Sylva, North Carolina

Source catalog description

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View of Sylva, NC, from the historic Black community of Tannery Flats, May 21, 2016. (Source: Chris Aluka Berry) A color digital photograph ofg the back of the Jackson Paper Manufacturing company in Sylva, North Carolina as viewed from Tannery Flats. The image captures an industrial scene with the painted red building of the paper mill in the center, a large pile of reddish-brown wood pulp in the foreground, and the Plott Balsam Mountains in the background. The red mill building has a large sign of an American flag with black text reading [GOD BLESS AMERICA]. To the left of the mill is a large yard with bales of paper and cardboard and to the right is an elevated extension running to a second set of structures concealed by trees. Buildings of the town of Sylva are visible between the mill and the mountains in the background.

Catalog date

May 21, 2016

Recorded places

Tannery Flats, Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States, Appalachia, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; American South; Communities; Rural life

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