Recent publicity for

“Picturing the Smokies”

Knoxville News-Sentinel writer Morgan Simmons wrote this piece.

You can also see a short clip of film on the web site.

An Associated Press article appeared in many southern states’ newspapers.

 

 

 

Picturing the Smokies is a captivating portrait of the Smokies compiled exclusively from rare film preserved at the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound.

This hour-long compilation features unique footage captured by the home movie cameras of residents and visitors to the Smokies, as well as clips from early promotional films of the area. Set to a soundtrack of old time music, the film offers a unique perspective and an intimate glimpse of the park before, during and after its inception. 

Highlights include:

1. •Views of Mount LeConte and its lodge, shot by Gatlinburg resident and
   

2. mountaineer, Jack Huff
   

3. •Knoxville photographer Jim Thompson’s films depicting the adventures of the
   

4. founding members of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club
   

5. •Pi Beta Phi School in the 1930s
   

6. •Rare views of mountain life and people such as Wiley Oakley and the Walker
   

7. Sisters’ Cabin
   

8. •Presidential visits and the Park’s dedication
   

9. •Views of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge
   

10. Interviews with staff of the Mountain View Hotel, 1955