Orchid

Orchid

Botany

Orchids

Wild flowers

Botanical specimens

Mountain plants

This series of 20 original black and white photographs depicts botanical specimens of the Great Smoky Mountains. The entire set, including one image that is not in Hunter Library Special Collections, was published in a booklet titled "The Remarkable Flora of the Great Smoky Mountains" by B.W. Wells. Bertram Whittier Wells (1884-1978) was a distinguished professor of botany at North Carolina State University. The photographs are attributed to him. The plants in this photograph, labeled "A delicate orchid of the rich leaf mold soil," have been identified as Triphora trianthophoros, commonly known as three-birds orchid. The 14-page booklet was published by the North Carolina National Park Commission and Great Smoky Mountains, Inc., two organizations that promoted the idea of designating the Great Smoky Mountains as a national park.

Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978

George Masa Collection

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

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18494

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2012-08-31

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

Appalachian Region, Southern

3.75" x 5"(dimension)

George Masa Collection