This photograph of Bull Head and Cove Mountain was taken from Rocky Spur. This photograph, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount…
Two people stand on snow-covered Bull Head trail. The photograph is taken from big overhanging rock, about half way up north side of Bull Head. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club…
Bull Head trail, covered in snow, just before reaching crest of the first ridge which gives a view into the Sugarlands valley. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a…
The photograph of Bullhead Mountain was made by George Alexander Grant (1891-1964), first chief photographer for the the U.S. National Park Service. Grant began work in 1929 under Horace Albright, second NPS director, who hired him to create a…
At the time this picture was taken, Bullhead Trail was one of the newer trails that went to the top of Mount LeConte. This picture was made by Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), a founding member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association and…
This bunk bed is found in the public cabin on Mount LeConte, which sleeps 16 people. 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…
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…
This item includes two drafts of a 5-page document that outlines the by-laws of the Appalachian National Park Association. The original by-laws proposed that the organization be named the “Southern National Park Association” but, by the time it was…
Cabin at Fittified Spring. The image was almost ruined by a double exposure. Greenbrier Pinnacle is in background of cabin picture. Wooley Tops and Laurel Top are seen in the dim background as the double exposure. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell…
This series of photographs, in the Hiram C. Wilburn collection, depict historic structures and cultural artifacts. A native of South Carolina and graduate of Clemson College, Hiram Coleman Wilburn (1880-1967) worked as a land surveyor for the North…