This photograph, by Dutch Roth, is of Myron Avery on the Appalachian Trail at Yellow Creek Gap. Albert Gordon "Dutch" Roth (1890-1974) was an avid photographer who led the first official hike sponsored by the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club in 1924.…
The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to establish a formal hiking club to sponsor hikes into the Great Smoky…
This North Carolina Park Commission Report was completed at the close of 1939 and submitted to North Carolina Governor Clyde R. Hoey. The 62-page publication, compiled for the Commission by Albert H. Blake, begins with a letter to the governor…
“Glimpses of the Plant of the Champion Fibre Co., Canton, North Carolina" was published in May 1922 as a souvenir booklet. The 38-page booklet provides photographs, descriptions, and processes of the paper plant in Canton. Already a major…
“The Log” was a publication of the Champion Fibre Company, a major manufacturing plant in Canton, North Carolina. While images on its cover include a classroom and recreation, the short essay titled, “Want a Raise?” admonishes employees to work…
This 4-page pamphlet describes the “Champion Relief Association,” a benefit organization composed of employees of the Champion Fibre Company. The pamphlet is a fold-out included in a larger, promotional publication titled, “Glimpses of the Plant of…
This map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, compiled and drawn by A. J. Reixach, is color-coded to indicate the North Carolina and Tennessee sections of the park. A “profile” of mountain peaks indicates the highest points in the park,…
The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to establish a formal hiking club to sponsor hikes into the Great Smoky…
The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to establish a formal hiking club to sponsor hikes into the Great Smoky…
This 1933 panorama was created by putting together two photographs from the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club collection. The images, taken from Barnett’s Knob by Dutch Roth, include notations identifying 21 mountain peaks in the distance. The photograph…