Mount LeConte

Mount LeConte

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On the reverse of this image is written, "Mt. LeConte, as seen from burned knob "Charley's Bunion" near Dry Sluice Gap Oct. 12, 1930." 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. Mount LeConte is the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, topping out at 6,593 ft. 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

1930-10-12

Jim Thompson Co.

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2014-11-17

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

Sevier County (Tenn.)

Swain County (N.C.)

Tennessee

LeConte, Mount (Tenn.)

Charlies Bunion (N.C.)

2 pages(pages)

3.5" x 6"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America