Three Men, Umbrella Rock

Postcard

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Picnooga

2020.041.001 Recto: Black and white photographic postcard showing three men in jackets sitting on Umbrella Rock. The Tennessee River can be seen in the background, at left.
2020.041.001 Recto

Black and white photographic postcard showing three men in jackets sitting on Umbrella Rock. The Tennessee River can be seen in the background, at left.

Name/Title

Three Men, Umbrella Rock

Entry/Object ID

2020.041.001

Description

A postcard with the front showing several men sitting on Umbrella Rock on Lookout Mountain. 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.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

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

Collection

Lookout Mountain Collection

Postcard Details

Date Published

circa 1920 - circa 1930

Copyright

Type of License

No Copyright - United States