View from Overlook, Seely's Castle

View from Overlook, Seely's Castle

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This press photograph titled "Where the president may visit this summer” shows the view of Asheville and surrounding mountains from the grounds of Fred L. Seely’s house, “Overlook,” more commonly known as Seely’s Castle. Seely offered his home on Beaucatcher Mountain to President Coolidge for the summer. George Masa (1885-1933) took the photograph, and his identifying number is in the left corner, O-1196. Masa had worked for Seely at the Grove Park Inn, and it is possible Seely commissioned Masa to photograph his estate. 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

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photographs

eng

StillImage

72072

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72072

Asheville (N.C.)

Buncombe County (N.C.)

8" x 10"(dimension)

2(pages)

George Masa Collection