Mount Mitchell Motor Road

Mount Mitchell Motor Road

Landscapes

Mountains

This postcard taken from the Mount Mitchell Motor Road is attributed to George Masa (1885-1933). On the reverse is written, “Mount Mitchell Motor Road, N. C. Looking toward Table Rock, from Mount Mitchell Motor Road. Mount Mitchell is The Top of Eastern America, 6711 ft. Alt. Published by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. This item is from the Hart Masa Collection, a collection of photographs, publications, postcards, correspondence, and ephemera related to the life and work of photographer George Masa. Known for his iconic images of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and his advocacy for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Masa also produced commercial work for private businesses, publishers, news services, and other entities. The Hart Masa Collection was assembled by donors William A. Hart, Jr., and Alice Huff Hart, who provided much of the contextual information for the items in this collection.

Masa, George, 1885-1933

Hart Masa Collection

Inland Press (Asheville, N.C.)

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

postcards

eng

StillImage

71744

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71744

Mitchell, Mount (N.C. : Mountain)

Yancey County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.5"(dimension)

George Masa Collection