Fontana dam was built in the 1940s to meet the increased need for electricity brought about by the nation’s involvement in World War II. The tallest dam in the Eastern United States, the dam created Fontana Lake which flooded over 10,000 acres of…
Ennis Ownby, fire guard in the Greenbrier section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Melvin Price, custodian of the Greenbrier Pinnacle fire tower, enjoy the view of High Rocks from Silers Meadows. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell…
Ennis Ownby, fire guard in the Greenbrier section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and his pack horse Prince, getting ready to leave campsite at fork of Anthony Creek. Prince has his pack frame on, but is not yet loaded up for the day. The…
Ennis Ownby, fire guard in the Greenbrier section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and his pack horse Prince, explore new territory. They are on the crest of the Great Smokies at Silers Medows, the open field between Double Springs Gap and…
Ernest Dickerman of the Tennessee Valley Authority studies a steep field on Hills Creek, just outside the National Park about one-half mile from Emerts Cove. The right slope is 38 degrees. The estimated front slope is about 45 degrees. Cultivation of…
It is not known who took this photograph, of Ernest Fryar on shore of Lake Santeetlah, included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The…
This photograph was taken by Ignatius Watsworth Brock (1866-1950) who won the 1903 award of the Photographer’s Association of Virginia and the Carolinas for best landscape photographs. Brock later shortened his name to “Nace” and eventually to “N.…
This photograph was taken by Ignatius Watsworth Brock (1866-1950) who won the 1903 award of the Photographer’s Association of Virginia and the Carolinas for best landscape photographs. Brock later shortened his name to “Nace” and eventually to “N.…
This photograph of a group of parishioners from Evans Chapel No. 1 was taken in 1910. The chapel is located near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visitor Center.
Evelyn Welch stands on Blanket Mountain with Mount LeConte in the background. She is on a hike organized by the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club…