Class Photo Collections
Class photo collections bring together many views of what life was like on the A.T. during a particular year. These images wre donated by class members to help represent their experiences during that year on the Appalachian Trail.
These collections show the the characters that hikers encounter along the trail, their experiences along the journey, and the beauty and wonder of the Appalachian Mountains.
These collections show the the characters that hikers encounter along the trail, their experiences along the journey, and the beauty and wonder of the Appalachian Mountains.
Having your photo taken at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) headquarters in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has become a standard ritual for those hikers intending on walking the entire A.T. One of the functions of the ATC, as the lead organization in managing and protecting the A.T., is to maintain the official 2,000-miler registry of all those who have completed the A.T. Therefore, having a photo taken here makes many hikers start to feel as though their hikes have gained official recognition. Until now, if hikers wanted to view the photos of themselves or their fellow hikers, they had to make a trip to the ATC Headquarters in Harpers Ferry. When the A.T. Museum opened in Pennsylvania’s Pine Grove Furnace State Park in 2010, scanned versions of the photos became available there too.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Quimby Family Foundation and the work of dedicated volunteers of the A.T. Museum Society under the leadership of Terry Harley-Wilson, the Polaroid photos can now be viewed on-line from anywhere in the world.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Quimby Family Foundation and the work of dedicated volunteers of the A.T. Museum Society under the leadership of Terry Harley-Wilson, the Polaroid photos can now be viewed on-line from anywhere in the world.