Taken while grading was in progress, before plantingGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken while grading was in progress, before planting.Davenport Gap Parking Area, II-P-Gen-11415, Physical Facilities - Parking Areas - Miscellaneous Parking Areas
View of Smokemont Amphitheatre stage, Smokemont, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGeneral view showing stage. Taken soon after construction.Smokemont Amphitheatre, II-A-Amph-10827, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Amphitheaters and campfire circles, campground shelters
Detail of gudgeon and bearing with bearing cap removed, Cable Mill, 1936Great Smoky Mountains National ParkII-B-(5)-Cable Mill-1883, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings,Cable Mill; Building No. 173, Detail of gudgeon and bearing with bearing cap removed.
Ruts worn in rock of stream bed by wagonsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkNote ruts worn in rock of stream bed by wagons.Spence Deadening Branch Road; Cades Cove, TN, III-R-12767, History - Historic Roads and Trails
Mr. John Jones mill operator, Mingus MillGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMr. Jones was operating this mill at the time the photograph was taken.Jones, Mr. John; The miller at Mingus Creek Mill, III-P-12367, History - Mountain People
Newfound Gap Highway Bridge No. 1Great Smoky Mountains National ParkProject 1A1: Downstream elevation... Stone work completed.Newfound Gap Highway Bridge No. 1; Walker Prong, II-F-(4)-NFG-11074, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridges on Newfound Gap Road
Mr. John Jones mill operator, Mingus MillGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMr. Jones was operating this mill at the time the photograph was taken.Jones, Mr. John; The miller at Mingus Creek Mill, III-P-12368, History - Mountain People
Little River west of Laurel Brook, Little River Temporary CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkLittle River west of Laurel Brook...View looking north in upper section before alteration...A. Westhead in foreground.; Little River Temporary Campground; II-C-Gen-10859, Physical Facilities - Campgrounds and Picnic Areas - Miscellaneous campgrounds;Little River west of Laurel Brook...View looking north in upper section before alteration...A. Westhead in foreground.
1935-06-13
Boiling sorghumGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBoiling sorghum, general view.Sorghum Making, III-F-9831, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
A hide from a work steerGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkA hide from a work steer...this is only one-half the whole hide. Tanning; Milas Messer Place; Cove Creek NC, III-F-12639, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Foot trail bridge No. 1, over West Prong of Little Pigeon River, on Chimneys elevation, Chimneys Foot Bridge No. 1Great Smoky Mountains National ParkFoot trail bridge No. 1, over West Prong of Little Pigeon River, on Chimneys elevation, looking east, work done by CCC, completed in 1936. Cost (in connection with Bridge #2): mandays- $640, materials- $139.02, total- $779.02. NOTE: This bridge in connection with Bridge #2 and should be about 2/3 total cost... downstream elevation., Picture used in Eakin investigation... Chimneys Foot Bridge No. 1 II-F-(1)-10920, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Foot trail bridges, footlogs
Ashley Rayfield Tub MillGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDetail from the side of: 1 - the tub or horizontal water wheel; 2 - the shaft which supports the upper stone; 3 - the chute which raises or lowers the bridge-tree in which the shaft is set, thus regulating the fineness of the meal.Ashley Rayfield Tub Mill G-34; Injun Creek, near Emerts Cove, TN, III-M-12543, History - Mills and Milling