residents and tourists brought their film for developing at Sherrill’s Photography Studio in Waynesville. Sometimes, the person who dropped off the film did not return to pick up their photographs and the only clue to their identity was their last name written on the unclaimed envelope.

The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club got its start 100 years ago after Jim Eslinger led this group of outdoor enthusiasts up the rugged slopes of Mount LeConte October 18-19, 1924 – well before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established.

On the reverse of this photographs is written: Group on Main Top of Mt. LeConte, Oct. 1924. It was this trip which crystalized sentiment, which had been growing for some time, for the formation of a hiking club and resulted in the organization of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. Oct. 1924.

Left to right: Chas. I Barber, Frank Wilson (seated), W. Baxter Gase, Guy Barber, Chas. Kane, Chas. F. Lester, Marshall A Wilson, Louise Smith, L. Ceaser Stair, Douglass Smith, Besse Geagley, Geo. F. Barber W. H. McCroskey, Carlos C. Campbell, J. S. McKinney, Picture by Jim Thomson Others on trip, but not in the picture: A. L. Chavannes, Neal B. Splahr, Hugh M. White, Jim Eslinger (guide).