Chestnut tree

Chestnut tree

American chestnut

Chestnut

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

This photograph of a chestnut tree was taken on "Huse" Lawson's farm in Wears Cove. This photograph, with others in this series, are included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The photographer is unknown. 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). The University of Tennessee Botany Department measured the tree to be 25 feet in circumference.

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Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection

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

Jim Thompson Co.

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2015-01-20

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3.75" x 4.5"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America