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Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1935

Subjects
Mountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1935 (Linen)
Front of Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1935, Clingmans Dome, USA, c. 1935 linen postcard
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Back of Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1935, Clingmans Dome, USA, c. 1935 linen postcard
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The view looks from Mount LeConte toward Clingman's Dome, the rounded summit on the Tennessee-North Carolina line that the caption gives as 6,642 feet and calls the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, second in the East only to Mount Mitchell. Forested ridges fall away between the two peaks, with the dome rising on the main crest of the Smokies. The caption points out the observation tower on the summit, reached from the parking area at the end of the Skyway Drive from Newfound Gap. The park was established in 1934, and the card belongs to the early years of auto tourism on its high ridges, when the new road and tower opened the dome to car traffic.

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PublisherThe Cline Studios
217 Clingman's Dome — Altitude 6642 Feet, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (C) Copyright W. M. Cline 65692 --- POST CARD This view was taken from Mt. LeConte. Clingman's Dome is the highest peak in the Park and second only to Mt. Mitchell in the East. On this peak is an observation tower easily accessible from the parking area at the terminus of the Skyway Drive from Newfound Gap. PUBLISHED ONLY BY THE CLINE STUDIOS, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS • MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROTHERS, INC. BOSTON, MASS. PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A.
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PublisherThe Cline Studios
Series217
ConditionVery good
Place depictedClingmans Dome
Place mentionedGreat Smoky Mountains National Park
Place mentionedClingman's Dome
Place mentionedNewfound Gap
Place mentionedMount LeConte, Gatlinburg, TN
Place mentionedMt. Mitchell
PublisherThe Cline Studios, Chattanooga, TN
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white border; card number 65692 printed at lower right. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; white border; printed Cline Studios/Tichnor imprint; no handwriting.

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Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/clingmans-dome-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-circa-193. Accessed November 2, 2026.