Hopkins Post-rescue - National Parks Gallery
George Hopkins wears a grateful grin after being rescued from the summit of Devils Tower after 6 days.
Joyners Outside Park Residence - A black and white photo of a log cabi...
Newell and Laura Joyner stand on the threshold of the Park Custodian residence, ca. 1933
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
The nearly vertical monolith known as Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet above the meandering Belle Fourche River. Once hidden below the earth's surface, erosion has stripped away the softer rock layers revealing De... More
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
The nearly vertical monolith known as Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet above the meandering Belle Fourche River. Once hidden below the earth's surface, erosion has stripped away the softer rock layers revealing De... More
Devils Tower national monument - Joyner Surveying
Newell Joyner looks down from near present-day Red Beds Trail into the Belle Fourche River Valley.
Joyner Holiday Card - National Parks Gallery
Laura would often send out holiday cards to friends and family that featured Devils Tower.
Joyner and Ranger - National Parks Gallery
Joyner had a government-issued horse, named Ranger, who helped him carry out many of his administrative duties.
Newell Joyner with Baby Porcupine
Newell Joyner had several animals as "pets" at his park residence. Although such practices are no longer allowed in the park service, these animals likely provided interpretive opportunities for visitors.
Joyner Kid Helps Build Park - A black and white photo of some rocks
Joyner helped bring work groups like the CCC to the park, and it seems his kids sometimes supervised the workers as they improved the park.
Newell Joyner Holding Owl - A black and white photo of a man holding a...
Joyner likely used local fauna to educate visitors about park resources.
Devils Tower national monument - Joyner Patrolling
Newell Joyner often patrolled the park and nearby area on his horse, Ranger. He is pictured here talking with an unknown person, but likely a local landowner.
Joyner's Son with Baby Porcupine
Joyner's children enjoyed growing up in the park, whether that was experiencing the animals or riding around with their father as he managed the park.
Devils Tower national monument - Laura Joyner
Laura served as her husband's assistant with any and all tasks related to managing the park.
Devils Tower national monument - Hopkins Triumphant
George Hopkins shows his excitement after successfully parachuting to the top of Devils Tower.
Devils Tower national monument - Sego lily
Sego lily bulbs are edible, either raw or cooked, and were used as food by the Cheyenne. The sweet-tasting bulbs were often dried for later use.
Devils Tower national monument - Showy milkweed
Plains tribes used the young shoots, flower buds and and fruits of the showy milkweed in cooking. They were boiled with one or two changes of water to cleanse any toxicity.
Devils Tower national monument - American Goldfinch
These active and acrobatic little finches cling to weeds and seed socks. They often mill about in large numbers at feeders or on the ground beneath them. Goldfinches fly with a bouncy, undulating pattern and of... More
Devils Tower national monument - Western Meadowlark
In spring and summer, males sing out from atop fence posts, bushes, power lines, and other high points. The Western Meadowlark is the state bird of Wyoming.
Devils Tower national monument - Cliff Swallow
Cliff Swallows build their mud nests on cliff faces and other vertical surfaces in colonies containing hundreds of other birds. The pair works together, gathering pellets of wet mud in their beaks and laying th... More
Wild blue flax - Flowers from National Park Gallery
Wild blue flax or Lewis' flax (Linum lewisii) was named after Meriwether Lewis who recognized its relationship to cultivated flax. He wondered about its value as a fiber plant. Indeed, indigenous peoples did m... More
Devils Tower national monument - Low larkspur
Larkspurs are poisonous to both humans and animals. They contain an alkaloid that causes respiratory paralysis. Indigenous peoples used crushed foliage of larkspurs as a miticide and insecticide.
Darkthroat shooting star - Flowers from National Park Gallery
Indigenous peoples ate the leaves cooked as a pot herb or raw. They also made an infusion of leaves for treating sore eyes and cankers.
Deer in the tall grass below Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Deer in the tall grass below Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Deer in the tall grass below Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Devils Tower, an igneous-rock monolith rising 1,267 feet above the sur...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Devils Tower national monument - Scarlet globemallow
Indigenous peoples made a paste of the scarlet globemallow by chewing it. The paste was used to soothe burns and other sores. They also made a sweet-tasting tea from the finely ground roots.
Climbing Ranger Lucas - National Parks Gallery
A ranger demonstrates several crack climbing techniques on the route "Billy Bear" at Devils Tower National Monument.
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Helicopter flying over two people standing on the top of Devils Tower in Devils Tower National Monument.
Climbing Ranger Gena - National Parks Gallery
A climbing ranger takes in the view from the summit of Devils Tower.