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Ridley Wills Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-3781
Abstract
This collection consists of approximately 2800 postcards featuring the Great Smoky Mountains, East Tennessee and Western North Carolina from the 1910s to the 1990s. The cards depict a variety of scenes, including iconic natural features, distinctive architecture, general landscapes, and popular tourist destinations. The predominant focus of this collection is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas including Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg and the images on the postcards...
Dates:
1910s-1990s
Tennessee Valley Authority Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS-1250
Abstract
This is a collection of 18 black and white photographs taken by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The photographs mainly depict construction sites and equipment and are dated circa 1942. Only one photograph includes identifying information; this photograph shows the beginning construction of Douglas Dam.
Dates:
circa 1942
Thomas Humes Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-1965
Abstract
This collection houses two documents dating from the early 1800s describing Thomas Humes's land holdings in Knox County near the French Broad River.
Dates:
1804 December 7-1808 February 29