This 1930 photograph of Blanket Mountain, taken from Cove Mountain, is in the collection of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular…
Blanket Mountain as seen from the Laurel Falls and Cove Mountain trail about halfway between Fighting Creek Gap and Laurel Falls. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924)…
Blanket Mountain and Crooked Arm as seen from the Skyway at Collins Gap. This is on the Tennessee side of the Great Smokies, with Elkmont just beyond. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain…
This pen-and-ink drawing is of a blistered fir. The drawing is signed and dated in pencil and labeled: “Alum Cave Trail.” Irving Rhodes Fromer (1913-1994) was a self-taught artist who was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the…
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) with a young leaf curled around each stem. 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…
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) with yellow trillium, not in bloom, in background. 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 blooming Rhododendron grows next to clear, still, stream water. 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…
Paul M. Fink (1892-1980) of Jonesborough, Tennessee, was an early advocate for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This collection of photographs from 1914 through the 1930s was taken while Fink thoroughly explored the Great…
This photograph of the Blue Ridge Mountains was published by the Detroit Photographic Company which began as a photographic publishing firm in the 1890s before changing its name to Detroit Publishing Company in 1905. The photograph is part of a…
Bluff above trail near Laurel Falls along the Laurel Falls and Cove Mountain trail. 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…