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Clingman's Dome parking area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1940

Subjects
AutomobilesMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Clingman's Dome parking area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1940, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Clingman's Dome parking area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1940, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A sweeping view of the paved parking loop and overlook at Clingman's Dome, elevation 6,311 feet, with a row of 1930s–40s automobiles nosed into parking bays along the ridge and layered green mountain ridges fading into the distance. Clingman's Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and on the Appalachian Trail, named for Confederate general and North Carolina senator Thomas Lanier Clingman; the modern observation tower there was completed in 1959, after this view was made. The photograph is credited on the card to Elliot Lyman Fisher.

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PublisherHarry N. Martin
W-18— Clingman's Dome Parking Area, Alt. 6311 Feet, Great Smoky Mountains National Park PHOTO BY ELLIOT LYMAN FISHER 2B-H40 --- Clingmans Dome Parking Area, end of the Skyway, is the highest point on the highest highway in the East. Trails lead from here to Clingmans Dome Observation Tower, altitude 6643 ft., highest point in the park; Andrews Bald, and points west along Appalachian Trail. HARRY N. MARTIN, P. O. BOX 324, ASHEVILLE, N. C. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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PublisherHarry N. Martin
SeriesW-18
ConditionVery good
Place depictedGreat Smoky Mountain National Park
Place mentionedClingmans Dome
PublisherHarry N. Martin, Asheville, NC
NotesLinen-textured stock with a wide yellow border; card number 2B-H40 printed at lower right. Unused card — no postmark, address, or message. Divided back with vertical Curteich imprint line; linen-textured stock with cream border; publisher/distributor imprint of Harry N. Martin, Asheville, N.C.

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Clingman's Dome parking area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/clingmans-dome-parking-area-great-smoky-mountains-national-p. Accessed October 25, 2026.