Special Collections recently acquired a 19th century photograph album from photographer Edward Elmer (E.E.) Brown, thanks to a generous donation by Brown’s granddaughter. E. E. Brown was an Ohio native and professional photographer who was hired by the Western North Carolina Railroad to take photographs of Asheville and Western North Carolina. Brown enjoyed the Asheville area so much that he moved here, eventually operating the Lindsey & Brown photography studio in the 1890s with his partner Thomas H. Lindsey.
Read more via UNC Asheville Archives.
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Asheville from Sunset Drive |