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Database collects George Masa photos

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Lake Junaluska was one of many WNC landscapes captured by George Masa. George Masa Photo. Courtesy of E. M. Ball Photographic Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina - Asheville. Lake Junaluska was one of many WNC landscapes captured by George Masa. George Masa Photo. Courtesy of E. M. Ball Photographic Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina - Asheville.

A new database cataloguing the work of renowned Smokies photographer, Japan-born George Masa, is now available online. 

A labor of love from accountant-turned-photographer Angelyn Whitmeyer, the database now includes 1,800 unique images, including collections from the Pack Library, Ramsey Library, Highlands Historical Society, Western Carolina University and Great Smoky Mountains Association. Contributions of personal collections were also instrumental in creating the database.

View the database at georgemasaphotodatabase.com. Whitmeyer encourages anyone who knows of additional images that could be included to reach out to her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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