Indian Gap

Indian Gap

Mountain passes

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

Wild flowers

Mountain meadows

This photograph of Indian Gap is by George Masa (1885-1933). Born in Japan and raised as Shoji Endo, Masa came to the United States in 1906. In 1915, he moved to Asheville and was known variously as G. M. Iizuka, George M. Iizuka, and Masahara Iizuka, before adopting George Masa as his professional name. Masa was active in the Carolina Appalachian Trail Club, which merged with the Carolina Mountain Club, and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the mid-1930s Indian Gap was replaced by Newfound Gap Road two miles to the east. Newfound Gap Road is also highway 441.

Masa, George, 1885-1933

George Masa Collection

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

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

Indian Gap (N.C.)

2 pages(pages)

8" x 10.25"(dimension)

George Masa Collection