Blount Mansion Interior circa 1929s LR

Complementing our look into the founding of Tennessee, this postcard showing the interior of Blount Mansion was published by Jim Thompson (a recent subject of our weekly Zoom talks) likely in the 1930s when he, along with many others, was promoting the new national park just beyond Knoxville. According to the reverse of the postcard, “The furniture is old pine, with the exception of the open Dutch cupboard on the right – it’s of wild cherry and was found in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.” Blount Mansion is the only building registered in the city as a Historical National Landmark. Postcard shared by Alex Riedl.