John E. Crowder and Virgil Tarwater on top of Mount LeConte

John E. Crowder and Virgil Tarwater on top of Mount LeConte

Balsam fir

Crowder, John E.

Hikers

Spruce

Tarwater, Virgil

John E. Crowder (L) and Virgil Tarwater are on the highest point of Mount LeConte at an elevation of 6593 feet. Originally named East Peak, the name changed to High Top. Note the tall spruce and balsam trees that cover the crest. The photographer, Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978), 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.

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

Carlos C. Campbell Collection

1935-10-20

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negatives (photographs)

portraits

eng

StillImage

74327

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

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

High Top (Tenn.)

LeConte, Mount (Tenn.)

Sevier County (Tenn.)

2.75" x 4.5"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America