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Eastern Cherokee Lumbermen, 1891. Donaldson Ridge and Gap from Spray Ridge, 1891. Bryson City Court House, Swain Co., N.C. Post Office of the Agency. Jesse Reed and Andy Standing Deer, Cherokee, N.C. 1891

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  • This page of four pictures from a report by the United States Census Office, 'Extra Census Bulletin. Indians. Eastern Band of Cherokees of North Carolina' (Washington, D.C.: United States Census Printing Office, 1892), shows 'Eastern Cherokee Lumbermen, 1891' (upper left), 'Donaldson Ridge and Gap from Spray Ridge, 1891' (upper right), 'Bryson City Court House, Swain Co., N.C. Post Office of the Agency' (lower left), and 'Jesse Reed and Andy Standing Deer, Cherokee, N.C., 1891' (lower right). The Bryson City 'Agency' refers to the agency established by the Office of Indian Affairs for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 1875.