Hemlock

Hemlock

Botany

Eastern hemlock

Botanical specimens

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

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 trees in this photograph, labeled "The feathery hemlock tops" have the Latin name of Tsuga canadensis, commonly known as Canada hemlock or Eastern hemlock. 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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StillImage

18497

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2012-08-31

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

4" x 5.25"(dimension)

George Masa Collection