Balsam Mountains

Balsam Mountains

Great Balsam Mountains (N.C.)

Landscapes

Mountains

On the reverse of this image is written, "From Barnet's Knob (Jackson-Swain N.C County line) we see Balsam Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The foreground and over approximately to the cloud shadows is in the Cherokee Indian Reservation, as is Barnett Knob. The scar across the side of the mountain is the railroad grade made by the Suncrest Lumber Co., former owner - Dutch Roth July 16, 1933." The photograph is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club which was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co.,” indicating it was probably printed by hiking club member James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976), a professional photographer who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians.

Roth, Albert, 1890-1974

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1933-07-16

Jim Thompson Co.

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2013-09-17

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Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

Jackson County (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

North Carolina

2 pages(pages)

3.75" x 5.75"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America