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…
This landscape photograph is in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park CCC collection. 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…
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 Chimney Tops is taken from Bear Pen Hollow with hikers standing beside the Newfound Gap Highway. This picture was made by Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), a founding member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association and…
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…
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 depicting a child sitting in front of a log cabin with two adults on the porch was taken in Chunn Cove located in central Buncombe County and is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park…
This photograph depicting of a log cabin with a child and adult on the porch was taken in Chunn Cove located in central Buncombe County and is part of a collection documenting the activities of the Appalachian National Park Association. The…
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…
As Secretary of the Parks and Forestry Committee of the Asheville Board of Trade, Chase Ambler wrote a number of letters to circulate to various constituents. “Circular No. 1” was written to newspaper editors encouraging them to promote the movement…