Carl Alwin Schenck Photograph Series Carl Alwin Schenck, 1905, 1908

Carl Alwin Schenck Photograph Series
Carl Alwin Schenck, 1905, 1908 - 12, 1926, 1953, 1954

MC 35

Abstract:

This folder contains personal photographs of Dr. Carl Schenck. The dates on the photographs range from 1905 to 1954. The majority of the photographs are from the period 1905 to 1912. This collection includes formal studio portraits of Dr. Schenck and informal photographs of Dr. Schenck at the Biltmore Forestry School at Sunburst, N.C. and on the Biltmore holdings in North Carolina. There are also photographs of a bust of Dr. Schenck.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Carl Schenck, 1905, 1908 - 12, 1926, 1953, 1954

Extent: 10 Kallitypes; 9 Photographic prints

Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference staff.

Information for Users

Preferred Citation: Carl Alwin Schenck Collection, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Copyright Notice: North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Processor's Note: The titles of the individual photographs were derived from the notations on the backs of the photographs. When there was no notation on the photograph, a title was created and enclosed in brackets.The information on the back of the photographs has been transcribed verbatim. The author's capitalization and punctuation have been retained exactly as originally written. When a word could not be deciphered, it is indicated by a set of empty brackets: [].

Historical Note

Carl Alwin Schenck was born in Germany on March 25, 1868. He studied forestry in Germany and received his Phd. in 1895. Dr. Schenck came to North Carolina in 1895 and served as the forester of George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate until 1909. In 1898 he founded the Biltmore Forest School. The school was located at the Biltmore Estate from 1898 to 1909. From 1910 to 1913 the school operated out of the village of Sunburst, N.C. The Biltmore Forest School was closed in 1913, after graduating 400 students. In World War I, Dr. Schenck served with the German Army on the Russian front, where he was wounded and incapacitated. Throughout the 1920's and 1930's Dr. Schenck conducted forestry tours throughout Germany and Switzerland. During this period he also lectured at several forestry schools in the United States. He resided in Germany during World War II and was appointed chief forester of the state of Hessen by the American Military Government in 1945. Dr. Schenck revisited the United States in 1951, when he recieved many honors and accolades from the alumni of the Forest School. He died in Germany on May 17, 1955.

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Detailed Description of the Photographs

At Schoolhouse in Sunburst, 1911

Item Description: Carl Schenck sitting on the steps of the schoolhouse in Sunburst, N.C. "at Schoolhouse in Sunburst 1911"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (5 1/2 x 3 1/4)

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[Back]

The Doctor, Himself., Spring 1926

Item Description: A portrait of Dr. Schenck posing on a rocky outcrop. "The Doctor, himself. Spring 1926. Taken by ah"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (5 1/2 x 3 3/4)

[Front]

[Back]

Grand Cross of Merit, 1954

Item Description: Dr. Schenck wearing the Grand Cross of Merit and smoking a cigar. "[Dr. Schenck wearing the Grand Cross of Merit, highest civilian award in Germany, received in 1954 for "outstanding service, and especially for the extraordinary way in which he has contributed to raising the opinion of the world since 1945 towards Germans & Germany.""

Physical Description: Photographic prints (5 x 4)

[Front]

[Back]

[Dr. Schenck Posing in the Rhododendrons], 1912

Item Description: Dr. Schenck posing admist the Rhododendrons at Pinkbeds. "Ali in [?] (Rhododendrons (Pinkbeds)1912"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (3 1/2 x 4 1/4)

[Front]

[Back]

The Man Who Looks Like the Kaiser, 1911

Item Description: Dr. Schenck sitting on perch near Sunburst, N.C. The horse is named "Maud." "The man who looks like the Kaiser on Perch near Sunburst, N.C. 1911"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (5 1/2 x 3 1/4)

[Front]

[Back]

Ali on Maud, 1912

Item Description: Dr. Schenck posing on Maud at Sunburst, N.C. This is the same photograph as "The Man Who Looks Like the Kaiser, 1911," however this photograph is dated 1912. "Ali on Maud in Sunburst 1912"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (5 1/2 x 3 14)

[Front]

[Back]

Foresters Blowing Hunting Horns, March 25, 1953

Item Description: Dr. Schenck posing while the foresters blow their hunting horns. "taken on my 85th anniversary when the foresters were blowing their horns from my glorification. Please note that I am wearing the breastplate of the Biltmore Immortals."

Physical Description: Photographic prints (3 1/2 x 5 1/2)

[Front]

[Back]

Schenck is Not Crying

Item Description: Dr. Schenck at the dedication of a monument. "No! Schenck is not crying, he is only sneezing."

Physical Description: Photographic prints (4 x 5)

[Front]

[Back]

[Schenck Posing Near Monument]

Item Description: Dr. Schenck standing next to a monument. This is the same monument as in the photo "Schenck is Not Crying."

Physical Description: Photographic prints (3 1/2 x 5 3/4)

[Front]

Dr. Schenck, Miss Julia Deaver, and Ranger Bill Duncan

Item Description: Dr. Schenck posing with two people. "Miss Julia Deaver Dr. Schenck Ranger Bill Donovan"

Physical Description: Photographic prints (5 x 4)

[Front]

[Back]

C.A.S. in German Riding Costume, c1905

Item Description: This is a photograph of Dr. Schenck in a German riding costume. "C.A.S. Circa 1905 +/- a German riding costume - NOT a uniform."

Physical Description: Kallitypes (7 3/4 x 3)

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[Back]

Dr. Schenck, 1908

Item Description: A portrait of Dr. Schenck

Physical Description: Photographic prints (7 x 5)

Photographer: Karsh, Ottawa

[Image]

photographer: Karsh, Ottawa

The Man Who Looks Like the Kaiser [2], c1910

Item Description: A studio portrait of Dr. Schenck. "The man who lookes like the Kaiser (about 1910)"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (9 x 7)

Item Identification: Page 202

[Front]

[Back]

[Group of Men in the Forest]

Item Description: An unidentified group of men posing in the forest. The man in the white shirt, standing on the right holding a stick above his head, may be Dr. Schenck.

Physical Description: Kallitypes (11 x 6 1/2)

[Image]

Office and Myself, Summer 1909

Item Description: This is a photograph of Dr. Schenck's office. Upon arriving at the Biltmore Estate in 1895, Dr. Schenck's office was the second floor of Charles McNamee's office building in Biltmore village. In 1901, George Vanderbilt built an office building for Dr. Schenck on the north bank of the Swannanoa River. The office contained a large classroom, a small anteroom, Schenck's office, and a small clerk's room. Dr. Schenck is standing at the left. Elizabeth [] is seated on the porch. "Office and Myself. Summer 1909 Elizabeth []"

Physical Description: Kallitypes (3 1/2 x 5 1/2)

[Image]

Cabin on Big Creek

Item Description: Dr. Carl Schenck and his wife lived in this cabin in 1896. There are two unidentified men in this photograph. "Cabin on Big Creek at foot of Pisgah in Henderson County built for me in 1895 by William Crawford for $28. At that time, not a tree had been cut in the primeval woods. Adele & I have spent a week at this cabin in 1896."

Physical Description: Kallitypes (5 x 7)

Photographer: Herbert W. Pelton