Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: Black Bears in the Smokies

Card Text Back: Woodcut from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Native black bears are protected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and are a familiar sight to travelers crossing the mountain roads. This post card designed and printed in the Smokies directly from the original hand-carved woodcut.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Mountain Press

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Black Bear - Black bear are common in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cubs born during mid-winter weighing less than a pound often weigh 50 pounds by the end of their first year.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Clair Burket

Printing Company: Stonecraft

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Black Bear along a mountain stream - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: J. A. Todd

Printing Company: W. M. Cline Co.

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Native Black Bear, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Along the highways of the Great Smokies, native black bear are frequently seen. The Park Service prohibits feeding or molesting of bears and enforces the regulations for the protection of the public.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: W. M. Cline Co.

Species: Black Bear

Card Text Front: Black Bear in the Smokies

Card Text Back: A favorite of young and old alike; finding an American Black Bear along the roadside which makes a trip through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park complete.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: October 21, 1973 to Merdien, Connecticut

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.

Printing Company: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Black bear cub - Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Where is my dinner?

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: N/A

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: A fine specimen of black bear - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: J. A. Todd

Printing Company: W. M. Cline Co.

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Mother bears and cubs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Bears and over 50 kinds of other fur-bearing animals inhabiting the park area were hunted and trapped prior to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The animals are not dangerous to man, but it is wise not to become too friendly with the black bears, and feeding of these animals is prohibited.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: CPRR

Printing Company: Asheville Post Card Co.

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Black Bear - Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Under protection of the National Park the native black bears have become quite numerous. They are seen very often along the highways and around the campgrounds of the National Park.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: June 9, 1962 to Cost, Texas

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Gene Aiken

Printing Company: W. M. Cline Co.

Species: Black Bear

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Card Text Back: Black Bear - Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Black bears are commonly seen along the Newfound Gap Road and in visitor use areas, such as campgrounds, overlooks and picnic areas. While seemingly friendly, they are still members of the wild, and should be respected as such. Keeping a safe distance will result in a happier vacation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Stonecraft