North Carolina. Historic map, Library of Congress
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Rain falling on mountains - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Laura Thornburgh captured a rainstorm falling on distant mountains.
Mountain region of North Carolina and Tennessee.
Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Gregg-Cable House in Cades Cove
The Gregg-Cable house was built in 1879 from lumber sawed at the Cable Mill.
Tennessee-North Carolina. Historic map, Library of Congress
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Tourist Attraction - Palmer Chapel Interior
Palmer Chapel was built in 1898. Circuit-riding preachers conducted services once a month, but Sunday school was held every week.
Making Music - National Parks Gallery
Margurett Powell Rider (violin) and Harriett Powell Myers (banjo) play for family members outside the George W. Powell home in Chestnut Flats. Photo taken around 1900.
Boy with gun - National Parks Gallery
A young boy posing with a hog rifle. He is wearing a powder horn and pouch. Photo taken around 1906.
Steam Shovel - low resolution - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
A steam shovel cuts through the Little River Gorge to lay railroad tracks for the Little River Lumber Company and Little River Railroad. Photo circa 1906.
Becky Cable - National Parks Gallery
Becky Cable spinning on her porch in Cades Cove.
Logging Company Houses in Elkmont
The homes of logging company employees were lined up alongside the railroad tracks in Elkmont. Photo taken by Jim Shelton around 1912.
Mountain Hiking Guide - National Parks Gallery
Mountain guide Bill Ramsay hiking on a trail towards Mt. Le Conte.
Mountain ash berries - National Parks Gallery
American mountain ash (Sorbus americana) is a small tree that can be found at elevations above 5,000 feet in the park. It is especially abundant in areas such as Clingmans Dome and on Mount Le Conte. In Septemb... More
Building the Elkmont Bridge - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
The arched stone bridge over the Little River in Elkmont was built by CCC workers.
Dragonfly inventory in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Dragonfly inventory in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Great Smoky Mountains Cades Cove
Morning in Cades Cove Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Smoky Mountains Ravensford Nursery
A CCC enrollee cleaning plant seeds for revegetation projects at the Ravensford Nursery.
HFCA 1607_Mission 66_122.jpg - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Mission 66 structure in front of mountains in Great Smokey National Park. Image Number WASO Co 3562.
Rainbow Falls Frozen in Winter - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
In very cold weather, the 80-foot tall waterfall sometimes freezes into an hourglass shape.
Logging railroad surrounded by cut slash
A railroad handcar travels through an area in Cataloochee that has been logged. Discarded branches and debris from logging, known as "slash", litter the slope.
Captured moonshine still - National Parks Gallery
Law enforcement officers stand beside a captured moonshine still
A youth group enjoys a fall ranger walk (Great Smoky Mountains NP)
The fall colors light up the trail for a youth group and their chaperones on a ranger walk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
A Mountain Hiking Guide - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Mountain guide Bill Ramsay hiking on a trail to Mt. Le Conte.
Great Smoky Mountains Chimney Tops
Chimney Tops Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Signs before Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Milepost 469 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Smoky Mountains Laura Thornburgh
Laura Thornburgh in a self-portrait.
John N. Walker - National Parks Gallery
John Walker was the father of 11 children, including the famous Walker Sisters. He was a skilled blacksmith, carpenter, miller, and farmer. Proud of his orchard, he posed for this photo with a basket of cherrie... More
CCC road work in North Carolina
A CCC crew using a Hanson excavator to slope a road bank along Highway 107 in North Carolina.
Great Smoky Mountains Aden Carver
Aden Carver working with a sorghum mill.
Great Smoky Mountains Logging crew
Removing bark from logs Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sign before Cherokee Indian Reservation
Milepost 468 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Smoky Mountains Sophie Campbell
Sophie Campbell made clay pipes which she sold to people in the Gatlinburg area.
Citizen scientist sampling in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Citizen scientist sampling in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Great Smoky Mountains Laundry Day
Mrs. Minnie (Reed) Quilliams boils clothes in an iron pot. Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic photo of a group of CCC enrollees posing for a photo in front...
Enrollees from Company #411 pose behing the Officers Quarters at Camp NP-5, Kephart Prong.
Archaeologist sifting soil for artifacts
A young man uses a soil sifter to search for artifacts
Relaxing at camp - National Parks Gallery
The enrollees of Camp NP-7, Mount Sterling, Company 415, enjoy in some "horse play" in front of their tents.
Great Smoky Mountains Fern Glade
Although noted for her photographs of mountain people, Laura Thornburgh also captured scenes of the forest in the Smokies.
Visitors enjoy the view from the Logan Pass parking lot (Glacier NP)
Young hikers follow a ranger on a late fall hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Pool below waterfall - National Parks Gallery
Laura Thornburgh photo of the pool below a waterfall
Igniters for prescribed fire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Two firefighters with drip torches in a meadow.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park /
Relief shown by spot heights. Panel title: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee. "Reprint 1981." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ... More
Taking corn to the mill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
A boy takes corn to the mill to be ground in this 1920 photo from Cades Cove.
Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina-Tennessee...
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Cut stump of large tulip poplar on Lynn Camp Prong
Stump of a large tulip poplar tree cut by Little River Lumber Company on Lynn Camp Prong. Photo by Jim Shelton in 1926.
A woman rocking her baby - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Molly McCarter Ogle rocks her daughter Mattie on the porch. This photo has become one of the most famous images created of mountain people in the Smokies. Photo taken in 1928.
The new Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg, Tenn., entrance to Great Smoky Mou...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
Newfound Gap and Rockefeller Memorial, Great Smoky Mountains National ...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
An Indian Chief, Cherokee Indian Reservation adjoining Great Smoky Mou...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage North Carolina postcard.
View of Gatlinburg, Tenn., at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
Ramsey Cascades in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Edge Park Inn, Gatlinburg, Tenn., Gatlinburg, Tenn. is the gateway to ...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
Newfound Gap Highway bordered with Mountain Rhododendron, Great Smoky ...
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
T-10. An Indian Chief, Cherokee Indian Reservation, adjoining Great Sm...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage North Carolina postcard.
Winter scene on Skyline Drive in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark - Picryl description
Parkin space at Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A Cherokee Indian Basket Maker on Cherokee Indian Reservation adjoinin...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage North Carolina postcard.
Cub bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Public domain photograph of vintage postcard - Picryl description
Newfound Gap parking area and Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, Grea...
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Greetings from - night steel mill scene, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Pennsylvania postcard.
Horseshoe Bend on Newfound Gap Highway near Walker Camp. In the Great ...
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark - Picryl description
"The Loop" on Newfound Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains National Par...
Public domain photograph of vintage postcard - Picryl description
"Black bears" Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Black bears may be seen frequently along the highways in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Under protection of the National Park they have become unafraid of human beings. The black bear is a native of t... More
Newfound Gap and Rockefeller Memorial, Great Smoky Mountains National ...
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark - Picryl description
"The Loop" on Newfound Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains National Par...
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark - Picryl description
The Tipton family - National Parks Gallery
The John "Gull" Tipton family around 1930. John Tipton operated Cable Mill in Cades Cove for a time during the 1940s and 1950s.
Sunrise as seen from parking area at Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Moun...
Public domain photograph of a postcard, landscape view - Picryl description
Greetings from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark - Picryl description
Smoky Heights Resort, Gatlinburg, Tenn., at the entrance to the Great ...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
The loop-over by moonlight on Newfound Highway, Great Smoky Mountains ...
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The loop underpass and the Chimney Tops -- Newfound Gap Highway, Great...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a world heritage landmark, natural or regular park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The new Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg, Tenn., entrance to Great Smoky Mou...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
Bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Black bears - climbing trees and mountain sides, or investigating refuse left at camping ground, or walking along the Newfound Gap Highway - are a frequent sight for tourists visiting the Great Smoky Mountain N... More
"The Loop" on Newfound Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains National Par...
Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark - Picryl description
Black bear - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Public domain photograph of vintage postcard - Picryl description
Skyline of Knoxville, Tennessee, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains ...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.
Recruits in front of the park office in Bryson City, NC
Men pose in front of the park office in Bryson City, NC in 1933
Reconnaissance erosion survey of the State of Tennessee.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Preliminary base map, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Enrollees from Company #411 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
CCC enrollees from Company #411 pose behind the Officers Quarters at Camp NP-5, Kephart Prong. Company. Photo taken in 1934.
Trail construction - National Parks Gallery
Building the Miry Ridge Trail. Photo taken in 1934 or 1935.
CCC baseball team - National Parks Gallery
The baseball team from Company #411 at Smokemont. Photo taken in 1935.
Building fish rearing ponds near Chimneys
The CCC built fish rearing ponds for a trout hatchery located near the present day Chimneys Picnic Area. Photo taken in 1935.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
CCC Road Construction - National Parks Gallery
CCC crew building a road. Photo taken in 1935.
Mack Hannah - National Parks Gallery
Mack Hannah, Little Cataloochee Creek. Photo taken in 1935. Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stone masons - National Parks Gallery
CCC masons built stone guard rails and bridges throughout the park. Photo taken in 1935.
Cutting rock - National Parks Gallery
Rocks were cut for use in bridges and guard rails along park roads. Photo taken in 1936.
Hardwood seedlings at Ravensford Nursery
CCC enrollees "heeled in" bundles of hardwood tree seedlings to temporarily keep them in preparation for shipping. Photo taken November 1936.
Ravensford Nursery oak seedling
A CCC enrollee holding a red oak seedling at the Ravensford Nursery. Photo taken in November 1936.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Public domain scan of a railway map, transportation, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Man petting a bear cub, possibly at Great Smoky Mountains National Par...
Photograph from envelope labeled "Brother's Army pictures". Collected by Sylvester McCauley, Rosa Parks' brother, during his years in the Army (1942-1946). Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks P... More
John Alfred Birden, unidentifed woman, Carolyn Bowers, Sylvester McCau...
Title and date devised by Library staff. Photograph from envelope labeled "Brother's Army pictures". Collected by Sylvester McCauley, Rosa Parks' brother, during his years in the Army (1942-1946). Forms part of... More
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park and vicinity.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and vicinity.
Text on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Great Smoky Mountain Range, right section of panorama
Mile High Parking Overlook, Heintooga Spur Road off Milepost 458
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and vicinity.
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