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View of mother bear and two yearlings standing together among trees Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mother and 2 yearlings. Bears, I-E-Bear-982, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of mother bear and three bear cubs standing in dirt with foliage in background Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mother and three cubs. Well spaced. Bears, I-E-Bear-978, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of single bear at center, clump of flowers at side, trees in background Great Smoky Mountains National Park Single bear. Clump of flowers at side. Bears, I-E-Bear-987, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

Close view of single bear standing on ground Great Smoky Mountains National Park Close-up of single bear. Bears, I-E-Bear-989, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of mother and two cubs, trees in background Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mother and 2 cubs. Bears, I-E-Bear-985, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of two yearlings (bears) at center, trees in background, used in exhibit "Bear Power" in Sugarlands Visitor Center Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2 yearlings. Used in exhibit "Bear Power" in Sugarlands Visitor Center. Bears, I-E-Bear-986, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

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Bear gnawing on tree trunk at center, standing on hind legs, trees in background Great Smoky Mountains National Park Bear gnawing on tree trunk. Standing up on hind legs. Bears, I-E-Bear-990, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

Close view of mother bear and two cubs Great Smoky Mountains National Park Good picture of mother and 2 cubs. Bears, I-E-Bear-984, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

Group of people photographing bear cubs, with bear warning sign in background Great Smoky Mountains National Park Group of people photographing 3 cubs. Bear warning sign in background. Bears, Photography, I-E-Bear-1023, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of four bears standing in a group together among trees Great Smoky Mountains National Park Four bears in group together. Bears, I-E-Bear-980, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

Close front view of standing bear cub with fierce expression on face Great Smoky Mountains National Park Bear cub. Fierce expression on face. Bear cub, I-E-Bear-993, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of four bears standing in a group together among trees Great Smoky Mountains National Park 4 bears in group together. Bears, I-E-Bear-981, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

View of mother bear standing to the right of two cubs among trees Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mother on right of 2 cubs. (Noses are the most prominent parts of their anatomy.), Bears, I-E-Bear-983, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

Skin of large Black bear killed on Thunderhead Mountain in 1931 or 1932, hanging on outside wall of house, 1937 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Skin of large black bear. Killed on Thunderhead in 1931 or 1932. Bear, Skin, I-E-Bear-1005, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

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1905-04-20

Skin of large Black bear killed on Thunderhead Mountain in 1931 or 1932, stretched on wall of old Keener house with Glen Lee Shults standing beside it, 1937 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Skin of large black bear. Killed on Thunderhead in 1931 or 1932. Skin stretched on wall of old Keener house. Glen Lee Shults standing beside it. Bear, Skin, I-E-Bear-1007, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

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1905-04-20

Skin of large Black bear killed on Thunderhead Mountain in 1931 or 1932, with Glen Lee Shults (Stupka's technician) holding head, Keener House in background, 1937 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Skin of large black bear. Killed on Thunderhead in 1931 or 1932. Glen Lee Shults (Stupka's technician) holding head. Taken in front of old Keener House. Bear, Skin, I-E-Bear-1006, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

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1905-04-20

View of mother bear and three bear cubs standing in dirt with foliage in background, 1905 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mother and 3 cubs. Well spaced in picture. Bears, I-E-Bear-979, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

1905-04-30

Single bear at center, standing in grass and flowers between Clingmans Dome and Newfound Gap, trees in background, 1905 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Single bear in grass and flowers. Must have been taken at higher altitudes. Between Clingmans Dome and Newfound Gap. Bears, I-E-Bear-992, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

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1905-05-05

Close view of bear wallow on Hughes Ridge, 1934 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Bear wallow on Hughes Ridge. Bears Wallow, I-E-Bear-1021, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.

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1934-08-16

Close view of bear feces, Miry Ridge, 1935 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Bear feces. Miry Ridge. Bear feces, I-E-Bear-1022, Natural Features - Fauna - Bears.