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Ralph Fickel's Mountain Notes, Book 10

Notes from Fickel's experience on the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

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Senator Broyhill with Wife and Parents
Senator Broyhill and Family
Representative Broyhill and Louise Broyhill, arms raised in victory
Broyhill Family with Ukelele
Senator Broyhill Inspects Tobacco Warehouse
Representative Broyhill and Spriro Agnew
Representative Broyhill, Ronald Reagan, and Jim Gardner
James Broyhill at Blue Ridge Parkway
Representative Broyhill and Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Representative Broyhill and Everett Dirkson
Representative Broyhill, his wife Louise and his parents
Louise and Senator James T. Broyhill
Representative Broyhill and children with balloons
Representative Broyhill, Louise Broyhill and Dwight Eisenhower
Representative Broyhill with actors from Horn in the West
Representative Broyhill with his brother, Paul Broyhill, Gerald Ford, and George Bush on the far right
Family Christmas Photograph of the Broyhill Family
Representative Broyhill with the capitol dome in the background
Representative Broyhill with the capitol dome in the background
Broyhill Manuscript Collection Photographs<br />
Louise Broyhill, Representative Broyhill, Bob Dole, and James Holshouser
Broyhill at his desk
Representative Brohyill in his office
Campaign Photograph, Representative Broyhill with a constituent, 1970
Campaign Photograph, Representative Broyhill with a constituent 1970
&quot;Best Wishes, Jim and Louise Broyhill, January 20, 1981&quot; Button
James Broyhill Speaks with Boyscouts <br />
James Broyhill at the Podium during Groundbreaking Ceromony for the Grandfather Mountain Section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, 1968
Groundbreaking at the Grandfather Mountain Section of the Blue Ridge Parkway: Ervin, Moore, Bill, Broyhill, Ligion, Liles
Groundbreaking at Grandfather Mountain Section of the Blue Ridge Parkway: Moore, Ervin, Bill, Broyhill, Liles and Ligon.
James Broyhill at the Groundbreaking of the Grandfather Mountain section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, 1968
Representative James Broyhill Groundbreaking at Grandfather Mountain Section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, 1968.
Representative James  Broyhill and Louise Broyhill at the Polls
Representative James Broyhill with Appalachian State University Library Science Students, 1970
Leo and Sylvia Finkelstein, circa 1980

A photograph of Leo and Sylvia Finkelstein.

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Group Photo, Party of Asheville, NC, Jewish Community, circa 1920
Group Photo, Costume Party of Asheville, NC, Jewish Community, circa 1920

A group photo of a Costume Party held by the Asheville Jewish community.

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A conglomeration of papers Leo Finkelstein collected over his lifetime, from newspaper clippings about a bookmobile and his father's death to letters from the Buncombe County library. It includes pictures from the Asheville Lion's Club and Leo's years serving the military as well as Western Union telegrams, airline and travel ephemera, "Song of the Lions" sheet music, an obituary for Lambkin (pet dog), and various membership and identification cards.

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Fliers and newsletter describing events at the Asheville Jewish Community Center and miscellaneous cards from Phyllis Finkelstein, Leo's daughter.

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This items contains photographs, pages from The Southern Israelite, and newspaper clippings about the history of the Jewish congregation Beth Ha-Tephila, and its anniversaries, including its Centennial Anniversary in 1991, as well as a family tree from 1790. The item also contains photographs and newspaper clippings, incluing the 1939 Asheville Citizen-Times article, "Pawnshops Here Could Furnish Good Museum" and a 1923 article "End of the Freight Thieves Gang" from The World Magazine.

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This item contains photographs, primarily from the 1980s, of Leo Finkelstein's life and family. Also included are event programs, clippings, and letters as well as Harry Finkelstein's membership card for the Traveler Protective Association, St. Louis, Missouri, and telegrams and obituaries regarding the death of Harry Finkelstein.

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A scrapbook of letter correspondence between Leo Finkelstein and his friends in Asheville and photos from the war. An article by David Schulman tells about Leo's status as an unofficial historian of Asheville and the significant impact he had on the community.

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