Carlos Campbell at Deals Gap in August 1932 after the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club's first trip through entire length of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each man had his portrait made, unshaven after their nine-day hike. This photograph taken…
This 1925 photograph is of Chas. I. Barber and Carlos Campbell on top of the west end of Santeetlah Dam. To the left, an 11-foot pipeline is visible. The photograph is in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The club was formed after a…
On the reverse of this image of four men standing in a graveled area, one holding a measuring wheel, is written, "Carlos Campbell, Dutch Roth, Guy Frizzell and Myron Avery at Wesser, N.C. (Nantahala Gorge) Starting to measure and log the Appalachian…
Carter Whittaker at Deals Gap in August 1932 after the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club's first trip through entire length of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each man had his portrait made, unshaven after their nine-day hike. This photograph…
This photograph of Carter Whittaker taken by Walter Berry, is 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 back of the picture is…
This photograph of a stream--located most likely in Hickory Nut Gorge--is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park Association. The Association, founded in 1899, played a key role in the movement for the…
This 100-page manuscript, titled “Cataloochee (Cat-a-lut-si) Remembered” was written by Geneva D. Earp and recounts stories of the Messer and Caldwell families in Cataloochee. The history was collected as part of the Cataloochee History Project that…
This 31-page manuscript, titled “Cataloochee Aboriginal trail and its use and development by white people” was written by Hiram Wilburn. As an unofficial historian of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Wilburn spent time identifying historic…
A 33,000-acre tract of land in Cataloochee was owned by Suncrest Lumber Company. While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 lumber companies together owned about 85 percent of the proposed park…