Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Gilam Gap
December 20, 1934

2. Gilam Gap Overlook
December 20, 1934

3. Gilam Gap
December 20, 1934

4. Gillam Gap
May 28, 1935

5. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935

6. Big Fill to Right of Picture
June 19, 1935

7. Watkins Dome from air
June 19, 1935

8. Overpass location at Benge (back)
June 19, 1935

9. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935

10. Mountain Laurel
June 20, 1935

11. Flame Azalea
June 21, 1935

12. Detail Map
1936

13. Early Construction
August 2, 1936

14. Early Construction
August 2, 1936

15. Jeff Anderson and some sample stone, 6 foot rule sample 6
February 21, 1936

16. Rock cut near South Fork New River
February 21, 1936

17. Fill and Box Culvert
May 7, 1936

18. Fill and box culvert
May 7, 1936

19. Cut Slopes
May 7, 1936

20. Road relocation (pines to be welled)
May 8, 1936

21. Grade crossing, Daniels Gap before revision
May 8, 1936

22. Stone Steps W.M.L. Miller's house, possible quarry
May 8, 1936

23. Tree Wall
June 3, 1936

24. County road relocation and crossing
June 3, 1936

25. Early Construction
June 27, 1936

26. View of Proposed Crossing of NC 18 (2)
June 28, 1936

27. Proposed Site for Border of Section C and Section D
June 28, 1936

28. Proposed Parkway Crossing of NC Route 18 (1)
June 28, 1936

29. Proposed Crossing of NC 18 (3)
June 28, 1936

30. Early Construction
July 31, 1936

31. Early Construction
August 1936

32. County Road, vicinity of sec. 2D, looking south over ridges which carry parkway
August 1936

33. Hand-laid rock embankment
August 14, 1936

34. Hand-laid rock embankment detail
August 14, 1936

35. Handlaid rock embankment
August 14, 1936

36. Hand-laid rock embankment construction
August 14, 1936

37. Early Construction
August 20, 1936

38. Cabin within 100 foot right-of-way of the Parkway.
September 10, 1936

39. View of log cabin in vicinity of parkway
September 10, 1936

40. View from right bank of road looking north showing a pine wooded area through which the parkway travels.
September 11, 1936

41. Property of Robert L. Doughton Opposite 2D
September 11, 1936

42. Right headwall culvert, Type 3
September 21, 1936

43. View of typical mountain cabin and surrounding area along road from Jefferson to Glendale Spring, NC (NC route 16)
October 20, 1936

44. Grading, old N.C. #16 crossing
October 20, 1936

45. Typical country road through North Carolina section of parkway. This is a usual road in good weather.
October 20, 1936

46. View looking south along parkway, showing need of guard rail
October 20, 1936

47. Hand-laid rock embankment after cleanup
October 25, 1936

48. Retaining Wall Construction
November 6, 1936

49. View looking south along Parkway
November 11, 1936

50. Early Construction
February 5, 1937

51. Culvert headwall
April 1, 1937

52. Thoroughfare (left) cut through during winter because of impassibility of proper access road (right)
April 1, 1937

53. Sand blown up on cut
April 1, 1937

54. Sheets Gap parking overlook
April 1, 1937

55. Inlet culvert headwalll
April 1, 1937

56. Overpass construction
May 4, 1937

57. Overpass Site
May 5, 1937

58. Sheets Gap Parking Overlook
June 6, 1937

59. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

60. Pier #4
June 22, 1937

61. Station 15# Pier #4
June 22, 1937

62. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

63. Tree wells - rhododendrons
July 6, 1937

64. Useless backfill at base of cut slope
July 6, 1937

65. Viaduct, Pier #4
July 7, 1937

66. Viaduct, form work pier #3
July 7, 1937

67. Viaduct west abutment
June 7, 1937

68. Viaduct, form work, pier #3
July 7, 1937

69. Detail, interior face vaneer wing wall Viaduct
July 7, 1937

70. Side view of access road to 2-C-1
July 28, 1937

71. Early Construction
July 30, 1937

72. Headwall to be changed to Drop Inlet
August 1937

73. Headwall placed too near center line.
August 1937

74. Special headwall
August 1937

75. Drop inlet
August 20, 1937

76. Viaduct pier #4
September 12, 1937

77. Viaduct Pier #4
September 12, 1937

78. Viaduct Pier #4
September 12, 1937

79. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

80. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

81. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

82. Viaduct under construction
October 13, 1937

83. South parapet, west abutment
January 24, 1938

84. Viaduct
January 24, 1938

85. Viaduct
June 1938

86. Viaduct
June 1938

87. Overpass Structure
August 28, 1938

88. Southwest wing and Spandrel Wall Masonry, under men to be removed because of stacking
October 18, 1938

89. North end of former tunnel
November 5, 1938

90. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-E
1939

91. Oblique View of structure
January 10, 1939

92. Masonry Detail
January 10, 1939

93. Arch ring
January 10, 1939

94. Bridge at Mulberry Gap
January 10, 1939

95. Oblique view
January 10, 1939

96. Ringstones and "Corner Break"
January 10, 1939

97. Log House
January 20, 1939

98. Two sheds formerly owned by Glen Miller
January 20, 1939

99. House, shed type former owner D.A. Bare
January 20, 1939

100. Part of Shed
January 20, 1939

101. Part of shed
January 20, 1939

102. Shed Former owner Don Bare
January 20, 1939

103. Shed and fence lot. Former owner D.A. Bare
January 20, 1939

104. Overpass NC 18
May 19, 1939

105. Horse Gap Overpass
May 19, 1939

106. Overpass Structure 2D-4 North Elevation
September 9, 1938

107. Building Overpass
September 9, 1938

108. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
September 25, 1939

109. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-D
1940

110. Northwest Trading Post
1940s

111. Bridge Structure
1940

112. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

113. White Pine Covered with Ice
March 14, 1940

114. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

115. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

116. Burnt car found on Sec 2E. Full report by Ranger Coombs
July 19, 1940

117. Burnt car found on Sec 2E
July 19, 1940

118. Soil Erosion
1941

119. The wrecked car.
February 22, 1941

120. Shows road alignment. Figure stands at point of departure
February 22, 1941

121. Shows road alignment, looking back in direction from which car approached. Figure at point of departure
February 22, 1941

122. Point of departure marked by figure; angle of slope, wrecked car at rest
February 22, 1941

123. Shows road alignment. Figure stands at point of departure
February 22, 1941

124. Figure at point wheels left road. Two stakes in foreground point of departure from shoulder
February 22, 1941

125. Shows pile of rocks and stumps into which car dove and car at rest after plunge
February 22, 1941

126. Alignment of road. Far figure, wheel of R side; middle figure, start of plunge; near figure, directly above wreck.
February 23, 1941

127. The wrecked car.
February 23, 1941

128. Show slope. Figure at top to figure holding white paper, Extreme lower left, marks course
February 23, 1941

129. The wreck, right front view
February 23, 1941

130. Damage to vehicle. Note points of contrast
February 23, 1941

131. The wreck, left front view
February 23, 1941

132. Back of wall. Sample section of guard wall
July 1, 1941

133. Top and inside of wall. Sample section of guard wall.
July 1, 1941

134. Gully control (afer)
July 26, 1941

135. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

136. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

137. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

138. Shows active gully and sheet erosion (before)
November 1941

139. Gully control (after) Beng, N.C.
November 1941

140. Gully and sheet erosion (mulching with pine)
November 1941

141. Gully and sheet erosion (work started)
November 1941

142. Gully and Sheet Erosion
July 1, 1942

143. Gully and sheet erosion, large pasture with active sheet erosion.
September 1942

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