Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Bluff Park Bridle Trail, looking toward Bluff
January 5, 1936

2. Bluff Park Culvert Grassy Gap Road
January 5, 1936

3. The Bluffs, Sec 2C Rhododendron Valley from Inn site (Doughton Park)
August 2, 1936

4. Chimney, clay-mortar stone. Holloway place
February 13, 1936

5. Chimney, clay mortar stone, Holloway place. Chimney details showing stone generally found along parkway, Sec 1P through 2F.
February 14, 1936

6. Chimney, clay-mortar stone, Holloway place.
February 14, 1936

7. Chimney, clay-mortar stone Holloway place
February 14, 1936

8. Chimney, clay-mortar stone, Holloway place
February 14, 1936

9. Chimney dry-laid stone. D.F. Wagoner Place
February 14, 1936

10. Chimney, dry-laid stone. D.F. Wagoner place.
February 14, 1936

11. Holloway Place
February 14, 1936

12. Stone work detail Class B masonry retaining wall See neg# 5951
February 15, 1936

13. Retaining wall, class B masonry
February 15, 1936

14. Retaining wall class B masonry See #5951
February 15, 1936

15. Retaining wall, Class B, masonry. See neg# 5951
February 15, 1936

16. Dry Masonry Stone Foundation, slaty schist.
February 19, 1936

17. Inlet headwall-pipe culvert
February 19, 1936

18. Vertical View of Ice Rock
February 26, 1936

19. Overpass at Meadow Fork
March 4, 1936

20. General ground conditions, showing erosion
April 16, 1936

21. Type #3 headwall, single
April 16, 1936

22. Type #1 Headwall, Single
April 16, 1936

23. General ground conditions, showing cut-over ground and erosion, also pine coming back.
April 16, 1936

24. Arch-cut Stone, Double Box Culvert
April 16, 1936

25. General Ground Conditions Showing Stream Conditions
April 16, 1936

26. Arch + cut stone - double box culvert
April 16, 1936

27. General ground conditions showing stream conditions
April 16, 1936

28. Type #1 headwall, single
April 16, 1936

29. Early Construction
April 17, 1936

30. The Bluff, View of Basin Cedar Ridge
April 20, 1936

31. Picnic area before clearing
April 21, 1936

32. Road construction
April 27, 1936

33. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

34. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

35. Masonry in retaining wall Class B
April 29, 1936

36. Drilling Operations
May 2, 1936

37. View of Wagon Drill
May 2, 1936

38. Bridge Tunnel
May 15, 1936

39. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

40. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

41. Heavy Machinery and Construction
May 23, 1936

42. Masonry Wall
May 23, 1936

43. Bridge Construction
May 23, 1936

44. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

45. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

46. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

47. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

48. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

49. Special headwall, Type #1 10' x 7' Box
May 25, 1936

50. Cribbing check dams with brush back-fill
May 25, 1936

51. Log Cribbing and Check Dams for Erosion Control
May 25, 1936

52. Log cribbing and check for erosion control
May 26, 1936

53. Log cribbing and check dams for erosion control
May 26, 1936

54. Log Cribbing and Check Dams for Erosion Control
May 26, 1936

55. Switchback on trail from Cumberland Knob, picnic area to gulley. Creek showing ramps.
May 30, 1936

56. Clearing below Knob, Looking toward Spur
May 30, 1936

57. Open grassy area on Knob, looking west
May 30, 1936

58. Construction of Crib-Work for Trail
June 2, 1936

59. Completed Cribbing "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

60. Cribbing of trail, almost complete "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

61. Completed Shuttle Trail, Looking Ahead
June 15, 1936

62. Trail Route, Before Construction "Indian Grave Trail"
June 15, 1936

63. Completed Trail, Indian Grave Trail
June 15, 1936

64. Channel Change at Bridge Site #10 (Section 2A)
June 23, 1936

65. Pre-Asphalt Road in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

66. Detail View of Bridge #1 Construction
June 23, 1936

67. Early Road Cut in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

68. Coarse Stone Road in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

69. Bridge Site #10 Prior to Construction
June 23, 1936

70. Culvert at Station 517
June 23, 1936

71. Detailed View of Bridge Abutment
June 23, 1936

72. Bridge #6 During Construction (Section 2A)
June 23, 1936

73. Unique Culvert Near Station 262
June 23, 1936

74. Detail View of Bridge Site #6
June 23, 1936

75. Early Construction
June 26, 1936

76. Early Construction in section 2C
June 26, 1936

77. Baffles
June 30, 1936

78. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

79. Right Hand Beam
July 13, 1936

80. 4th switch and rest bench site
July 14, 1936

81. Section of Trail Under Construction - Gully Creek
July 14, 1936

82. Bridge #1 left-handed beam
July 14, 1936

83. A Step Detail in Indian Grave Trail
July 14, 1936

84. Pre-Asphalt Parkway Near Virginia Border
July 22, 1936

85. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

86. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

87. View of Machined-Flattened Parkway
July 22, 1936

88. Early Construction of Bridge in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

89. River/Trench
July 22, 1936

90. Car on winding road
July 22, 1936

91. Vehicle Tracks
July 22, 1936

92. Bridge Construction Site in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

93. "Bridge 3" Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

94. Bridge Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

95. Side view Bridge Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

96. First Parkway Crossing of NC 18, Near Sparta, NC
July 22, 1936

97. Bridge site east side looking south
July 23, 1936

98. Cement Rock Wall
July 23, 1936

99. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936

100. Road Between Hills
July 23, 1936

101. Path North over Proposed Bridge
July 23, 1936

102. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

103. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

104. Bridge 2
July 23, 1936

105. Part of #2 Abutment Face
July 23, 1936

106. Culvert Head Wall
July 23, 1936

107. Cumberland Knob #1
July 23, 1936

108. Drilling
July 23, 1936

109. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

110. Cumberland Knob
July 23, 1936

111. Wall 611
July 23, 1936

112. Bridge site #1 east side looking north
July 23, 1936

113. Line Guides
July 23, 1936

114. Valley
July 23, 1936

115. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

116. Paths
July 23, 1936

117. Completed Rough Grade
July 28, 1936

118. Doughton Park #1
July 28, 1936

119. steep side hill
July 28, 1936

120. mixer
July 28, 1936

121. Early Construction
July 29, 1936

122. Roadway
July 29, 1936

123. Clearing operations
July 29, 1936

124. Wright property. View showing small pine trees cut by the owner
August 1936

125. Meadow Fork - View looking south from edge of parkway
August 1936

126. Waterfall Cumberland Knob
August 1936

127. View from Top Looking Direction of Fishers Peak
August 1936

128. Cumberland Knob
August 1936

129. Wright Property, View Showing Small Pine Trees Cut by the Owner
August 1936

130. View from Highest Point in Cumberland Knob
August 1936

131. Fern Covered Rock along Trail
August 1936

132. View showing small pine trees cut by the owner, Wright property
August 1936

133. View of small waterfall. Camera at intersection of trail and stream
August 1936

134. View looking south along parkway
August 1936

135. Bench along trail at a point 100 yards from picnic area.
August 1936

136. View from Cumberland Knob
August 1936

137. Cumberland Knob waterfall
August 1936

138. Small waterfall, Camera placed at intersection of trail and stream
August 1936

139. Bridge site #6 Southwest wing wall
August 3, 1936

140. The Bluffs Sec 2C Wildcat Rocks, Inn site (Doughton Park)
August 3, 1936

141. Wildcat Rocks
August 3, 1936

142. Southwest wing wall
August 4, 1936

143. Bridge #6 Northwest wing wall
August 4, 1936

144. Northwest wing wall. Bush Creek Bridge.
August 4, 1936

145. Bridge Site #6, Southwest Wing Wall, Pine Creek Bridge No. 6
August 4, 1936

146. Southeast wing wall
August 4, 1936

147. Willow planted along channel change, 10 days after planting
August 13, 1936

148. Buck Creek Gap
August 14, 1936

149. Mountain slope and construction
August 20, 1936

150. Hand-placed rock wall
August 20, 1936

151. Early Construction
August 21, 1936

152. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

153. Hare Mill Pond, scenic view
August 22, 1936

154. Road View
August 22, 1936

155. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

156. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

157. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

158. Early Construction
August 22, 1936

159. Curved Head Wall
August 22, 1936

160. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

161. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

162. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

163. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

164. Ahead at site of excavation for bridge #4.
August 22, 1936

165. Hare Mill Pond, scenic view
August 22, 1936

166. Bridge 4, excavation site
August 22, 1936

167. Bridge and Abutment
August 22, 1936

168. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

169. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

170. Road View
August 22, 1936

171. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 23, 1936

172. Stone masonry wall
August 23, 1936

173. Rock wall on side of road
August 23, 1936

174. Excavation for tree well
August 23, 1936

175. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 23, 1936

176. Road construction
August 24, 1936

177. View of Head Wall
August 24, 1936

178. Early Construction
August 24, 1936

179. Road construction
August 24, 1936

180. Rock slope in woods
August 24, 1936

181. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 25, 1936

182. South abutment
August 26, 1936

183. Stone detail
August 26, 1936

184. After stream improvement
August 26, 1936

185. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

186. Close-up of plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

187. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

188. View of Trail Leading to Cumberland Knob from the Parking Area
August 31, 1936

189. View of Rock cut looking south
September 1936

190. Bluffs Park, view from Wild Cat to Basin Creek
September 1936

191. View from parkway looking east down small revine south of Knob
September 1936

192. View from edge of parkway, 1 looking north along alignment towad Cumberland Knob Park Area
September 1936

193. View of small water fall and stream which crosses the trail at the point where the camera is placed
September 1936

194. Cabin within 100' right-of-way, looking north
September 1936

195. Latest wagon drill in action. View looking south from point toward Bluffs
September 1936

196. Side view from parkway near Ice Rocks
September 1936

197. Construction of New Blue Ridge Parkway Means Much To Our County
September 3, 1936

198. Bridge Site #6, Southwest Wing Wall Under Construction
September 4, 1936

199. Bridge site #6 Southeast wing wall under construction
September 4, 1936

200. View from Highest Point Looking Northeast
September 8, 1936

201. Looking east toward Pilot Mountain which is shown very faintly in middle center of picture
September 8, 1936

202. View looking south along parkway
September 8, 1936

203. View of Fishers Peak from Trail
September 8, 1936

204. Intersection of North Carolina 18 and parkway View of parkway looking north
September 9, 1936

205. View of parkway, looking north through wooded area. One of the few places where trees meet overhead.
September 9, 1936

206. Valley farm land. This is near but not within sight of the parkway
September 11, 1936

207. Falls in Basin Creek Bluff Park
September 11, 1936

208. View of falls on Basin Creek
September 11, 1936

209. View looking north along cut through Ice Rock section of Parkway near Bluffs Park area
September 11, 1936

210. View of the Bluffs from Basin Creek Valley near Alligator Back.
September 11, 1936

211. View of wide, open area on top of the Bluffs. Looking north
September 11, 1936

212. View looking south along Ice Rock section of parkway
September 11, 1936

213. The Bluffs from point 200 feet from the parkway south of the Bluffs
September 12, 1936

214. Brush Creek Bridge #8, Pier from south
September 16, 1936

215. Bridge #8 Pier
September 16, 1936

216. Brush Creek Bridge #8 Pier
September 16, 1936

217. Roaring Gap Hotel. South wing of hotel
September 18, 1936

218. A view from the hillside opposite of the entrance to Cumberland Knob Park, looking across the Parkway to the park area
October 1936

219. Access Road Construction
October 2, 1936

220. Road Grade near NC Route 18
October 4, 1936

221. Proposed Route 18 Crossing
October 4, 1936

222. Mountain Valley and Barn
October 4, 1936

223. Construction of prop. wall
October 4, 1936

224. Back from Station 5
October 4, 1936

225. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

226. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

227. Construction at Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

228. Cement Pouring at Bridge #10
October 5, 1936

229. #4 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

230. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

231. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

232. View of Bridge 4 Abutment
October 5, 1936

233. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936

234. Left Wing of Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

235. Wood and Stone Bridge
October 5, 1936

236. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

237. Floor and Side Forms of Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

238. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

239. Looking north along parkway showing rock outcropping
October 11, 1936

240. View looking south on parkway
October 12, 1936

241. View looking north along parkway
October 12, 1936

242. View across parkway looking east into escarpment one-half mile south of Cumberland Knob
October 12, 1936

243. View Looking South
October 12, 1936

244. Parkway alignment, looking north
October 12, 1936

245. View looking south from wooded area into open meadow area.
October 12, 1936

246. View of alignment looking north near beginning of section
October 13, 1936

247. View of alignment looking north near beginning of the section.
October 13, 1936

248. Rubble gutter completed
October 13, 1936

249. View looking south along Parkway (Proposed cabin-gas road entrance at far end of cut on left).
October 13, 1936

250. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

251. Gutter termination at pipe headwall
October 13, 1936

252. Bridge #4 Stone detail on east side (Note scale stick)
October 13, 1936

253. General view of road and gutter
October 13, 1936

254. Crushed stone base for rubble gutter
October 13, 1936

255. View looking north on parkway
October 13, 1936

256. View of culvert
October 13, 1936

257. Simple arch culvert on west side of parkway
October 13, 1936

258. Rubble gutter treatment at intersection of secondary road
October 13, 1936

259. Gutter under construction
October 13, 1936

260. Detail of rubble gutter and tile underdrain emerging
October 13, 1936

261. Road alignment looking back
October 13, 1936

262. Road alignment through wooded section
October 13, 1936

263. Detail of rubble gutter - completed
October 13, 1936

264. Looking north along parkway one-half mile south of Cumberland Knob Park entrance
October 13, 1936

265. View looking north toward Pine Spur
October 13, 1936

266. View looking north along Parkway
October 14, 1936

267. Looking North Along Parkway
October 14, 1936

268. Erosion near the Bluffs at the head of Basin Creek
October 20, 1936

269. Erosion near the Bluffs at the head of Basin Creek
October 20, 1936

270. View of Alligator Back from point down the hill on the east side of the parkway
October 20, 1936

271. Fireplace used in picnic area
October 21, 1936

272. 300 feet from beginning of the section, view looking north along parkway
October 21, 1936

273. Picnic Table
October 21, 1936

274. Near Saddle Mountain church. View of right side of two-arch culvert.
October 22, 1936

275. View of left side, looking south, showing detail of stone work
October 22, 1936

276. Bridge #4 Detail of stone work; view of left side
October 22, 1936

277. View of table rock formation in valley to the east of parkway
October 22, 1936

278. Bridge #1 View of left side (looking south). Looking down stream
October 22, 1936

279. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

280. Work Across Intersection from 39-20
October 28, 1936

281. Right Head Wall 289
October 28, 1936

282. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

283. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

284. Drop Inlet Station 29
October 28, 1936

285. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936

286. Dressed Slopes and Road Intersection
October 29, 1936

287. Bridge #6 Construction
October 29, 1936

288. Icy Rock Cut (2)
October 31, 1936

289. Rough Grade Work
October 31, 1936

290. Left Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

291. Icy Rock Cut (3)
October 31, 1936

292. Across Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

293. Front Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

294. Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

295. Icy Rock Curve (3)
October 31, 1936

296. Right Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

297. Icy Rock Curve (2)
October 31, 1936

298. Icy Rock Cut (4)
October 31, 1936

299. Icy Rock Cut
October 31, 1936

300. Hare Mill Pond and secondary road
November 10, 1936

301. Hare Mill Pond and road after clean-up
November 10, 1936

302. Parkway at Hare Mill Pond
November 10, 1936

303. Unmaintained county road parallel to parkway
November 11, 1936

304. View on top of the Bluff looking east
November 11, 1936

305. Parkway road and parking area
November 11, 1936

306. View of wide, open area on top of the Bluffs, looking north from point near Wild Cat Rocks
November 11, 1936

307. View from the Bluff looking west along line of Parkway
November 11, 1936

308. Hand-placed rock embankment
November 11, 1936

309. Hand-placed rock embankment
November 11, 1936

310. View looking north across Ice Rock area
November 11, 1936

311. Hand-laid rock embankment
November 11, 1936

312. View looking south across Ice Rock toward hand-laid rock embankmen
November 11, 1936

313. Cut, before grading
November 14, 1936

314. Drop Inlet and Cement Stone Masonry Apron
November 17, 1936

315. Close-up of hand-laid rock embankment
November 19, 1936

316. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock spilled down mountain side
November 19, 1936

317. Culvert at upper end of pond mill side.
November 19, 1936

318. View looking across parkway from east side of bridge
November 19, 1936

319. Hand laid rock embankment showing small stone
November 19, 1936

320. Station 258 Sec 2B Hand-laid rock embankment
November 19, 1936

321. Brush Creek Bridge #8
November 19, 1936

322. Bridge #6 Bridge from east side.
November 19, 1936

323. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock fill adjacent to hand-laid rock embankment
November 19, 1936

324. Station 258. Sec 2B Hand-laid rock embankment and rock fill being placed.
November 19, 1936

325. General view showing machinery making fill through low wet area
November 25, 1936

326. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

327. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

328. Bridge Frame
December 1, 1936

329. Arch of Bridge
December 1, 1936

330. Pine Creek Bridge #4
December 1, 1936

331. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

332. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

333. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

334. Roadway
December 1, 1936

335. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

336. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

337. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

338. Bridgeway #2 and Parkway
December 2, 1936

339. Bridge No. 4
December 2, 1936

340. Retaining wall and bridge #2
December 2, 1936

341. Close-up of Bridge #2
December 2, 1936

342. Wood Pile
December 5, 1936

343. Men at HPRE Wall
December 5, 1936

344. Stone Wall
December 5, 1936

345. Through Hills
December 5, 1936

346. Rock Quarry
December 5, 1936

347. Rock Cutting
December 5, 1936

348. HPRE Face
December 5, 1936

349. Prepared Road
December 5, 1936

350. Road with Surface Stone
December 5, 1936

351. Rock and Filling
December 7, 1936

352. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

353. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

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