Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Sandwich Shop
20th Century

2. Blue Ridge Parkway near the Virginia - North Carolina Line
20th Century

3. Glade Valley
20th Century

4. Sign for Roaring Gap, N.C.
20th Century

5. Glade Valley
20th Century

6. Storage Compound Bldg #164
20th Century

7. Bridge
September 18, year unknown

8. Fisher's Peak from Cumberland Knob
20th Century

9. Pine Creek
20th Century

10. Cumberland Knob from Norvalle Crags
20th Century

11. Low Gap, NC
20th Century

12. Fox Hunter's Paradise
20th Century

13. Stream
20th Century

14. Low Gap, NC
20th Century

15. Sparta, Roaring Gap, and Elkin Road Sign
20th Century

16. Sandwich Shop, Cumberland Knob
20th Century

17. Overlook shelter, Bldg# 89 - Built by ERA in 1938
February 6, year unknown

18. Overlook shelter, Bldg #89 - Built by ERA in 1938
February 6, year unknown

19. Overlook shelter, Bldg #89 - Built by ERA in 1938
February 6, year unknown

20. Overlook shelter, Bldg #89 - Built by ERA in 1938
February 6, year unknown

21. Overlook shelter, Bldg #89 - Built by ERA in 1938
February 6, year unknown

22. Pine Creek Bridge #3
1930s

23. End of Section A
1930s

24. View of road
1930s

25. View of road
1930s

26. School Near Head of Glade Creek
1930s

27. Before seeding and planting
1930s

28. Layout plan Picnic Shelter
1930s

29. Hare Mill Pond
1930s

30. Hare Mill Pond with hillside and buildings
1930s

31. View of road
1930s

32. Stream
1930s

33. #10 Bridge over Little Glade Creek
1930s

34. Cliff along roadside
1930s

35. View of road and gutter
1930s

36. Cumberland Knob Park Entrance
1930s

37. Fox Hunter's Paradise
1930s

38. Log Cabin
1930s

39. Station 566
1930s

40. View of road
1930s

41. View of road
1930s

42. Parking overlook
1930s

43. Rocky Ledge
1930s

44. View of road
1930s

45. Before seeding and planting
1930s

46. Farmland and road
1930s

47. Hillside
1930s

48. Stone Masons
1935

49. Regional Sketch Map
1935

50. Special headwall 10' x 7' R.C. box
May 25, 1935

51. Special Headwall, 10' x 7' R.C. Box
May 25, 1935

52. Devils Garden Showing Steep Rocky Slopes
May 31, 1935

53. Before grading. Washout ditch filled; needs transition, rounding, and drainage structure.
July 25, 1935

54. Before grading. Gullies and cave-ins. Slope too steep.
July 25, 1935

55. Before grading. 1:1 cut gullying badly; too steep to grass; flatten and round for grass
July 25, 1935

56. Before grading. Showing objectionable effect of uniform slopes and insufficient rounding
July 25, 1935

57. Before grading. Detail showing depth of gullies in erosive soil. Rock decomposed into sand.
July 25, 1935

58. Before grading. Deep gullies in erosive soil. Need flattening and rounding. Contour ditches required above.
July 25, 1935

59. Before grading. Gullies in fill. Soil erosive. Needs flattening.
July 25, 1935

60. Before grading. Soft gullying material above rock. Flatten expose hard rock. Wide rounding.
July 25, 1935

61. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

62. First Grading Contract
September 1935

63. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

64. First Grading Contract
September 1935

65. Roaring Gap Detail of stone entrance gate post
September 17, 1935

66. New New River Bridge, Detail of Chimney of Old House
September 17, 1935

67. Stone work of Graystone Inn
September 18, 1935

68. Early Construction
November 1, 1935

69. Face of Sample Wall, Showing Raked Joints and Over 'Dressed Stone,' Giving a Hard, Formal Appearance
November 12, 1935

70. Back of sample wall, showing same stone laid in a more informal treatment, etc
November 13, 1935

71. Rock filled tiled drain left of center line
November 26, 1935

72. General view of construction rough grading
November 26, 1935

73. Box culvert, 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935

74. Box culvert 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935

75. General view construction through low area
November 26, 1935

76. Stripped area and top soil storage pile
November 26, 1935

77. Top soil stripping operations
November 26, 1935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

91. Picnic area before clearing operations
April 21, 1936

92. Picnic area before clearing
April 21, 1936

93. Road construction
April 27, 1936

94. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

95. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

96. Bridge Tunnel
May 15, 1936

97. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

98. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

99. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

100. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

101. Masonry Wall
May 23, 1936

102. Bridge Construction
May 23, 1936

103. Heavy Machinery and Construction
May 23, 1936

104. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

105. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

106. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

120. Cribbing and trail, almost complete "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

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

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

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

124. Detailed View of Bridge Abutment
June 23, 1936

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

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

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

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

129. Culvert at Station 517
June 23, 1936

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

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

132. Unique Culvert Near Station 262
June 23, 1936

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

134. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

135. Baffles
June 30, 1936

136. Right Hand Beam
July 13, 1936

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

138. 4th switch and rest bench site
July 14, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

144. Car on winding road
July 22, 1936

145. River/Trench
July 22, 1936

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

147. Vehicle Tracks
July 22, 1936

148. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

149. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

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

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

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

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

154. Culvert Head Wall
July 23, 1936

155. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

156. Road Between Hills
July 23, 1936

157. Paths
July 23, 1936

158. Cement Rock Wall
July 23, 1936

159. Bridge 2
July 23, 1936

160. Wall 611
July 23, 1936

161. Line Guides
July 23, 1936

162. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

163. Path North over Proposed Bridge
July 23, 1936

164. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936

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

166. Cumberland Knob #1
July 23, 1936

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

168. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

169. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

170. Valley
July 23, 1936

171. Cumberland Knob
July 23, 1936

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

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

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

175. Cumberland Knob
August 1936

176. Waterfall Cumberland Knob
August 1936

177. View from Highest Point in Cumberland Knob
August 1936

178. Cumberland Knob waterfall
August 1936

179. View along trail
August 1936

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

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

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

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

184. Fungus Growth Along Trail
August 1936

185. Hiking Trail
August 1936

186. Cumberland Knob Park Trail
August 1936

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

188. View from Cumberland Knob
August 1936

189. View looking south along parkway
August 1936

190. Fern Covered Rock along Trail
August 1936

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

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

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

194. Buck Creek Gap
August 14, 1936

195. Hand-placed rock wall
August 20, 1936

196. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

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

198. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

199. Road View
August 22, 1936

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

201. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

202. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

203. Road View
August 22, 1936

204. Early Construction
August 22, 1936

205. Bridge 4, excavation site
August 22, 1936

206. Bridge and Abutment
August 22, 1936

207. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

208. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

209. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

210. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

211. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

212. Curved Head Wall
August 22, 1936

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

214. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

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

216. Excavation for tree well
August 23, 1936

217. Stone masonry wall
August 23, 1936

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

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

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

221. South abutment
August 26, 1936

222. Stone detail
August 26, 1936

223. After stream improvement
August 26, 1936

224. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

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

226. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

235. View looking south along parkway
September 8, 1936

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

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

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

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

240. Bridge #8 Pier
September 16, 1936

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

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

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

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

245. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

246. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

247. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

248. View of Bridge 4 Abutment
October 5, 1936

249. Construction at Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

250. Wood and Stone Bridge
October 5, 1936

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

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

253. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936

254. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

255. #4 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

256. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

257. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

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

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

260. View looking north along parkway
October 12, 1936

261. View looking south on parkway
October 12, 1936

262. View Looking South
October 12, 1936

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

264. Parkway alignment, looking north
October 12, 1936

265. Road alignment looking back
October 13, 1936

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

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

268. Gutter termination at pipe headwall
October 13, 1936

269. Gutter under construction
October 13, 1936

270. View looking north on parkway
October 13, 1936

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

272. Road alignment through wooded section
October 13, 1936

273. View of culvert
October 13, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

280. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

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

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

283. Rubble gutter completed
October 13, 1936

284. Looking North Along Parkway
October 14, 1936

285. View looking north along Parkway
October 14, 1936

286. Picnic Table
October 21, 1936

287. Picnic table
October 21, 1936

288. Fireplace used in picnic area
October 21, 1936

289. 300 feet from beginning of the section, view looking north along parkway
October 21, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

295. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

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

297. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

298. Right Head Wall 289
October 28, 1936

299. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

300. Drop Inlet Station 29
October 28, 1936

301. Bridge #6 Construction
October 29, 1936

302. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936

303. Dressed Slopes and Road Intersection
October 29, 1936

304. Parkway at Hare Mill Pond
November 10, 1936

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

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

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

308. Brush Creek Bridge #8
November 19, 1936

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

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

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

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

313. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

314. Bridge Frame
December 1, 1936

315. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

316. Arch of Bridge
December 1, 1936

317. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

318. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

319. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

320. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

321. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

322. Roadway
December 1, 1936

323. Pine Creek Bridge #4
December 1, 1936

324. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

325. Bridgeway #2 and Parkway
December 2, 1936

326. Bridge No. 4
December 2, 1936

327. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

328. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

329. Building - razed
January 12, 1937

330. Drain Wall
February 2, 1937

331. Early construction
February 2, 1937

332. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

333. Cumberland Knob Parking
February 2, 1937

334. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

335. Route 18 Crossing
February 2, 1937

336. Completed Road
February 2, 1937

337. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

338. Curved Road
February 2, 1937

339. Route 18 Intersection
February 2, 1937

340. Cumberland Knob Drive
February 2, 1937

341. Car on Road
February 2, 1937

342. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

343. Unsurfaced Road
February 2, 1937

344. Bridge Arch
February 3, 1937

345. Bridge #9 construction
February 4, 1937

346. Construction materials
February 4, 1937

347. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

348. Bridge Abutment
February 4, 1937

349. Rock embankment and culvert
February 4, 1937

350. Rock embankment and stream
February 4, 1937

351. Bridge #8
February 4, 1937

352. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

353. North abutment and stringers
March 29, 1937

354. Bridge at site #7 Steel construction
March 29, 1937

355. East parapet wall south abutment
March 29, 1937

356. Bridge at Site #7, Steel Construction
March 29, 1937

357. Bridge at site #7, Steel stringers
March 29, 1937

358. Bridge at site #7 Steel construction, looking back from south abutment
March 29, 1937

359. Riveters working
April 6, 1937

360. Underside of bridge
April 6, 1937

361. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

362. View of bridge #4
April 10, 1937

363. Unfinished road and bridge
April 10, 1937

364. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

365. Rail construction
April 10, 1937

366. Rail details
April 10, 1937

367. Bridge Construction
April 10, 1937

368. Detail Pier #2
April 10, 1937

369. Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

370. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

371. View of road
April 10, 1937

372. Landscape North to Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

373. View of road
April 10, 1937

374. Bridge Rock Detail
April 12, 1937

375. Bridge #8
April 12, 1937

376. Left End of Bridge #9
April 12, 1937

377. Bridge #10 and Stream
April 12, 1937

378. No.4 Arch Bridge, cost $12,000
May 4, 1937

379. Looking back over bridge #5
May 4, 1937

380. No. 5 Bridge, cost $17,520
May 4, 1937

381. Guard rail, No.7 bridge
May 4, 1937

382. No.6 bridge, cost $15,139
May 4, 1937

383. No. 5 Bridge, Cost $17,520, Pine Creek Bridge #5
May 4, 1937

384. Station 563 No 8 Bridge cost $34,053
May 4, 1937

385. #9 Bridge, Down Stream, Cost $20,120
May 4, 1937

386. Cumberland Knob Park Picnic Road
May 7, 1937

387. Mailbox on parkway
May 18, 1937

388. Bridge no. 9, cost $20,120 24' span
May 18, 1937

389. Bridge #7, guard rail and pier detail
May 18, 1937

390. Bridge No. 3, 57' Span, Cost $19,462
May 18, 1937

391. Bridge No.2 49'10" span, cost $11,894
May 18, 1937

392. Bridge #7 approximate cost $45,000
May 18, 1937

393. Bridge #4
May 18, 1937

394. Underside of Viaduct
May 18, 1937

395. Bridge #7, approximate cost $45,000
May 18, 1937

396. Bridge #5 42' span cost $17,520
May 18, 1937

397. Bridge #10
May 25, 1937

398. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

399. Cars crossing Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

400. Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

401. Pine Creek Bridge #4
May 25, 1937

402. Pine Creek Bridge #5
May 25, 1937

403. Pine Creek Bridge #6
May 25, 1937

404. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

405. Pine Creek Bridge #3
May 25, 1937

406. Completed Bridge #8
May 25, 1937

407. Arch of Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

408. Parkway box culvert
June 1, 1937

409. Old state box culvert to be removed
June 1, 1937

410. Unknown variety of plant 6 - 7' high, yellow flowers in bloom
August 20, 1937

411. Saddle Mountain Valley, Lake Site
August 20, 1937

412. Saddle Mountain Valley, Lake Site from station 277
August 20, 1937

413. Saddle Mountain Valley. Lake site, looking up at valley, woods opposite
August 20, 1937

414. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #89
September 1937

415. Fireplace in shelter on top of Cumberland Knob
October 1937

416. Road and Bridge with Guard Stakes
October 10, 1937

417. Cement stone gutter
October 10, 1937

418. Rough Grade Road
October 10, 1937

419. Road through Cut
October 10, 1937

420. Rock Cut - Devil's Garden
October 13, 1937

421. Back side of shelter
October 15, 1937

422. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

423. Rock cut at Devil's Garden
1938

424. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-A
1938

425. Cumberland Park Pump House
January 5, 1938

426. Cumberland Knob Slope flattening at entrance
January 24, 1938

427. Picnic Shelter
March 28, 1938

428. Picnic Shelter Blueprints
April 11, 1938

429. Taken to show log corner detail -- underexposed
April 21, 1938

430. Front of barn as it would be seen from the parkway.
April 21, 1938

431. Devil's Garden Parking and Overlook after Grading
April 21, 1938

432. Barn proposed for acquisition. Note logs and shake roof.
April 21, 1938

433. Looking West from One of the Parking Areas South of Cumberland Knob
April 27, 1938

434. Shelter on Top of Cumberland Knob
April 27, 1938

435. 60ft cut at Devils Garden
June 14, 1938

436. Big Cut at Devil's Garden
June 14, 1938

437. Water Fountain
July 1938

438. Signs near parking area
July 1, 1938

439. West Abutment, Overpass US 21
July 12, 1938

440. Before grading. Cave-in on 1:1 slope. Will continue to slide unless flattened. Needs rounding.
July 25, 1938

441. Unpaved roadway with erosion
July 25, 1938

442. Before grading. Tape used to show concave slope. Needs transition, overhand and wide rounding
July 25, 1938

443. Before grading. A 3/4 to 1 slope with almost vertical overhang of soft rock
July 25, 1938

444. Before grading. Steep, rotten rock cuts, shoulder and ditch. 2 ft short
July 25, 1938

445. Before grading. Rotten rock 1:1; ditch too narrow ugly profile.
July 25, 1938

446. Before grading. Cleared to connect slope line, with rock as excuse for steep slope. Ugly profile.
July 25, 1938

447. Washout at headwall. Shows need of different type of structure.
August 1, 1938

448. Before grading
December 1938

449. Before grading
December 1938

450. Before grading
December 1938

451. Before grading
December 1938

452. Before Grading
December 1938

453. High cuts thru wooded area. During selective cutting.
December 15, 1938

454. Before grading. Looking back across Hare Mill Pond
December 15, 1938

455. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

456. Fire Hazard Map
1939

457. #4 Arch Bridge, Masonry Detail
January 10, 1939

458. #4 Arch bridge Masonry detail
January 10, 1939

459. Hand Rail
January 1, 1939

460. Old barn on left, to be removed
January 18, 1939

461. Sheds (Torn down by BLRI 2/1/39)
January 18, 1939

462. Osbourne and Richardson Property. West of House
March 30, 1939

463. Richardson Property between Richardson and Osborne Houses
March 30, 1939

464. Cleary, Osbourne and Richardson Property Below Cleary property
March 30, 1939

465. Overpass US 21 and Access Drive
May 19, 1939

466. Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

467. Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

468. Top of Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

469. Undercutting Fill Slopes for Stream Relocation
August 1939

470. Stream undermining Abutment from upstream
August 1, 1939

471. View of road
September 6, 1939

472. After Planting
October 26, 1939

473. After L.D. Grading
October 26, 1939

474. After L.D. Grading
October 26, 1939

475. After grading and planting
October 26, 1939

476. After L. D. grading
October 26, 1939

477. After L. D. grading and planting.
October 26, 1939

478. Foundation - Equipment storage and office building CCC job 142
November 1939

479. Equipment Office Front View
1940

480. Foot trail
1940

481. Equipment office end and back view
1940

482. View looking south on Parkway Showing bridge #6
1940

483. Parkway, Section 2B
1940s

484. Scene near Devil's Garden, Blue Ridge Parkway
1940s

485. Fishers Peak from Outer Parking area at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940

486. Construction of Combination Building, comfort station, picnic shelter, and refractory
1940

487. Viaduct Bridge #7
1940

488. Drinking Fountain
1940

489. Big Piney Creek Bridge #6
1940

490. Big Piney Creek Bridge #6, Pine Creek Bridge #6
1940

491. Parking at Cumberland Knob
1940s

492. Parking at Cumberland Knob
1940s

493. Construction of comb. building, comfort station picnic shelter and refractory
1940

494. Construction of combination bldg. comfort station picnic shelter, and refractory
1940

495. Comfort Station Cumberland Knob
1940

496. Construction of combination bldg., comfort station, picnic shelter and refractory
1940

497. Pedestrian Overlook at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940

498. Trail Shelter
1940

499. Grade Separation Structure Over US 21 Looking East
1940

500. View looking North on parkway
1940

501. Sparta, N.C. in Upper Middle of Photo
1940s

502. Drive in Picnic Area
1940

503. Drinking Fountain
1940

504. Equipment office showing oil house
1940

505. Watershed
1940

506. Entrance to Park
1940

507. Looking East from Entrance Road
1940

508. Azalea Bloom
1940

509. Holiday, Cumberland Knob
1940s

510. Picnic area
1940

511. Entrance to Park showing sign and crate structure
1940

512. Bridge and Car
1940s

513. View from Fox Hunters Paradise in Cumberland Knob Area
1940s

514. View Looking South on Parkway
1940

515. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940

516. Cattle belonging to Mrs. C.H. Wright committing trespass
March 17, 1940

517. Comfort Station Picnic Shelter
July 2, 1940

518. Flood Damage
August 16, 1940

519. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940

520. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940

521. Cumberland Knob
1942

522. Refreshments Sign
July 10, 1942

523. Operator's Sign Approach from South
July 10, 1942

524. Operators Sign
July 10, 1942

525. Operators Signs, Approach from N
July 10, 1942

526. Operator's Sign - Approach from S
July 10, 1942

527. Operator Sign
July 10, 1942

528. Operator Sign, Lunch Room, Comfort Station
July 10, 1942

529. Operator's Sign
July 10, 1942

530. Operator Sign (Lunch room, comfort station)
July 10, 1942

531. Operator's Sign Approach from S
July 10, 1942

532. Operators Signs Approach from N
July 10, 1942

533. Operators Signs
July 10, 1942

534. Fox Hunters Paradise
September 11, 1942

535. C.K. Marker Stone Cumberland Knob
September 12, 1942

536. Guard Wall Construction
February 2, 1943

537. Station 120, Blue Ridge Parkway
April 29, 1943

538. Station 120, Blue Ridge Parkway
April 29, 1943

539. Concession Bldg. at Cumberland Knob
1946

540. Fox Hunters Paradise
1946

541. Land Use Map
1946

542. Land Use Map
1946

543. Blue Ridge Parkway, Sec. 2-B
June 1946

544. Scenic Views NC
June 1946

545. Picnicking
June 1946

546. Picnic Group, Cumberland Knob
June 1946

547. Parkway Near Cumberland Knob
June 1946

548. Picnic Group, Cumberland Knob
June 1946

549. Section 2A, N.C.
June 1946

550. Parkway near Devils Garden P.O.
June 1946

551. Blue Ridge Parkway near Sparta, N.C.
June 1946

552. Cumberland Knob
June 1946

553. Bridge along the Parkway
June 1946

554. Picnicking
June 1946

555. Cumberland Knob Picnic Group
June 1946

556. Picnicking
June 1946

557. On the trail
June 1946

558. Fox Hunters Paradise
June 1946

559. Picnicking
June 1946

560. Scenic View along Parkway
June 1946

561. View from Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook
June 1946

562. Hare Mill Pond
October 3, 1946

563. Hare Mill Pond
October 3, 1946

564. Removal of Car from Snowdrift by Wrecker
March 1947

565. Parkway motor road blocked with snow, Motorist stalled, Damage to shoulder and slope
March 1947

566. Attempt of motorist to detour snowdrift
March 1947

567. Fox Hunters Paradise
March 1947

568. Fox Hunters Paradise Interpretive Sign
April 1947

569. Fox Hunters Paradise benches at overlook
April 1947

570. Fox Hunters Paradise Highway sign (close-up)
April 1947

571. Fox Hunters Paradise Interpretive Sign
April 1947

572. Sign at NC/VA State Line
September 1948

573. New Access Sign Location Erected May 1949
June 30, 1949

574. New Access Sign Location Erected May 1949
June 30, 1949

575. Bird watching at Fox Hunters Paradise
1950

576. Bird watching at Fox Hunters Paradise
1950

577. Visitors eating lunch in shelter
1950s

578. Sandwich Shop (now Visitor Center)
1950s

579. Producing Asphalt
June 24, 1950

580. Fox Hunters Paradise Rail
October 1950

581. Masonry on side of Parkway
May 1952

582. Post and Timber Rail
May 1952

583. Concrete and Wood Guardrail
May 22, 1952

584. Stone guard wall
May 22, 1952

585. Fox Hunter's Paradise
March 9, 1953

586. Fox Hunter's Paradise sign
March 9, 1953

587. Parking on average weekday
July 1956

588. Scene near Devil's Garden
October 1956

589. Old style Community Sign
February 6, 1957

590. Incinerator #349
October 1957

591. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

592. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

593. Incinerator #349
October 1957

594. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

595. Signs at R/W for "The Pink Pig"
May 1958

596. Sign and R/W and "The Pink Pig" Cafe
May 1958

597. Signs at R/W for "The Pink Pig"
May 1958

598. South-east Wing Wall
November 14, 1958

599. View of mulcher on Left of Pky. headed north
June 17, 1959

600. Soil spreader, parked at storage trailer
June 19, 1959

601. Tractor, Lime, and Fertilizer Spreaders, Bk. of Rt. 21
June 19, 1959

602. Hydroseeder, Left on Parkway, Headed North
June 19, 1959

603. Soil spreader on rt. shoulder headed north
June 19, 1959

604. Shovel dozer at borrow pit on Perry Property
June 20, 1959

605. Overlook Shelter, Bldg #89 Built by ERA in 1938
1960s

606. Overlook Shelter, Bldg#89, Built by ERA in 1938
1960s

607. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding
Summer 1973

608. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding
August 10, 1973

609. Clifford C. Bailey Dwelling Building #586
August 19, 1973

610. New bridge
November 29, 1973

611. New Bridge
November 29, 1973

612. Parkway Land Use Map Section 2-A
1974

613. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

614. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

615. Bluffs Dist. US 21, South
August 1974

616. Bluffs Dist. Us 21 South
August 1974

617. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

618. Bluffs Dist. US 21 South
August 1974

619. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

620. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding, Building #587
August 20, 1975

621. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding Building #587
August 20, 1975

622. Clifford C. Bailey House Bldg. #586
August 22, 1975

623. Clifford C. Bailey House Bldg. #586
August 22, 1975

624. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding Rear View
August 22, 1975

625. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #90
August 22, 1975

626. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #90
August 22, 1975

627. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #90
August 22, 1975

628. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #90
August 22, 1975

629. Clifford C. Bailey outbuilding rear 3/4 view
August 22, 1975

630. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding Front View
August 22, 1975

631. Cumberland Knob Shelter Building #90
August 22, 1975

632. Clifford C. Bailey House Bldg. 586
August 22, 1975

633. Clifford C. Bailey Outhouse Bldg. #621
August 22, 1975

634. Cumberland Knob Shelter Building #90
August 22, 1975

635. Equipment storage and office bldg. Bldg #94
February 1976

636. Gas and oil house, building #93
February 1976

637. Equipment storage and office bldg. Bldg #94
February 1976

638. Equipment storage and office bldg. Bldg #94
February 1976

639. Cemetery
March 10, 1976

640. Scenery
1977

641. Signs Picnic Area
1977

642. Scenery
1977

643. Clifford C. Bailey Dwelling Structure #586
April 1977

644. Clifford C. Bailey Garage and Storage Structure #587
April 1977

645. Campground
Summer 1977

646. Entrance to campground
Summer 1977

647. Parkway Celebrates 60 Years (page 2 of 2)
September 11, 1995

648. Parkway Celebrates 60 Years (page 1 of 2)
September 11, 1995

649. Brush Creek Bridge

650. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding

651. Double Box Culvert in Section A

652. Direction and Accommodation Sign
February 7, 1957

653. Concession for Picnic Supplies

654. Oral History Interview with Dillard Teer, January 20, 1997
January 20, 1997

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