Arch Steam Vent, Yellowstone National Park
Historic photograph of Arch Steam Vent from 1967, before the arch collapsed.
Rain falling on mountains - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Laura Thornburgh captured a rainstorm falling on distant mountains.
Hot Springs national park - Superintendent's Residence, Hot Springs Ar...
Historic photograph of the superintendent's residence, which sat along Fountain Street.
Historic Springfield Armory - National Parks Gallery
This illustration from 1850 shows the growth of Springfield Armory since its inception in 1794. The building in the foreground is the Main Arsenal building that acts as the Springfield Armory National Historic ... More
Troops on the Camp Hill Landscape, 1862
This 1862 photograph of Federal troops stationed at the armory superintendent's house shows the condition of the Camp Hill landscape during the 1860s. Note the generally bare, compacted, and eroded earth.
Ral Spring, Hot Springs Arkansas
Historic photograph from the mid-1800s depicting three men sitting with their feet in one of the thermal springs.
Montezuma Castle, 1887 - National Parks Gallery
An image of Montezuma Castle taken in 1887, almost 30 years before it was designated a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Georgetown Pike, ca. 1900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Monocacy National Battlefield. The Georgetown Pike, circa 1900. This road was the primary north-south highway between Fredrick County and Washington, D.C. Note the stone walls lining the road. Many of these wal... More
Historic Photograph of the ship, America
The America was a ship that serviced Isle Royale in the early 20th century, until she sank there on June 7, 1928.
Hydraulic Dive - National Parks Gallery
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. Left: A drawing from Lorenzo Shaw's 1907 patent application for the "Hydraulic Dive" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Right: Visitors to the Glen Echo amusement park... More
Guard Walls and the Park Road System
Crater Rim Historic District. All of the guard walls constructed along Crater Rim Drive conformed to the specifications for the Type 2 guard wall developed by the NPS landscape department. The plan for the loop... More
Great Smoky Mountains Chimney Tops
Chimney Tops Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Motorcyclist on Hot Springs Mountain, Hot Springs Arkansas
Historic photograph of a motorcyclist on Hot Springs Mountain with the Medical Arts Building in the background.
Pool below waterfall - National Parks Gallery
Laura Thornburgh photo of the pool below a waterfall
Boxwood Gardens, 1916 - National Parks Gallery
Montrose Park. The appearance of the Boxwood Gardens around 1916, along with the newly-constructed Pergola.
Tourist Rest - National Parks Gallery
Bryce Canyon Lodge/Deluxe Cabins landscape, Bryce Canyon National Park. In 1920, early homesteaders in the area that is now Bryce Canyon National Park built a permanent lodge near the rim. Rueben (Ruby) and Cla... More
Helen Shaw Fowler in 1921 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Helen Shaw Fowler in 1921. She owned and operated the Shaw Aquatic Gardens, first with her father Walter Shaw and on her own after his death, until federal acquisition of the land in 1938.
Early View of the Bryce Canyon Lodge, c. 1925
Bryce Canyon Lodge/Deluxe Cabins landscape, Bryce Canyon National Park. The site for the lodge was selected in 1923, and construction was completed in May of 1925. The original building included an office and l... More
The Dentzel Carousel, ca. 1925 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. Children ride the Dentzel Carousel ca. 1925, four years after its installation at the Glen Echo amusement park. Many of the amusement park rides have been removed since the pa... More
Horseback Riders, Hot Springs Arkansas
Horseback riders at Gulpha Gorge Campground, circa 1929
Deulxe Quadruplex Cabin in 1929
Bryce Canyon Lodge/Deluxe Cabins landscape, Bryce Canyon National Park. The Deluxe Quadruplex Cabin looks much the same now as it did in 1929. Even though the development of the landscape was completed in phase... More
CCC Camp, ca. Late 1930s - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park Maintenance Area. This is one of the first four maintenance areas to be planned and built along the parkway, and much of the early construction was completed by CCC and WPA labor.
Trailer Loop, June 1946 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Doughton Park Campground. The vehicle circulation at the campground consists of a series of loop roads. The hilltop loop is the most prominent feature, and others radiate out from this location. The trailer loo... More
Former Buildings at Halemaumau - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Crater Rim Historic District. The shelter and two comfort stations at Halemaumau, c. 1934, are no longer extant and considered to be an archeological site. There are two concrete vaults near the parking lot tha... More
Trail Construction - National Parks Gallery
The Watchman. The Watchman Trail is lined with rock on the down slope of the trail, seen here in 1932. The trail represents the Naturalistic landscape architecture style common during this time, using the park'... More
Discovery Point Trail Construction
The Watchman. Historic photograph of Discovery Point Trail construction in 1932. Construction and development projects were threatened by budgetary constraints of the Great Depression. Funding from the Hoover a... More
View from Araby Farm, ca. 1934 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Monocacy National Battlefield. View from Araby farm fields looking west, ca. 1934. Between 1812 and 1832, John McPherson and his son assembled various portions of tracts to create a 1,111-acre property that cam... More
Parking Lot at Watchman Overlook, c. 1934
The Watchman. Historic photograph showing the parking lot located at Watchman Overlook, c. 1934. The trail and observation building were to embody Naturalistic and Rustic architectural design principals, incorp... More
View from Araby Mill, ca. 1934 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Monocacy National Battlefield. View northwest from Araby Mill, circa 1934. The water towers of the railroad junction can be seen in the middle left distance and the turnpike bridge and turnpike beyond can be se... More
Halemau'u Trail Switchbacks, 1937
CCC Haleakala Crater Trails District. After months of labor by the CCC crews, the Halemau'u Trail alignment reached the crater floor. Their trail work also included widening the trail, adding guardrails, planti... More
Trolley at the Entrance to Glen Echo Park in 1939
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. A trolley at the historic east entrance to Glen Echo park in 1939.
Parking Lot at Bluffs Picnic Area
Bluffs Picnic Area - Doughton Park. The first section of Ridge Road was completed in 1939, with an extension designed in 192 and constructed by 1957. It winds through the forested areas, mountain laurel, and rh... More
CCC Side Camp Work, the shop - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Historic Photograph- original description "CCC Side Camp work the shop." Date--"Spring 1939"
Wildcat Rocks circa 1939 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. Bluffs Lodge is notable for its location in a rolling highland plateau, with a steep drop to the east down the face of Wildcat Rocks. The terrain remains the same as it did during ... More
The Magnolia Promenade in the late 1940s, Hot Springs Arkansas
Bathhouse Row. A row of evenly-spaced magnolia trees was planted along the east side of Central Avenue, between the road and the main sidewalk. In 1922, the young trees had matured to the point that park servic... More
Exploring Montezuma Castle, 1940's
Prior to 1951 visitors were allowed to climb a series of ladders and explore the interior of Montezuma Castle.
Walkway to Wildcat Rocks Overlook
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. A walkway to Wildcat Rocks Overlook was constructed in the late-1930s/early-1940s. Additional walkways were constructed in the late-1940s/early 1950s to connect the newly-built lod... More
Tobacco Barn Near the Confederate Cemetery, 1940
Little is known about many of the potential archaeological sites of the Appomattox Court House Landscape. Numerous outbuildings and agricultural buildings, such as this tobacco barn near Confederate Cemetery, w... More
Woods Picnic Area Comfort Station
Bluffs Coffee Shop and Service Station - Doughton Park. A comfort station was added to Picnic Area #1 in 1941-42. The following year, it became known as the Woods Picnic Area. this was the first building to be ... More
Bluffs Picnic Area - National Parks Gallery
Bluffs Picnic Area - Doughton Park. The picnic area comfort station and shelter, building #102, was built in 1941. In this pre-1956 view, the structure appears in a prominent position on the hillside. Since the... More
Ranger-Naturalist Program at Crater Lake, c. 1960s
The Watchman. This photo from the 1960s shows a Ranger-Naturalist educating park visitors about Crater Lake. In the period between 1942 and 1971, the Watchman Observation Station was staffed during the fire sea... More
Beatrix Farrand Garden Path/Allee, 1943
Bellefield. During the period of Morgan ownership (1929 - 1975), the manicured lawns and formal garden continued to be maintained in the same manner. Both the Newbolds and the Morgans had a property superintend... More
Historic Recreational Land Use at Montrose Park
Montrose Park. A view of the play area on March 15, 1944, showing a slide, basketball court, and shed building originally from Lincoln Park. Both as an estate and a public park, the property was devoted to both... More
Trailer Loop, June 1946 - Automobiles of 1940s
Doughton Park Campground. The campground is one of the first developed areas planned along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The first three loop road camping areas, including the trailer loop "C," were built by 1939. A... More
Coffee Shop and Service Station landscape, circa 1949
Bluffs Coffee Shop and Service Station - Doughton Park. The parking lot, comfort station, and picnic area were built in 1938-39, and the coffee shop and service station was completed by 1949. The site represent... More
Wildcat Rocks Overlook - National Parks Gallery
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. In this 1951 view, parkway visitors stop at Wildcat Rocks Overlook. The overlook was built in 1939 with a stone retaining wall and flagstone patio. These features used stone materi... More
NPS Program at Kenilworth Aquatic Garden, 1952
Under NPS management, public programs like this one in September 1952 attracted visitors to tour the ponds of Kenilworth. Even before becoming a national park, the Shaw Gardens had become a leading destination ... More
Wildcat Rocks Overlook (1952) - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Bluffs Lodge - Doughton Park. The viewshed at Wildcat Rocks retains its original character and contributes to the feeling and setting of the property. Contemporary visitors to the overlook can see the same spec... More
Trolley Right-of-Way at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park-Clara Barton House. The trolley right-of-way was located in front of the historic east entrance to Glen Echo Park, ca. 1900. This entrance was serviced by trollies running between Washington, D.C... More
Mr. Henry Samuel Working on Fishtrap, Historic Photograph 1963
Mr. Henry Samuel demonstrating how to construct a fishtrap made of Teyer Palm, native to the Virgin Islands. His son is watching in image catalogue No. 10736
Mr. Henry Samuel Working on Fishtrap, Historic Photograph 1963
Mr. Henry Samuel demonstrating how to construct a fishtrap made of Teyer Palm, native to the Virgin Islands. His son is watching in image catalogue No. 10736
Mr. Henry Samuel Working on Fishtrap, Historic Photograph 1963
Mr. Henry Samuel demonstrating how to construct a fishtrap made of Teyer Palm, native to the Virgin Islands. His son is watching in image catalogue No. 10736
Mr. Henry Samuel Working on Fishtrap, Historic Photograph 1963
Mr. Henry Samuel demonstrating how to construct a fishtrap made of Teyer Palm, native to the Virgin Islands. His son is watching in image catalogue No. 10736
Mr. Henry Samuel Working on Fishtrap, Historic Photograph 1963
Mr. Henry Samuel demonstrating how to construct a fishtrap made of Teyer Palm, native to the Virgin Islands. His son is watching in image catalogue No. 10736
Mr. Henry Samuel Working on Fishtrap, Historic Photograph 1963
Mr. Henry Samuel demonstrating how to construct a fishtrap made of Teyer Palm, native to the Virgin Islands. His son is watching in image catalogue No. 10736
CUIS 4254, Cumberland Island - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Historic photograph of the tabby ruins of the Bernardey plantation house at Plum Orchard.
Woodland Paths - National Parks Gallery
Montrose Park. Burnap included two images of these paths in this 1916 book, "Parks: Their Design, Equipment, and Use." It appears that the path surface was made of gravel, and flagstones were used as steps on t... More
Armillary Sphere, National Parks gallery
Historic photograph of the Armillary Sphere at the foot of the cascades.
Historic Photograph of Battery Weed, Ft. Wadsworth
A historic photograph of Battery Weed at Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island, New York.
Buchanan Memorial, National Parks gallery
Historic photograph of the Buchanan Memorial.
Historic Photograph of Battery Weed, Ft. Wadsworth
A historic photograph of Battery Weed at Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island, New York.
Joan of Arc - National Parks Gallery
Historic photograph of the Joan of Arc statue. Public domain photograph of a national park, horse riding, rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: Dante - public domain image
Historic photograph of the Dante statue. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: Serenity - public domain image
Historic photograph of the Serenity statue. Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Fire Department building, is painted from an historic photo of the Fort Myer Fire Department. Names of current and past department members are located in t... More
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Fire Department building, is painted from an historic photo of the Fort Myer Fire Department. Names of current and past department members are located in t... More
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Fire Department building, is painted from a historic photo of the Fort Myer Fire Department. Names of current and past department members are located in th... More
James Porter and the 8 o'clock shift of the Great South Long Tunnel GM...
Photograph probably taken by Walhalla photographer, W.H. Lee, c. 1901 of the 8 o'clock shift at the Great South Long Tunnel mine, Walhalla, Victoria, Australia. James Fredeick Porter, shift boss, is the beard... More