Oconaluftee FarmsteadGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkOn site at Joe Queen Place: Detail of dormer roof showing secondary door to permit raising of main door.Oconaluftee Farmstead; Corn Crib; Building No. 120, II-B-(5)-Ocon-5032, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Oconaluftee pioneer, Farmstead buildings
Farewell party, Mountain View hotel, Gatlinburg, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkFarewell party for Cliff Senne (on transfer to Bureau of Outdoor Recreation); for George Martin (on retirement); and for welcoming Robert H. Sharp, Assistant Superintendent... Mountain View Hotel. Head table - left to right: Robert H. Sharp, Mrs. Clifford W. Senne, Mrs. Robert H. Sharp, Mrs. George Martin, George Martin, Mrs. George W. Fry, George W. Fry.Senne, Martin, Sharp Party, IV-P-6842, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Bridge, Mingus Creek, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkReconstruct bridges (2), Mingus Creek, N. C. Work Order No. R-30 GSM. Completion report photo.Mingus Creek Bridges; Bridge No. 2, II-F-(4)-6383, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridges on Roads
USGS Tower on Mount GuyotGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkOriginal Captions: In mapping the mountains, the USGS built towers on tops of various peaks. An automobile battery was used to light a light on the towers at night. USGS surveyors at the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville would take readings on the lights. USGS Tower on Mt. Guyot; III-S-16970, History - Historic Sites .In mapping the mountains, the USGS built towers on tops of various peaks. An automobile battery was used to light a light on the towers at night. USGS surveyors at the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville would take readings on the lights.USGS Tower on Mt. Guyot, III-S-16970, History - Historic Sites
Building No. 3b, Kitchen Lumber Company Blacksmith Shop, Twentymile Creek North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBuilding No. 3b in Swope-Fay Report of 5/13-15/1935, Built 1925, abandoned 1929. Constructed of culled lumber, partially demolished to provide lumber for side camp construction, Twentymile Creek. No salvage value. Kitchen Lumber Company Blacksmith Shop, Twentymile Creek North Carolina III-B-10807, History - Buildings
Door detail, Cable Mill Barn, note the wooden sockets of the hinge, 1936Great Smoky Mountains National ParkII-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1961, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Barn, Cable Mill; Door Detail, Same as II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1960. Note the wooden sockets of the hinge.
1936-09-12
Bridge No. 14, main channel, Forney CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: 2 spans- 22.5'x5.5', 24.5x5.5'; width 10'; skew 15 degrees; area waterway 25.5 sq. ft. Abutments: North abutment, log bent backed with HPRE; South abutment, log crib, rock-filled; Intermediate Support: Log bent; Superstructure: Each span, 3 log stringers 12 to 14; split log deck with plank runners; Condition: Abutments, fair; bent, good; stringers, good; deck, poor; guard rails, poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 2 spans 22'x6'; Estimate: $2, 200.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153, Forney Creek Road; Bridge No. 14, main channel, Forney Creek, II-F-(5)-11286, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Party for Mayo, Maples, and WhaleyGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkParty for Linwood E. Mayo (Personnel Officer, transferring to National Capital Region), Bruce Maples (retired), Everett E. Dobey Whaley, at headquarters maintenance area, Sunday, October 31, 1965. Dave Galbraith (President of the Great Smoky Mountains Employees Activities Association) and Dobey Whaley.Mayo, Maples, Whaley Party, IV-P-14287, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Horse camp, Straight Fork Creek, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkStraight Fork Horse Camp, located .5 mile north of Round Bottom area on Straight Fork Creek...horse hitching racks and lean-to,Horse Camp, II-C-Gen-16718, Physical Facilities - Campgrounds and Picnic Areas - Miscellaneous campgrounds
Wooden roof supports and ladder on farmstead house, Oconaluftee, North Carolina, 1952Great Smoky Mountains National ParkPhotograph of original setting, Joe Queen place: Detail View 14.Oconaluftee Farmstead House; Building No. 230, II-B-(5)-Ocon-6022, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Oconaluftee pioneer, Farmstead buildings
Women of the park embroidered and made a quilt during the summer of 1973Great Smoky Mountains National ParkBased on wild flower designs, the Park Women embroidered and made a quilt. During the summer of 1973, various members went to Cades Cove and quilted at the Becky Cable House. The quilt was ultimately raffled off with the proceeds going to the Sevier County Association for Retarded Children. Winner of the quilt was Mrs. Edgar Menning (Jean) who was living in Omaha, Nebr. Alma Whaley (Mrs. Audley), Bea Walters (Mrs. William), and Lorene Carr ( Mrs. Troy).Park Women's Quilt, IV-P-4636, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Maintenance, site development, Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Grounds, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMaintenance employees at work spreading gravel at a site. Site Development, Metcalf Bottoms, Work Order No. B-42 GSM.Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Grounds, II-C-MB-6488, Physical Facilities - Campgrounds and Picnic Areas - Metcalf Bottoms
View of nature trail path, Elkmont Campground, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSelf-guided nature trail with signs and markers, Elkmont campground. Word Order No. R-11 GRSM. Connecting trail between the Elkmont campground and the nature trail. View looking at incline towards the road crossing and start of the nature trail.Elkmont Nature Trail; Mids. Branch Nature Trail, II-T-Tn-7517, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Indian mother and child sit on step in front of cabin, circa 1939Great Smoky Mountains National ParkIndian mother and child sit on step in front of cabin. See III-I-Gen-12440. Indian Mother and child; III-I-Gen-16319, History - Indians - People, etc..Indian mother and child sit on step in front of cabin. See III-I-Gen-12440.
Circa 1939
Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDetail of north wall of north entry, showing the southeast corner of the first of the four pens which form the north wall of the barn. View looking west. Witt Shields Barn CC-31, Cades Cove, Tennessee TN III-B-10628, History - Buildings
Maryville College signed for the operation of Youth Conservation corps center, Tremont Environmental Education Center, 1971Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSigning of contract with Maryville College for operation of Youth Conservation corps center at tremont Environmental Education Center...Left to right: Dr. A. Randolph shields (director of the center); Dr. Joseph copeland (president of Maryville College); Superintendent, Keith Neilson.Maryville College YCC Contract Signing, IV-P-15656, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Scrap picked up in Sugarlands valley, The Sugarlands, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkScrap an junk collected by APW workers in the Sugarlands Valley in Sevier County. It represents 10 truckloads, and consisted of old wire fences, old automobile bodies, large cans, and other forms of scrap and junk, a large part of which was left by the people who lived there before the Park was established. Sent to: Gatlinburg Press, Maryville Alcoa Daily Times, Waynesville Mountaineer, Smoky Mountain Times, Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville Journal, Asheville Citizen Times with press release of April 22, 1963.Scrap Picked Up in Sugarlands Valley by APW Workers, III-Z-7451, History - Miscellaneous
Workers adjusting the angle of plow blade, Newfound Gap, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkThe blade angle on a blade plow must be adjusted often to accommodate various snow conditions, and to allow plowing to either side of the roadway.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7887, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations