Mountain landscape from Sugarland Mountains

Mountain landscape from Sugarland Mountains

Mountains

Landscapes

Scenic overlooks

On the reverse of this image is written, "Looking northward from Sugarland Mts.; Balsam Top of Mt. LeConte in background Chimney Tops in center March 9, 1930 The "Indian Gap Highway" runs between Mt. LeConte and the Chimney Tops, thus piercing the very heart of the Great Smokies." 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. 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

1930-03-09

Jim Thompson Co.

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2014-11-17

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Chimney Tops (Tenn.)

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

Sevier County (Tenn.)

Swain County (N.C.)

Tennessee

LeConte, Mount (Tenn.)

2 pages(pages)

5.75" x 3.5"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America