Botany -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rhododendron maximum -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
This series of 20 original black and white photographs depicts botanical specimens of the Great Smoky Mountains. The entire set, including one image that is not in Hunter Library Special Collections, was published in a booklet titled “The...
The Album caption reads "Rhododendron in Bloom," while the caption on the reverse of picture is " A branch of Rhododendron." Kephart often mentioned rhododendron, frequently referred to as "laurel" locally, in his writings.
The Album caption reads "Rhododendron in Bloom," while the caption on the reverse of picture is " A branch of Rhododendron." Kephart often mentioned rhododendron, frequently referred to as "laurel" locally, in his writings.
Rhododendron maximum -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); 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...
Trails -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Hiking -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rhododendron maximum -- 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...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Mountains -- North Carolina
Hand written caption on the reverse of the picture: "The Devil's Court-house (stunted rhododendron)." This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1921 ed., p. 104) as ". . . . Powerful steep and Laurely . . ." This photograph is on album...
Hand written caption on the reverse of the picture: "The Devil's Court-house (stunted rhododendron)." This picture appeared in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1921 ed., p. 104) as ". . . . Powerful steep and Laurely . . ." This photograph is on album...
Rhododendron maximum -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); 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...
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Rhododendron maximum; Nantahala National Forest; Women; Mountains -- North Carolina, Western;
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Rhododendron maximum; Log cabins -- North Carolina, Western; Historical markers -- North Carolina; Signs and signboards -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Nantahala National Forest; Wildlife refuges -- North Carolina; Wildlife conservation -- North...
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Botany -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rhododendron maximum -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Eastern hemlock -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);Forests and forestry -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
This series of 20 original black and white photographs depicts botanical specimens of the Great Smoky Mountains. The entire set, including one image that is not in Hunter Library Special Collections, was published in a booklet titled “The...
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rhododendron maximum -- 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...
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rivers -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Rhododendron maximum -- 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...
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled ''Laurel,'' does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, ''Roving with Kephart,'' ''All Outdoors'' magazine, January...
The caption for this photograph, simply labeled "Laurel," does not note that the man in the picture is Kephart. A similar picture appeared in several of Kephart's publications (see, "Roving with Kephart," "All Outdoors" magazine, January 1921, p....
