Hikers at Montvale Springs Hotel

Hikers at Montvale Springs Hotel

Hikers

Portraits, Group

Clubs

Hiking

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club of Knoxville

This 1930 photograph of a group hikers heading to Look Rock from Montvale Springs Hotel is in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. The Club 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.

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection

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

1930-10-05

Jim Thompson Co.

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StillImage

21665

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/21665

2014-11-17

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2 pages(pages)

3.5" x 6"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America