Black and white photographic postcard showing twelve men posing on Umbrella Rock.
Name/Title
RPPC, Firemen on Umbrella Rock
Entry/Object ID
2020.216.001
Description
A postcard with the front showing a photograph of several men standing and sitting on Umbrella Rock atop Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Six of the men are wearing flat conductor-style hats. There is a gentleman standing to the right, below the rock, who appears to be taking a photograph of the valley below. 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
Location
Umbrella Rock, Point Park
City
Lookout Mountain
County
Walker County
State/Province
Georgia*
Country
United States of America
Collection
Lookout Mountain Collection
Postcard Details
Date Published
circa 1900
Copyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions
Credit Chattanooga Historical Society
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
