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Record #:
13373
Abstract:
George Masa, an artist and photographer who lived in Asheville for 18 years, loved the mountains with a passion. Sent to the University of California, from Japan, to study mining engineering, George came to Asheville in 1915 and recognized the interest of visitors in photography, developing a flourishing commercial, news, and news reel service.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 14, Sept 1953, p3-4, f
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Record #:
13852
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The Mountains of North Carolina bloom between March and May. Comprising the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains, this region boasts fringed orchids, azalea, lady slippers, robin trillium, rhododendron, and numerous varieties of wild flowers. In addition to these beautiful plant species, more than 1,300 tree, shrub, and herb varieties grow, as do 700 species of fungi, 330 mosses and liverworts, and 230 varieties of lichen.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 44, Apr 1953, p2-3, il
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