PROGRAM: “The Great Smoky Mountains National Park\,” a lecture and book signing
by Adam H. Alfrey for his new book release from Arcadia PublishingPROGRAM: “The Great Smoky Mountains National Park\,” a lecture and book signing
by Adam H. Alfrey for his new book release from Arcadia Publishing
DATE: 2 p.m.\, Saturday\, Dec. 15\, 2012
\nLOCATION: East Tennessee History Center
\n601 South Gay Street
\nKnoxville\, TN 37902
\nADMISSION: FREE a nd open to the public
\nEast Tennessee History Center curator of exh ibitions and operations manager Adam Alfrey will present a lecture and boo k signing at 2 p.m.\, Saturday\, December 15\, based on his new book T he Great Smoky Mountains National Park\, part of Arcadia Publishing’s popular Postcard History Series.
\nFeaturing more than 200 vintage postcards drawn from both public and private collection\, the book illustr ates the story of the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park\, following it from a grassroots effort to preserve its natural beaut y to its transformation today as the most visited park in the United State s.
\nThis pictorial history provides readers with a unique opportuni ty to reconnect with the history that shaped their community through rare postcards\, photographs from Jim Thompson\, Jack Huff\, Louis Jones\, and other regional photographers\, as well as images of regional stereotypes\, such as the “liquored-up hillbilly” and the “teepee-housed Indian.”
\nAmong the diverse historical topics covered in photos and prose are the mountaineers and the accompany hillbilly stereotypes\, the important role of early photographers in selling the park movement\, and a “postcard” to ur over Newfound Gap Road. The story of the Cherokee\, efforts of surroun ding communities\, such as Gatlinburg\, Pigeon Forge\, Townsend and Maggie Valley\, to capitalize on the Smokies’ popularity\, and the resulting tou rist boom complete the story
\nAdam H. Alfrey\, is a native of Knoxv ille and a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He currently serves as operations manager and curator of exhibitions for the East Tennessee Hist ory Center and is active within the state’s museum community\, volunteerin g with the Tennessee Association of Museums\, Humanities Tennessee\, and t he American Association for State and Local History. To compile and edit h is postcard history\, Alfrey utilized the collections of the Calvin M. McC lung Historical Collection\, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Archi ves\, the East Tennessee Historical Society\, as well as a number of priva te collections.
\nThe lecture will begin at 2 p.m. at the East Tenne ssee History Center\, 601 S. Gay St. in Knoxville. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information on the lecture\, exhibiti ons\, or museum hours\, call 865-215-8824 or visit the website at www.EastTNHistory.org.
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