Mortal Enemies - National Parks Gallery
The rift between Hamilton and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson led to the resignation of both from office (Hamilton's in 1795). Although no longer in office, he remained a viable political force, particularl... More
Manassas National Battlefield Before Treatment
Saint-Mémin (1770-1852) was a major portrait artist in Federalist America from 1796 – 1812. During his career in the United States he traveled to major cities along the east coast advertising and selling his w... More
Dinosaur After Treatment - National Parks Gallery
The park wanted the overpaint removed and the dinosaur returned to its original colors. Based on color photographs and paint analysis the conservators were able to determine the original colors.
Assateague's Wild Horses - National Parks Gallery
Assateague's wild horses are well known, even to many people who have never been to the island. The "wild" horses on Assateague are actually feral animals, meaning that they are descendants of domestic animals ... More
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Owl Wear One"
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
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NPS employess Bill Van Allugan, cartographer, and Nancy Hock, cartographer, at Harpers Ferry Center.
The Lure of the Mountains - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Some love to roam o'er the dark sea foam, where the shrill wind whistle free, but a chosen band in a mountain land and the a life in the woods for me.
Harpers Ferry Center - Dinning Room
Specialists in New York historic interiors were hired to revise the previous plan, and they closely examined original Hamilton furniture located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, and the Museu... More
Harpers Ferry Center - Turtle Model
A Discovery Room is designed for the park’s significant school-age visitation and includes a variety of tactile exhibits as well as a touch table and audio interactive program.
Tuskegee Airman Exhibit Panels - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Tuskegee Airman Exhibit Panels show photographs and text of the men that trained here.
Moving the Grange - National Parks Gallery
The Hamilton Grange house was built in 1802 on what was once open farm land
Harpers Ferry Center - Water Above
These tactile models of rocks from the surrounding mountains and gypsum found at White Sands.
Seasons at Peaks of Otter - Public domain natural history illustration
Native Americans saw the area as a rich hunting ground and entrepreneurs of the nineteenth century built hotels to accommodate the growing tourism industry.
Manassas National Battlefield After Treatment
The friable nature of the media limited treatment options. After careful examination and consultation with other conservators and curators who had experience with St. Mémin drawings, it was decided the drawing... More
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic "Be Bold" Bison
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Harpers Ferry Center - Cave model
High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus and desert wildlife--treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hidden beneath the surface are more than 119 caves--formed when sulfuric a... More
View from the deck - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Dramatic window vistas of the island and the bay allow visitors to enjoy unimpeded views.
Harpers Ferry Center - Lobby Overview
Exhibits at the Harkers Island Visitor Center provide orientation to the diversity of landscapes in the park.
Harpers Ferry Center - Lobby Overview
Exhibits at the Harkers Island Visitor Center provide orientation to the diversity of land-scapes and resources to be discovered in the park, as well inspire and motivate visitors to directly experience the park.
It's not so Bright at Night - Public domain natural history illustrati...
The exhibits include tactile models, several interactives and a number of audiovisual presentations.
Gettysburg Before Treatment - National Parks Gallery
Pre-civil war frock coat. The coat had numerous tears and losses from insect damage.
A WWII Military Footlocker - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
A stocked footlocker Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Planning for the move - Public domain portrait drawing
A schematic drawing shows where hydraulic jacks will be placed under the house in preparation for moving the house.
Gettysburg After Treatment - National Parks Gallery
Besides surface cleaning, tears were mended, losses filled and a mannequin was constructed to support the garment.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic "Be Bold" Bison
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
North and south canyon sides - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Across from the station’s panoramic windows, visitors pass between floor-to-ceiling models depicting the north and south canyon sides.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Fur You and Others" Bear
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Setting the Scene - National Parks Gallery
Filmmakers direct historic reenactors for the next scene at the the table while a cameraman positions the camera.
Harpers Ferry Center - Double V
Double V: Fighting for victory at home and abroad
Potomac River Watershed - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
A “fly-over” video shows Great Falls during drought, flood, winter, and summer. A tactile topographic map and reader rails provide greater context of the Potomac River, describing the watershed and formation of... More
Africa was - and is - home to a variety of cultures
Universal design and accessibility are major components of the interpretative media here including audio description of all the exhibits and audiovisual programs, wheelchair accessibility to all areas, tactile ... More
Alexander Hamilton: American Visionary
Visitors can examine various facets of Hamilton’s life through these exhibits.
Harpers Ferry Center - Discover More
A series of exhibits presenting the in-depth story of how the series of rocks were formed, uplifted, and eventually eroded. Landscape depictions, rock specimens, replicas of ancient life forms, and interactives... More
Bright White World - National Parks Gallery
New state-of-the-art interpretive exhibits focus on the latest science regarding the plants and animals living amongst the dunes, the seemingly counter-intuitive story of water and its critical relationship to ... More
Above the street - National Parks Gallery
The building is jacked up 35 feet in the air then slid forward 50 feet down into the street and then driven down a hill with 6% grade that was laid with 16 inch roller bars.
Harpers Ferry Center - The Parlor
When the National Park Service moved Hamilton Grange to its new location, historic architects restored the rooms inside the house to their original configuration. The new layout required a reexamination of the ... More
People of the Basin - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
There are probably as many stories about the individuals who have come to the basin as there are grains in a handful of sand. Here are the stories of a few.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Fur You and Others" Bear
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
HAGR Film shoot - National Parks Gallery
Alexander Hamilton: American Visionary illuminates Hamilton’s life from his humble beginnings to his tragic death in this 17-minute mini-theater presentation. Reenactments, first-person narratives, and animated... More
Wilson's Creek Before Treatment
General Patrick Cleyburne’s sash. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harpers Ferry Center - Ocean Beach
An exhibit about the creatures that make the beach their home.
"A Law for Regulating Negro's & Slaves in the Night Time"
The New York Common Council enacted an ordinance providing "that no Negro, Mullato or Indian Slave, shall appear in the Streets of this City, above an hour after Sun-set without a candle and Lanthorn, on penalt... More
The power of the potomac - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
An interactive mural and cliff wall depict the diverse habitats in and around the river.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Owl Wear One"
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Ties to the landscape - Public domain natural history illustration
The American Indian connection to Great Falls is depicted through arrowheads, a large petroglyph, illustrations, and artwork.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Howl Kind" Wolf
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Nakajima B5N aka "Kate" - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
In the early part of the Pacific War, flown by well-trained Imperial Japanese Navy aircrews and as part of well-coordinated attacks, the B5N achieved particular successes at the battles of Pearl Harbor, Coral S... More
A Sudden Change - National Parks Gallery
A detailed exhibit blends experience orientation with interpretation of the natural and unnatural forces that shape the island.
Harpers Ferry Center - Discovery Mural
The Cape Lookout ecosystem from the sound side marshes and estuaries to the thin protective line of islands of the Outer Banks and the ocean depths beyond are featured in this mural.
Grand Canyon Directional Sign - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Grand Canyon Directional Sign Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Masks Are In" Raccoon
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Masks Are In" Raccoon
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Some of those bones are my mother's bones
From about the 1690s until 1794, both free and enslaved Africans were buried in a 6.6-acre burial ground in Lower Manhattan, outside the boundaries of the settlement of New Amsterdam, later known as New York.
Clearing the path - National Parks Gallery
St. Luke's Episcopal Church relocated Hamilton Grange and changed its appearance. They took off the porches and the front and rear entrance and essentially built a church right up next to it.
Are you a caver? - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
New state-of-the-art, bilingual, interpretive exhibits at Carlsbad Caverns allow visitors to walk through the stories that make the park a site of national and international significance, from the geological fo... More
Maritime Forest Exhibit - National Parks Gallery
Where Assateague is widest and most stable and the salt spray weakest, a slightly higher elevation allows loblolly pines and other trees to grow.
Addressing the Continental Congress
An actor portraying Alexander Hamilton addresses the Continental Congress. Public domain photograph related to US National Parks, Nature, conservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wilson's Creek After Treatment - Public domain photogrpaph
This mount was made to reduce handling and allow the object to be easily rotated off exhibit and go directly into museum storage.
Reclaiming our History: The African Burial Ground in New York
The Maerschalk plan of the City of New York is a historic map made in 1754 that clearly shows the African Burial Ground and its surrounding neighborhood
Yavapai Observation Station Overlook Exhibits
The historic Yavapai Observation Station overlooks the south rim of the Grand Canyon, providing visitors with a sweeping vista of the canyon.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Rock It" Mountain Goat
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Survival Kit Display - National Parks Gallery
An exhibit displays a survival kit, gun sight and case as well as three text books for servicemen.
Made for the Dessert - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Plant and Animal Adaptations. How can dessert plants and animals live where temperatures soar and rainfall is rare? They have adapted behaviors and traits to thrive where other species cannot.
Gate from Lock #1 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The "core” of the exhibit features a lock from the canal, an animation showing the locks in action, and cast figures with an audio program.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Howl Kind" Wolf
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Tactile topographical relief model
A tactile topographical relief model orients visitors to the landscape and further explains the importance of the Colorado River in creating the canyon.
Harpers Ferry Center - Close up
A cameraman films over an actor's shoulder while he write with a quill pen.
A Red Tail P-51 Mustang fighter plane
A full-size reproduction P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dinosaur Before Treatment - National Parks Gallery
DInfrom 1964 World’s Fair and was given to the park in 1967. There were at least seven layers of overpaint on the stegosaurus.
Reviewing the footage - National Parks Gallery
Film producers review footage taken of the actor portraying Alexander Hamilton.
Spread Kindness Face Mask Graphic - "Rock It" Mountain Goat
The graphic is a positive way to encourage use of face coverings by visitors and the #RecreateResponsibly campaign when communicating on social media and websites.
Harpers Ferry Center - Springfield Armory
For nearly two centuries, the US Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. Springfield Armory National Historic Site commemorates the crit... More
An original bomber jacket and other flight equipment
An original bomber jacket and other flight equipment Public domain photograph of statue, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ramitelli Air Base - National Parks Gallery
A tactile model of Ramitelli Air Base. Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: Stalagmite - public domain image
Models of full-size stalactites and stalagmites, along with an expansive model that cuts away the roof of the cave, show the famous “Big Room” self-guided area.
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NPS employees Shirley Couriford, Chief of Personnel Divison talking to Marlyin Hengerbean at Harpers Ferry Center.
Birds Eye View of Sagamore Hill in 1918
Birds Eye View of Sagamore Hill in 1918. This image was created by the Harpers Ferry Center, which is administered by the National Park Service.
The United States in the 1930s - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Harpers Ferry Center staff worked with World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument staff to install new exhibits.
Harpers Ferry Center - Tuskegee Bombers
A close up of an exhibit panel describing a crew for a bomber aircraft.
Full-size reproduction P-51 Mustang fighter plane.
Exhibits and historic furnishings in Hangar Two interpret the Tuskegee Airmen's advanced training and wartime experiences.
Aircrew Qualification badges - National Parks Gallery
All aircrew members needed month of individual instruction at Army schools before receiving qualification badges.
Harpers Ferry Center - Qualification Badges
All aircrew members needed months of individual instruction at Army schools before receiving qualification badges. Officers trained as bombardier wore the same wings introduces for enlisted bombardiers in WWI.... More
99th Fighter Squadron - National Parks Gallery
From May 1943 to July 1944, the 99th Fighter Squadron performed missions over North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Although the squadron was assigned within a white fighter group, only African American troops coul... More
USS Arizona Model - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
A scale model of the USS Arizona and the Memorial that spans her sunken hull is the result of a painstaking mapping effort by National Park Service divers in the early 1980's. The model is housed in the Visitor... More
Japan's Secret Weapon - National Parks Gallery
Exhibits include micro-climate artifact cases, tactile maps and ship models, and iconic graphics. Here a WWII Pearl Harbor Survivor looks at a modified Type 91 torpedo model. These would have been dropped fro... More
World War II Valor in the Pacific
At World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, home of the USS Arizona Memorial, learn about one of the most pivotal moments in US history: the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent entry of the U... More
VALR Pedestrian Guidance - National Parks Gallery
World War II Valor in the Pacific Pedestrian Sign
VALR Pedestrian Orientation - National Parks Gallery
World War II Valor in the Pacific Pedestrian Orientation Sign
Tourist Attraction - Pop up Exhibits
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site and Harper Ferry Center’s staff planned, designed, contracted fabrication and installation of 13 pop-up style temporary exhibits for th... More
In a President's Words - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
On August 19, 1946, Virginia Blythe gave birth to her son, William Jefferson Blythe, III. Named for his father who died before he was born, he grew up to become William Jefferson Clinton - the 42nd president of... More
Tourist Attraction - Clinton Family History
All work was completed in less than four months in preparation for the formal dedication of the site and opening of the Visitor Center by President Clinton and Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar on April 16, 2011.
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home Identity Sign
On August 19, 1946, Virginia Blythe gave birth to her son, William Jefferson Blythe, III. Named for his father who died before he was born, he grew up to become William Jefferson Clinton - the 42nd president of... More
Harpers Ferry Center - Lobby Overview
"In this house I learned to walk and talk, I learned to pray, I learned to read..." President Bill Clinton
Approximately 15,000 people are buried in this ground
Lost to history due to landfill and development, the remains on 419 men, women, and children were were rediscovered in 1991 and 1992. All were reburied with honor in the Rites of Ancestral Return ceremony in 2... More
Denali Park Map 2011 - Public domain geographic map
This map was created by Tom Patterson at the Harpers Ferry Center.
Preparing the Exhibits - National Parks Gallery
Dedicated December 7, 2010. Two galleries, Road to War and Attack and Aftermath, tell of the issues leading up to the attack, details of the attack, the men who died defending it, and the attack’s aftermath.
Preserving the Grange - National Parks Gallery
In the second floor exhibits, the 8 ½-minute video “Preserving the Grange” shows why and how Alexander Hamilton’s home was moved several blocks across Harlem to its new location. Interviews, time-lapse footage,... More
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NPS employee, J. Mohler?, sitting in the break room in the Interpretative Design Center of Harpers Ferry Center.
Bird-Brady House, Garage, Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1591 Survey number: HABS WV-304-A
Bird-Brady House, Garage, Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1591 Survey number: HABS WV-304-A