This hand-lettered title page was once the cover for a series of drawings made by CCC enrollee, W. Alan Youngblood. Assigned to company 1460 at Camp David Chapman at Greenbrier, Youngblood was a member of the road construction crew and sketched the…
In this photograph, CCC enrollees set up a temporary camp. These camps were often the first thing constructed at a site so men could live and work building the permanent CCC camp. CCC Camp NP-7 was located in the Mount Sterling section of the Great…
In the 1930s, the chestnut blight killed the nation’s chestnut trees, leaving stands of dead trees which were a fire hazard. One CCC project was to take down those trees. The location of this photograph is east of Charlies Bunion.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a public works program during the Great Depression. There were 22 camps located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This series of photographs relates to Company 1214, which was…
While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 lumber companies together owned about 85% of the proposed park area. Five companies had major holdings, including Champion Fibre, Suncrest Lumber,…
While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 lumber companies together owned about 85% of the proposed park area. Five companies had major holdings, including Champion Fibre, Suncrest Lumber,…
While many believe that the Great Smoky Mountains was made up of small family farms, in reality, 18 lumber companies together owned about 85% of the proposed park area. Five companies had major holdings, including Champion Fibre, Suncrest Lumber,…
This 16-page booklet, “Champion Owns the Trees!” was produced by Champion Coated Paper in Ohio, the parent company of Champion Fibre in North Carolina. The booklet’s focus is the “timber-land” in North Carolina, captured in a step-by-step detailed,…
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…
James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often…