Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Show slope. Figure at top to figure holding white paper, Extreme lower left, marks course |
| Title Note | 7104 |
| Date | February 23, 1941 |
| Description | This image shows a slope going upward to the right. The course of the wreck goes from the figure at the crest of the slope to the man holding white paper in the extreme lower left of the picture. Card incorrectly identifies area as Section 2N. Photograph taken by Dale on February 23, 1941, at milepost 251.3 along section 2D of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Taken several years after the completion of section 2D where this accident occurred, this image showcases the hazards of driving on curving mountain roads. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 251 Parkway Milepost: 251.0 |
| Creator Individual | Dale |
| Tags |
Alder Gap (N.C.)
Ashe County (N.C.) Photographs Traffic accidents |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
