Hikers on Mount LeConte

Hikers on Mount LeConte

Hikers

Hiking

Portraits, Group

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club of Knoxville

On the reverse of this image is written, "Mt. LeConte - Jump-Off party on the Jump Off Sept. 1, 1930 Left to right: Carl Boger, Howard Hale, Corrine McWhorter, Bob McGinn, Norval Taggart, Margaret Broome, Carlos C. Campbell, Herbert Hunze, W.E. Miller, Jas. E. Thompson Picture made by Dutch Roth." The picture is in the collection of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, an organization that formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. Enjoying the spectacular views, the group returned to establish a formal hiking club to sponsor hikes into the Great Smoky Mountains. Established in Knoxville, Tennessee, the first official club hike was led by Albert Gordon "Dutch" Roth (1890-1974), the photographer of this photograph, in December 1924. The back of the photograph is stamped “Jim Thompson Co. Knoxville Master Photo Finishers,” indicating it was probably printed by hiking club member James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976).

Roth, Albert, 1890-1974

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection

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

1930-09-01

Jim Thompson Co.

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StillImage

19718

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2014-11-17

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LeConte, Mount (Tenn.)

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

2 pages(pages)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America