In this photograph, circa 1914, students of Baskins Creek School and Little Valley Church pose with their teacher, Lewis Clabo. Included with the photograph is a list that identifies all of the students. Left to Right--1st row: Ollie Ogle, dau. of…
A bear is eating honey off a rock. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association (est. 1923). Campbell…
A bear cub plays with a young Great Dane dog, much to the surprise of the dog, on the bridge at Elkmont. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the…
Hikers take a break in a tree near a cliff along the Bear Pen Hollow Trail to Mt. LeConte. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky…
This photograph is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park Association. George S. Powell was the Association’s first president and Asheville physician Chase P. Ambler (1865-1932), who has been credited with…
This pen-and-ink drawing is of a bee balm (Monarda didyma) with stem, leaves, flowerhead. The drawing is signed and dated in pencil and labeled: “Alum Cave Trail between Arch Rock and Alum Cave.” Irving Rhodes Fromer (1913-1994) was a self-taught…
Little is known about J.D. Chaffin, the artist who made these drawings. Most likely, Chaffin was an enrollee in one of the 22 CCC camps in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Almost all of the pen-and-ink sketches in this series are of flora and…
Beech drops (Epifagus virginiana) near White Rock, now Mount Cammerer. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky Mountains…
This photograph of a beech tree was taken between Hangover and Stratton Bald. The picture was made by Albert Gordon "Dutch" Roth (1890-1974), an avid photographer and one of the founders of the hiking club. The back of the photograph is…
This series of photographs, in the Hiram C. Wilburn collection, depict historic structures and cultural artifacts. As an unofficial historian of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Wilburn spent time identifying historic structures, collecting…