This picture of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, was taken from Charlies Bunion. The picture was made by Harvey Benjamin Broome (1902-1968), Knoxville attorney, an avid conservationist, and advocate…
Mount LeConte is the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, topping out at 6,593 ft. This photograph, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor…
This mountain landscape, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The photographer is unknown. The back of the…
This photograph of a giant chestnut tree in Porter's Flats was taken by Albert Gordon "Dutch" Roth (1890-1974), an avid photographer and one of the founders of the hiking club. The back of the photograph is stamped “Jim Thompson Co. Knoxville Master…
This photograph is of a very large tree on Thunderhead Prong of Little River. This photograph, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount…
This photograph taken from the north side of Silers Bald, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The…
This photograph is of a stand of rhododendron taken from the top of Thunderhead. The image was made by Albert Gordon "Dutch" Roth (1890-1974), an avid photographer and one of the founders of the hiking club.
The popular 80-foot high Laurel Falls is named for mountain laurel, an evergreen shrub which blooms along the trail and near the falls in May. The waterfall consists of an upper and a lower section, today, divided by a walkway that crosses the stream…
This photograph of a chestnut tree was taken on "Huse" Lawson's farm in Wears Cove. This photograph, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to…
This photograph of a bent oak tree was taken along the trail between Hangover and Stratton Bald. Trees were sometimes bent like this as a means to mark a trail. The photograph was made by Albert Gordon "Dutch" Roth (1890-1974), an avid photographer…