Ramsey Cascades

Ramsey Cascades

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

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

James E. (Jim) Thompson (1880-1976) was a noted photographer, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast who played a major role in promoting a national park in the Southern Appalachians. In the 1920s, up to the park’s dedication in 1940, Thompson was often referred to as the “Official Photographer of the Great Smokies National Park Movement.” His work was reproduced in brochures and reports promoting the idea of a park and many of his photographs depict the landscape before park construction. Made in 1955, this series of photographs is of the Ramsey Cascades in the Greenbrier area of today’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Ramsey Cascades (also spelled Ramsay) is the tallest waterfall in the park, with water dropping 100 feet over rock outcroppings.

Thompson, James Edward, 1880-1976

Jim Thompson Collection

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

1955-05-04

Jim Thompson Co.

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

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