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Take a look at how the artist represented himself in this complete set of Borne self-portraits
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Are these cartoons from yesterday's paper or one hundred years ago in Asheville? Check out this collection to see how some things never change.
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Think you’ve seen it all…..not until you have seen these.
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From mocking derision to a positive development, Borne’s perspective on women’s suffrage changes slowly through the years; however, he never sheds the…
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A hunter, a debutante, a damsel in distress, or a poker player, check out the many ways Borne personified Asheville.
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It is never easy to be a mother, but that might have been especially true in early 20th century Asheville based on these cartoons.
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Take a swim in the Aston Park pool, enjoy some baseball at McCormick Field, catch some vaudeville, or attend the Rhododendron Festival in these…
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Don’t let all of the modern breweries fool you, Asheville voted for city-wide prohibition in 1907, and the state of North Carolina followed suit in…
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During the early 20th century, Asheville was a hotbed of medical tourism, and people seeking treatment for tuberculosis would visit to obtain the…
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Drop your plow, gather up some corn and potatoes, and sit back and enjoy this select set of cartoons on agriculture
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