Browse Collections (14 total)

Witness Borne's slowly shifting perspective from support of neutrality to endorsement of American entry into World War I

From mocking derision to a positive development, Borne’s perspective on women’s suffrage changes slowly through the years; however, he never sheds the…

From medicinal mountain breezes to conventions and golf, see why everybody wanted to visit Asheville in these cartoons.

Think you’ve seen it all…..not until you have seen these.

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…

It is never easy to be a mother, but that might have been especially true in early 20th century Asheville based on these cartoons.

Take a swim in the Aston Park pool, enjoy some baseball at McCormick Field, catch some vaudeville, or attend the Rhododendron Festival in these…

Explore any presidential race by searching “Election of 1908,” “Election of 1924,” etc. The three-way race in the “Election of 1912” makes this set of…

Take a look at how the artist represented himself in this complete set of Borne self-portraits

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.