Moccasin Bend

Photograph

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Picnooga

2021.019.001 Recto: Photograph of a woman and child standing next to a cannon, overlooking Moccasin Bend and the Tennessee River at Lookout Point
2021.019.001 Recto

Photograph of a woman and child standing next to a cannon, overlooking Moccasin Bend and the Tennessee River at Lookout Point

Name/Title

Moccasin Bend

Entry/Object ID

2021.019.001

Description

Black and white photograph of a woman and child standing next to a cannon at Lookout Point on Lookout Mountain. The vista shows a view of downtown Chattanooga. Pasted on the rear, a excerpt reads "Point Park, at the crest of Lookout Mountain, dominates the scenic and historic Chattanooga area ^of Tennessee. Here, where the "Battle Above the Clouds" was fought, visitors marvel at the panoramic view....the "Grand Canyon" of the Tennessee, the romantic Cumberland Mountains. It is the high point of the Chattanooga National Military Park, the largest military park in the nation." A stamp on the rear reads JAN 28 1965

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

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