This snowy landscape includes Dry Valley and foothills of the Smokies as seen from Rich Mountain (looking north-east). The picture, taken in 1928, is in the collection of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, an organization that formed after a group of…
Duck Hawk Peaks, also known as Hole-in-the-Rock, as seen from the highway at Grass Patch. Note the hole through the top of the peak at right. Alum Cave Bluff is just beyond the peaks seen here. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a…
Hikers look over a rope suspended over the side of Duck Hawk Peaks showing the overhanging feature of this rugged and towering peak. The undated picture was made by Harvey Benjamin Broome (1902-1968), Knoxville attorney, an avid conservationist, and…
On the reverse of this image is written, "Looking southwestward through one of the holes in "Duck Hawk Peaks" (near Alum Cave Bluff), we see the Indian Gap Highway at Grassy Patch. Note the drapery of icicles. Feb. 1932 Harvey Broome; March 1934…
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…
A hiker is standing on one of the Duck Hawk Peaks or Hole-In-The-Rock Mountain near Alum Cave Bluffs in this 1934 photograph. The picture was made by Harvey Benjamin Broome (1902-1968), Knoxville attorney, an avid conservationist, and advocate for…
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…
Ducks are swimming in Forge Creek, Cades Cove, near Willie Meyers’ home. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky Mountains…
In making this “fill” on the “Skyway,” every one of the balsams (likely Fraser Firs) on the right are protected. The photographer saw only 4 skinned trees in the four miles between Newfound Gap and where the Lorain 75B shovel is working. The road…
In making this “fill” on the “Skyway,” every one of the balsams (likely Fraser Firs) on the right are protected. The photographer saw only 4 skinned trees in the four miles between Newfound Gap and where the Lorain 75B shovel is working. The road…