Civilian Conservation Corps Camp officials standing on a bridge are (L to R) Major J. Ross Eakin, Col. David C. Chapman, and Mr. Robert Fechner. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club…
Crossing bridge in front of Smoky Mountains Hiking Club cabin in Greenbrier. In the picture, front to rear, are Robert Fechner, Col. David C. Chapman, Charles I. Barber, Hugh F. Hoss. At the left: Lieut. Joseph Carmack and Lt. (Dr.) M. S. Crowder.…
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…
Clara Stargardt and Claire Kelley peep cautiously off the precipice from the Greenbrier Pinnacle trail. Dense clouds obscured all the view, except that within a few hundred yards of them. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a…
On the reverse of this image of people on a snow covered trail is written, "Clearing and marking the Appalachian Trail on Yellow Creek Mountain, between the Great Smokies and Nantahala Gorge, Feb. 5, 1933 (Temperature 14ᵒ at 1:30 p.m.) Members of the…
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…
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…
Henry Orlando Marcy (1837-1924) was a medical doctor practicing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1885, Dr. Marcy published this paper, “The Climatic Treatment of Disease” with the subhead, “Western North Carolina as a Health Resort.” His article was…
This undated photograph is of Clinton Abbott of Cades Cove. The back of the photograph is labeled Dr. Randolph Shields, but it is not known if Shields was the photographer. Most likely, Shields collected these photographs.
Clinton Campbell (1920-1997) stands on a rock next to Middle Prong Little Pigeon River. In the middle of the frame is a bridge built of chestnut logs by Camp David C. Chapman Civilian Conservation Corps boys from Greenbrier. The bridge is located…