Crowd of people standing near Curtiss Oriole airplane in the mountains. Bus with sign for picnic at Mack's (Max's) Patch. First succesful attempt to land airplanes in the Great Smoky Mountains. September 11 (?), 1926.
Crowd of people standing near bi-plane and U.S. flag on mountain top, at Max's Patch, NC. "Landing of first airplane on summit of Great Smokies, Elevation over 5,000 ft., Max Patch." (from The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jim Thompson, ca....