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1. Deer
1935
2. Stone Masons
1935
3. Deer
1935
4. Location Plan for Overpass at North Carolina St. H'way #26
1935
5. Regional Sketch Map
1935
6. Deer
1935
7. Bridge abutment Buffalo Creek
April 11, 1935
8. Bridge abutment Old U.S. #11 Buffalo Creek
April 11, 1935
9. Barn opposite swimming pool on US #11
April 11, 1935
10. McFalls Creek Valley
April 18, 1935
11. View from parking area
May 1, 1935
12. Mt. Pisgah from motor road
May 1, 1935
13. Parking area, Pisgah Motor Road
May 1, 1935
14. Culvert -- Corrugated Iron Type
May 1, 1935
15. Vanderbilt private development at Pisgah (Buck Spring Lodge)
May 1, 1935
16. Scenic Parkway Nearing Reality (page 1 of 2)
May 21, 1935
17. Scenic Parkway Nearing Reality (page 2 of 2)
May 21, 1935
18. Special Headwall, 10' x 7' R.C. Box
May 25, 1935
19. Special headwall 10' x 7' R.C. box
May 25, 1935
20. Gillam Gap
May 28, 1935
21. Bull Head Mountain taken from Rte#26
May 31, 1935
22. Devils Garden Showing Steep Rocky Slopes
May 31, 1935
23. Devils Garden and Green Mountain Parorama
May 31, 1935
24. Panorama of Green Mountain
May 31, 1935
25. Bull Head Mountain and Deep Gap panorama
May 31, 1935
26. Altapass. Apple orchard from Jackson Knob
June 1, 1935
27. Humpback Mountain from Jackson Knob #1 and #2 of panorama
June 1, 1935
28. Jackson Knob - View from looking southwest
June 1, 1935
29. Altapass Tunnel on C.C. & O.
June 1, 1935
30. Road Construction
June 3, 1955
31. Road Construction
June 3, 1955
32. Road Construction
June 3, 1955
33. Fork River, Bald Mountain
June 6, 1935
34. Green Knob From Bennett Gap
June 6, 1935
35. Fork River, Bald Mountain
June 6, 1935
36. Pigeon River Valley from Bennett Gap
June 6, 1935
37. Looking Glass Mountain from Bennett Gap
June 6, 1935
38. Pigeon Gap Transmission tower
June 6, 1935
39. Pilot Mountain from Fork River Bald Mountain
June 6, 1935
40. Looking north over Pigeon Valley
June 6, 1935
41. Looking Glass from Seniard Mountain
June 6, 1935
42. Looking Glass Mountain from Seniard Mountain
June 6, 1935
43. Pigeon River - Lower Falls
June 6, 1935
44. Pigeon River - Lower Falls Region
June 6, 1935
45. Pigeon River Valley
June 6, 1935
46. Seniard Mountain - View from Pisgah Forest
June 6, 1935
47. Craggy Gap from Bee Tree Road
June 8, 1935
48. Lanes Pinnacles from Bee Tree Gap
June 8, 1935
49. Craggy Pinnacle Rhododendron gardens
June 8, 1935
50. Craggy Pinnacle Rhododendron gardens and top
June 8, 1935
51. Craggy Pinnacle Craggy Dome and the Pinnacles and Blue Ridge
June 8, 1935
52. Craggy Pinnacles From National Forest Preserve Area
June 8, 1935
53. Craggy Flats
June 8, 1935
54. Craggy dome
June 8, 1935
55. Bee Tree Gap Road
June 8, 1935
56. Craggy Pinnacle and Dome
June 8, 1935
57. Craggy Pinnacle Rock Cliffs and Rhododendron
June 8, 1935
58. Craggy Pinnacle
June 8, 1935
59. Mountain Parkway Runs Into New Legal Delays (page 1 of 2)
June 9, 1935
60. Lanes pinnacle and Rich Knob from Elk Mt. scenic road
June 9, 1935
61. Bull Creek from Scenic Road
June 9, 1935
62. From Mt. Meadows Inn
June 9, 1935
63. From Elk Mt. Scenic Road, Bull Creek Valley
June 9, 1935
64. Swannanoa Mountains in Distance - Bull Creek Valley
June 9, 1935
65. Bull Creek
June 9, 1935
66. Rich Knob From scenic road
June 9, 1935
67. Mountain Parkway Runs Into New Legal Delays (page 2 of 2)
June 9, 1935
68. Bull Creek from Scenic Road
June 9, 1935
69. Court House Creek and Devils Court House
June 13, 1935
70. View from Gloster Gap, Towards Looking Glass Mountain
June 13, 1935
71. Looking Glass Mountain
June 13, 1935
72. Humpback Mountain
June 14, 1935
73. Humpback Mountain from Linville Falls
June 14, 1935
74. Pisgah National Forest, Looking Glass Mt. in Center (Aerial)
June 19, 1935
75. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935
76. Asheville Airport from Air
June 19, 1935
77. Mt Pisgah from Battery Park
June 19, 1935
78. Big Fill to Right of Picture
June 19, 1935
79. Overpass location at Benge (back)
June 19, 1935
80. Devil's Court House. Note: steep slopes on the south side contrasted to easy slopes towards north (top)
June 19, 1935
81. Mrs. Dwight's camp from air
June 19, 1935
82. Watkins Dome from air
June 19, 1935
83. Between Grandfather Mt and Blowing Rock, Present Road on Crest of Ridge-Proposed Parkway Location of Ridge Towards the North
June 19, 1935
84. Asheville Airport Tennessee Valley Authority Plane Mr. Austin
June 19, 1935
85. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935
86. Devil's Court House. Note: steep slopes on the south side contrasted to easy slopes towards north (top)
June 19, 1935
87. Overpass (NC #18) near Mulberry Gap Back
June 20, 1935
88. Overpass near Mulberry Gap (from NC #18 on west)
June 20, 1935
89. Mountain Laurel
June 20, 1935
90. Flame Azalea
June 21, 1935
91. Will Route Parkway Around Reservation (Page 2 of 2)
July 9, 1935
92. Will Route Parkway Around Reservation (Page 1 of 2)
July 9, 1935
93. Before grading. Detail showing depth of gullies in erosive soil. Rock decomposed into sand.
July 25, 1935
94. Before grading. Soft gullying material above rock. Flatten expose hard rock. Wide rounding.
July 25, 1935
95. Before grading. Deep gullies in erosive soil. Need flattening and rounding. Contour ditches required above.
July 25, 1935
96. Before grading. Washout ditch filled; needs transition, rounding, and drainage structure.
July 25, 1935
97. Before grading. 1:1 cut gullying badly; too steep to grass; flatten and round for grass
July 25, 1935
98. Before grading. Gullies and cave-ins. Slope too steep.
July 25, 1935
99. Before grading. Gullies in fill. Soil erosive. Needs flattening.
July 25, 1935
100. Before grading. Showing objectionable effect of uniform slopes and insufficient rounding
July 25, 1935
101. Cliffs along Linville River 1,000 Feet Upstream from Bridge
August 1, 1935
102. View up valley showing N.C. location
August 12, 1935
103. View up valley
August 12, 1935
104. State location--parkway proposed at right on edge of woods.
August 12, 1935
105. Near Balsam Gap, Plott Balsam Range: Waterrock and Jones Mountain
August 14, 1935
106. General View from NC Route 26
August 15, 1935
107. View to northwest from point shown on grading plan. Old gullied road to right
August 15, 1935
108. Buck Creek Falls
August 17, 1935
109. General view from southeast
August 17, 1935
110. Black Camp Gap Area View down Bunches Creek
August 20, 1935
111. Black Camp Gap Area Looking Toward Flat Creek Area
August 20, 1935
112. Black Camp Gap area View down Bunches Creek
August 20, 1935
113. Black Camp Gap- View down Bunches Creek
August 20, 1935
114. Black Camp Gap View from falls and Flat Creek area
August 20, 1935
115. Black Camp Gap View down Bunches Creek
August 20, 1935
116. Black Camp Gap. C.C. Camp in Gap
August 20, 1935
117. Over tunnel, Soco Valley, showing valley side of tunnel approach
August 21, 1935
118. Looking over mountain toward Table Rock
August 21, 1935
119. Black Mountain Range
August 21, 1935
120. Near Haywood Gap - View of Rough Butt Bald
August 22, 1935
121. Haywood Gap Looking North
August 22, 1935
122. Between Haywood and Buckeye Gaps - looking toward Black Mt. (where spruce is now being cut.
August 22, 1935
123. Western slopes of Black Mountain looking toward Buckeye Gap
August 22, 1935
124. Western slope of Black Mountain Looking over Pigeon River Valley
August 22, 1935
125. Near Haywood Gap - Looking along line
August 22, 1935
126. Near Haywood Gap - View of Rough Butt Bald
August 22, 1935
127. Between Haywood and Buckeye Gap Looking south at Black Mountain
August 22, 1935
128. Haywood Gap Looking north at Gage Bald near Rough Butt
August 22, 1935
129. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935
130. First Grading Contract
September 1935
131. First Grading Contract
September 1935
132. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935
133. D. M. Bacot House
September 11, 1935
134. New New River Bridge, Detail of Chimney of Old House
September 17, 1935
135. Roaring Gap Detail of stone entrance gate post
September 17, 1935
136. Roaring Gap Hotel Detail Stone Work on the North Wing
September 18, 1935
137. Detail of wall just below quarry.
September 18, 1935
138. Stone quarry for Roaring Gap Hotel
September 18, 1935
139. Stone work of Graystone Inn
September 18, 1935
140. Stone quarry for Roaring Gap Hotel
September 18, 1935
141. Richland Balsam
October 1935
142. State is Losing $7,000,000 Hope (page 1 of 2)
October 1, 1935
143. Richland Balsam
October 1935
144. State is Losing $7,000,000 Hope (page 2 of 2)
October 1, 1935
145. Orders Immediate Work on Great Smoky Highway (page 2 of 2)
October 8, 1935
146. Orders Immediate Work on Great Smoky Highway (page 1 of 2)
October 8, 1935
147. Early Construction
November 1, 1935
148. Roaring Gap Hotel. General view of Graystone Inn
November 12, 1935
149. Face of Sample Wall, Showing Raked Joints and Over 'Dressed Stone,' Giving a Hard, Formal Appearance
November 12, 1935
150. Back of sample wall, showing same stone laid in a more informal treatment, etc
November 13, 1935
151. Box culvert 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935
152. Top soil stripping operations
November 26, 1935
153. General view construction through low area
November 26, 1935
154. Stripped area and top soil storage pile
November 26, 1935
155. General view of construction rough grading
November 26, 1935
156. Box culvert, 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935
157. Rock filled tiled drain left of center line
November 26, 1935
158. White Man's Indian Son Leads Fight on White Man's Park
December 1, 1935

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