Umbrella Rock

Photograph

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Picnooga

Recto: Two men sitting on the edge of Umbrella Rock, dated 19 June 1913
Recto

Two men sitting on the edge of Umbrella Rock, dated 19 June 1913

Name/Title

Umbrella Rock

Entry/Object ID

2020.374.001

Description

A photograph showing two men sitting on Umbrella Rock on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. The roof of the Point Hotel can be seen below them. A sign at the bottom left describes The Battle of Wauhatchie that took place in the valley below. Perched atop Point Lookout, Umbrella Rock is one of the most famous locations in the Chattanooga area. This unusual geological formation consists of several large stones topped by a large, flat slab. The rock has hosted innumerable visitors over the years, perhaps most famously Ulysses S. Grant. Formerly a popular location for photographs, erosion has made it unstable, and it is now closed to the public.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Unknown

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Umbrella Rock, Point Lookout, Point Park, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Collection

Lookout Mountain Collection

Made/Created

Date made

6/19/1913

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Point Hotel