Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America
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Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America
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Photo Album of the Great Smokey Mountains
Little is known about Max V. Straub, the creator of this 100-page album of original photography. He is listed as an active member of the Photographers’ Association of America in 1915 with a residence in Canton, Ohio. This album, which is titled…
Best Loved Scenes in the Smokies
The 24-page “Best Loved Scenes in the Smokies” was published in 1955 as a guidebook describing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each page has several black and white photographs of notable sites that are titled and described. The booklet is…
Views in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
“Views in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” is a 26-page album of original photographs. While the last page of the album is labeled “Photographs by Thompsons,” referring to Knoxville photographers Jim and Robin Thompson, most likely, these…
Smoky Range / Chimney Tops
This double postcard was produced by the Thompson Brothers, photographers James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) and Robin Thompson (1895-1977). The images are captioned “Smoky Range, On Trail to Gregory” and “One of the Chimney Tops, Great Smoky…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Vicinity Map
This map depicts the vicinity of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and was included as a foldout as part of a postcard series depicting the Hotel Carolina in Sylva, North Carolina.
National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains
Produced by the North Carolina Park Commission, this 20-page brochure was published in 1925. “A National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains” includes a few poems by various authors and a lengthy essay by Horace Kephart (1862-1931), author of “Camping…
Knoxville Invites You!
“Knoxville Invites You!” is a 5-page brochure developed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. While the brochure promotes the city, it also suggests its location as a jumping off point for visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pages 2 and…
Great Smoky Mountains
"Great Smoky Mountains" is a 32-page brochure produced by the North Carolina Park Commission and collected by park promoter, Horace Kephart. The booklet is illustrated with many photographs by Thompson Brothers Photography and by George Masa (under…
Minerals map
This map was created by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce Industrial Department to highlight the natural resources in the Great Smoky Mountains region of the southern Appalachians. The map is fold-out portion of the booklet, “Just the High Spots of…
Great Smokies
“The Great Smokies” is a 27-page brochure published by the North Carolina National Park Commission, also known as the North Carolina Park Commission. The brochure features two essays, “The Last of the Eastern Wilderness,” by Horace Kephart…