Carlos C. Campbell placing Appalachian Trail sign

Carlos C. Campbell placing Appalachian Trail sign

Campbell, Carlos C. (Carlos Clinton), 1892-1978

Horses

Pack animals (Transportation)

Trails

Trails -- Maintenance and repair

Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978) is nailing up an Appalachian Trail sign where the trail forks a few hundred yards east of Silers Bald. It is here that the AT leaves the graded trail to the left and makes the direct and steeper ascent to Silers. The pack horse, Prince, is on the graded trail that leads down on Welch Ridge. Campbell was a founding member of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (est. 1924) and a charter member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association (est. 1923). Campbell was an avid hiker and often assisted Jim Thompson with his camera equipment. When Campbell won a folding camera in 1935, he began his own photography journey, taking thousands of photographs and jotting down information about each one in small notebooks. His granddaughter, Rebecca Campbell Arrants, donated this collection of photographs and notebooks from 1934 - 1940 to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Westhead, Andrew

Carlos C. Campbell Collection

1935-08-27

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negatives (photographs)

eng

StillImage

73091

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Appalachian Trail

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

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

Sevier County (Tenn.)

Swain County (N.C.)

2.75" x 4.5"(dimension)

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