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Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah

Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina

Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina

"*GPO: 1994--301-085/80130. Reprint 1994." Panel title. Includes text and maps of Daniel Morgan's army troops battles with the British. Text and col. ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congres... More

Yosemite Valley from Artists' Point, Calif

Yosemite Valley from Artists' Point, Calif

Detroit Publishing Co., no. 50127. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Lake Louise from chalet, Lake Louise & vicinity, Alberta, Canada

Lake Louise from chalet, Lake Louise & vicinity, Alberta, Canada

Title from jacket. Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-18992, 18991, 18990. "974" on left negative; "975" on center negative; "976" on right negative. Detroit Publishing Co. n... More

Hermit Range from Glacier House, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Hermit Range from Glacier House, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, ...

Title from jacket. Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-18996, 18995. "1030 A" on left negative; "1031 A" on right negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 037040. Gift; State Hist... More

Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, California

Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, California

"Detroit Publishing Co." Copyright deposit no. H113577. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 010282. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washing...

Significance: Rock Creek Park was established by Congress in 1890. Jurisdiction of the park was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS) in 1933 and, two years later, a small wood-frame caretaker's reside... More

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

Summit of pools & Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

Summit of pools & Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

"W.H. Jackson Phot. Co., Denver." Copyright deposit no. 4405. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, California

Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, California

"Detroit Publishing Co." Copyright deposit no. H113577. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 010282. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

High Street Wall, 100 Block of High Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

High Street Wall, 100 Block of High Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N156 Survey number: HALS WV-5 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000041, 79002584

Yosemite Falls, California view, photochrome print postcard.

Yosemite Falls, California view, photochrome print postcard.

346 U.S. Copyright Office Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51897. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washing...

Significance: Rock Creek Park was established by Congress in 1890. Jurisdiction of the park was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS) in 1933 and, two years later, a small wood-frame caretaker's reside... More

Hell's Half Acre, Yellowstone Nat'l Park

Hell's Half Acre, Yellowstone Nat'l Park

"W.H. Jackson Phot. Co., Denver." Copyright deposit no. 44078. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Camp Curry, Curry Village, Mariposa County, CA

Camp Curry, Curry Village, Mariposa County, CA

See also HAER CA-95 for documentation of the Stoneman Bridge. Significance: Curry Village, known as Camp Curry from the time of its establishment in 1899 through the 1960s, was historically and remains a highly... More

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jensen, Uintah County, UT

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...

Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Regulations for the national military parks and the statutes under which they were organized and are administered
Regulations for the national military parks and the statutes under which they were organized and are administered
Regulations for the national military parks and the statutes under which they were organized and are administered
Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Lake Mead Lodge, 322 Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Significance: It was a key part of the plan to develop recreation and tourism at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and in southern Nevada between 1941 and 1955. The lodge became the first hotel on Lake Mead wh... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jensen, Uintah County, UT

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...

Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More

Regulations for the national military parks and the statutes under which they were organized and are administered
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jensen, Uintah County, UT

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...

Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jensen, Uintah County, UT

Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...

Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More

Panorama of Mariposa Big Tree Grove

Panorama of Mariposa Big Tree Grove

No. 1000. Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; 1906. Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paradise Inn, Paradise, Pierce County, WA

Paradise Inn, Paradise, Pierce County, WA

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water battery, Ft. Marion - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Water battery, Ft. Marion - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, 42.2 Miles above Tidewater (above Lock 27), Dickerson, Montgomery County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Monocacy Aqueduct, 42.2 Miles above Tidewater...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25 Survey number: HABS MD-19 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Villa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Villa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Glacier House, Selkirk Mtns., Canada]

[Glacier House, Selkirk Mtns., Canada]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yosemite Museum, 9037 Village Drive, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Yosemite Museum, 9037 Village Drive, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County...

Significance: The Yosemite Museum was the first building constructed as a museum in the National Park system. The Yosemite Museum Association, the first cooperating association for a national park, was formed t... More

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton County, WY

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton Co...

Significance: James Pierce Cunningham came to Jackson Hole in 1888 from the state of New York. In 1889 he filed a homestead claim on 160 acres east of the Snake River. The Cunningham Ranch was among the earli... More

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burnside Bridge Sycamore , Southwest of Burnside Bridge, Historic Burnside Bridge Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Burnside Bridge Sycamore , Southwest of Burnside Bridge, Historic Burn...

See also HABS MD-937 for related documentation. Significance: The Burnside Bridge American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in the Antietam National Battlefield is significant because of its survival, size, and... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood S...

Significance: The Shoshone complex is significant for being one of the earliest hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River and one of the largest in the Rocky Mountain Region to depend upon the flow of a river ... More

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood S...

Significance: The Shoshone complex is significant for being one of the earliest hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River and one of the largest in the Rocky Mountain Region to depend upon the flow of a river ... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Salt Pond Visitor Center, Corner of Nauset Road and Route 6, Eastham, Barnstable County, MA

Salt Pond Visitor Center, Corner of Nauset Road and Route 6, Eastham, ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

USS Arizona, Submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

USS Arizona, Submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolu...

Significance: USS ARIZONA, a steel hulled battleship, was destroyed during the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Struck by a bomb and possibly torpedoes, this ship was sunk, along with other... More

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor,...

Significance: In many ways the carriage and motor roads of Acadia National Park appear quite distinct. Signs, grade separations, and two picturesque gatehouses remind today's visitors that these two systems we... More

Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI

Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More

Cottonwood Cove Developed Area, Cottonwood Cove Road, Cottonwood Cove, Clark County, NV

Cottonwood Cove Developed Area, Cottonwood Cove Road, Cottonwood Cove,...

Significance: The Cottonwood Cove Developed Area was largely planned and built under the Mission 66 program; the Mission 66 Master Plan was the first master plan fully implemented in the recreation area. Develo... More

Cottonwood Cove Developed Area, Cottonwood Cove Road, Cottonwood Cove, Clark County, NV

Cottonwood Cove Developed Area, Cottonwood Cove Road, Cottonwood Cove,...

Significance: The Cottonwood Cove Developed Area was largely planned and built under the Mission 66 program; the Mission 66 Master Plan was the first master plan fully implemented in the recreation area. Develo... More

Ferry EUREKA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Ferry EUREKA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, C...

See HAER CA-364 for documentation of the Eureka's Lifeboat No. 3. Significance: EUREKA, considered to be the only extant vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but van... More

Ferry EUREKA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Ferry EUREKA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, C...

See HAER CA-364 for documentation of the Eureka's Lifeboat No. 3. Significance: EUREKA, considered to be the only extant vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but van... More

Ferry EUREKA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Ferry EUREKA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, C...

See HAER CA-364 for documentation of the Eureka's Lifeboat No. 3. Significance: EUREKA, considered to be the only extant vessel of its type in the United States, symbolizes an era of travel that has all but van... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

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