Snapshots of the Past

Person with tripod at overlook above valley, Appalachian Trail sign – Antique Print

Person with tripod at overlook above valley, Appalachian Trail sign — historic image
Person with tripod at overlook above valley, Appalachian Trail sign. Historic image from the Virginia collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Person with tripod at overlook above valley, Appalachian Trail sign, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Person with tripod at overlook above valley, Appalachian Trail sign

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A lone figure stands beside a tripod at an overlook, with a sign for the Appalachian Trail marking the spot and a wide valley opening below. The scene reflects how the Skyline Drive corridor in Virginia drew hikers, photographers and motorists to its ridgetop vistas. The Appalachian Trail runs along this ridge, so the sign ties the view to one of the longest footpaths in the eastern United States. Skyline Drive was built during the 1930s as a scenic parkway, and it later became part of Shenandoah National Park, a place where pictures like this one often recorded the landscape as visitors experienced it.

Original scan3,504 × 2,400 px · prints to 12 × 8 in at 300 dpi
Reference1a33799uA woman painting a view of the Shenandoah Valley

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