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1. Stone Masons
1935
2. Before grading. Gullies in fill. Soil erosive. Needs flattening.
July 25, 1935
3. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935
4. Back of sample wall, showing same stone laid in a more informal treatment, etc
November 13, 1935
5. Box culvert, 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935
6. Box culvert 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935
7. Rock filled tiled drain left of center line
November 26, 1935
8. General view of construction rough grading
November 26, 1935
9. Arch-cut Stone, Double Box Culvert
April 16, 1936
10. Arch + cut stone - double box culvert
April 16, 1936
11. Road construction
April 27, 1936
12. Drilling Operations
May 2, 1936
13. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936
14. Log Cribbing and Check Dams for Erosion Control
May 25, 1936
15. Log cribbing and check for erosion control
May 26, 1936
16. Construction of Crib-Work for Trail
June 2, 1936
17. Completed Trail, Indian Grave Trail
June 15, 1936
18. Cribbing of trail, almost complete "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936
19. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936
20. Section of Trail Under Construction - Gully Creek
July 14, 1936
21. "Bridge 3" Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936
22. Early Construction
July 22, 1936
23. Early Construction of Bridge in Section 2A
July 22, 1936
24. Drilling
July 23, 1936
25. Part of #2 Abutment Face
July 23, 1936
26. Cement Rock Wall
July 23, 1936
27. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936
28. Cumberland Knob #1
July 23, 1936
29. Bridge site #1 east side looking north
July 23, 1936
30. Early Construction
July 23, 1936
31. Cumberland Knob
July 23, 1936
32. Clearing operations
July 29, 1936
33. Fern Covered Rock along Trail
August 1936
34. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936
35. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936
36. Rock slope in woods
August 24, 1936
37. South abutment
August 26, 1936
38. Latest wagon drill in action. View looking south from point toward Bluffs
September 1936
39. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936
40. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936
41. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936
42. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936
43. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936
44. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936
45. Floor and Side Forms of Bridge #8
October 5, 1936
46. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936
47. Gutter under construction
October 13, 1936
48. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936
49. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936
50. Left Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936
51. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock spilled down mountain side
November 19, 1936
52. Rock Quarry
December 5, 1936
53. Men at HPRE Wall
December 5, 1936
54. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937
55. Bridge Abutment
February 4, 1937
56. Construction materials
February 4, 1937
57. Riveters working
April 6, 1937
58. Bridge Construction
April 10, 1937
59. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937
60. View of bridge
April 10, 1937
61. Rail construction
April 10, 1937
62. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937
63. Road fill along edge of rough road
April 13, 1937
64. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937
65. Loading Holes for Blasting
April 14, 1937
66. South End of Quarry
April 14, 1937
67. Preparing Sub-Grade
April 14, 1937
68. Fire hazard reduction along trail. Belle Ridge
April 22, 1937
69. No.6 bridge, cost $15,139
May 4, 1937
70. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937
71. Drilling and Construction
May 26, 1937
72. Wagon Drills
May 26, 1937
73. Special drainage structure
June 22, 1937
74. Drilling and cleaning for stone wall at 255-35
July 28, 1937
75. Dumping of Construction Material for replacing embankment
July 28, 1937
76. Preparations for Cement Wall
July 28, 1937
77. Road Construction at Station 32
September 4, 1937
78. Icy Rock Retaining Wall with Crane
September 4, 1937
79. Gutter Work along Rock Face
September 4, 1937
80. Stone Gutter
October 11, 1937
81. Gutter Construction
October 11, 1937
82. Team of Horses
October 12, 1937
83. Man and a Horse Team
October 12, 1937
84. Road to Lodge (under construction)
November 1937
85. Road construction to picnic area
March 12, 1938
86. Taken to show log corner detail -- underexposed
April 21, 1938
87. 60ft cut at Devils Garden
June 14, 1938
88. Inside of wall parking area
July 11, 1938
89. Retaining Wall Picnic Area
July 12, 1938
90. Clearing for Water Supply Reservoir
September 28, 1938
91. Entrance road to lodge site
September 28, 1938
92. Expansion joints at junction of spandrel and wing walls
October 18, 1938
93. South face
January 10, 1939
94. Finishing first section of dam
January 11, 1939
95. Construction road to stable site
March 25, 1939
96. Pouring Concrete
March 25, 1939
97. Foundation - Equipment storage and office building CCC job 142
November 1939
98. Radio Tower and House
1940
99. Fence Repair
1940s
100. Rock slide Bluff Park Heavy maintenance
1940s
101. 763-B Comfort station & trail shelter picnic area #3, Bluff Park, sec. 2-C
1940
102. Blacksmith and Repair Garage (construction)
1941
103. Office and Tool Storage Building
1941
104. Wall Construction
April 10, 1941
105. Incinerator Construction
October 1941
106. Incinerator Construction
October 1941
107. Brinegar Cabin Hewing log for north sill WPA labor
November 1941
108. Incinerator Construction progress
November 1941
109. Incinerator Construction progress
November 1941
110. Brinegar ?Cabin Hewing north sill
November 1941
111. Brinegar Cabin Spring House Reframing Details
January 1942
112. Brinegar Cabin riving roof boards
January 1942
113. Brinegar Cabin Store House
February 1942
114. Brinegar Cabin Southwest Corner
December 1944
115. Soil spreader on rt. shoulder headed north
June 19, 1959
116. Hydroseeder, Left on Parkway, Headed North
June 19, 1959

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