Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Laurel Fork Bridge
20th Century

2. Farming, Section 2D
20th Century

3. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

4. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

5. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

6. Grade Separation Structure Rte NC 18 and Parkway
1930s

7. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

8. Access Road on Left of Parkway
1930s

9. layout plan grade separation
1930s

10. Access road on left of Parkway
1930s

11. Taken from center of overpass
1930s

12. Gilam Gap Overlook
December 20, 1934

13. Gilam Gap
December 20, 1934

14. Gilam Gap
December 20, 1934

15. Gillam Gap
May 28, 1935

16. Watkins Dome from air
June 19, 1935

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

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

19. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935

20. Dry Masonry Fireplace
June 19, 1935

21. Mountain Laurel
June 20, 1935

22. Flame Azalea
June 21, 1935

23. Early Construction
August 2, 1936

24. Early Construction
August 2, 1936

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

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

27. Fill and Box Culvert
May 7, 1936

28. Fill and box culvert
May 7, 1936

29. Cut Slopes
May 7, 1936

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

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

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

33. County road relocation and crossing
June 3, 1936

34. Tree Wall
June 3, 1936

35. Early Construction
June 27, 1936

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

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

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

39. Early Construction
July 31, 1936

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

41. Early Construction
August 1936

42. Hand-laid rock embankment
August 14, 1936

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

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

45. Handlaid rock embankment
August 14, 1936

46. Early Construction
August 20, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

57. Retaining Wall Construction
November 6, 1936

58. View looking south along Parkway
November 11, 1936

59. Early Construction
February 5, 1937

60. Culvert headwall
April 1, 1937

61. Sand blown up on cut
April 1, 1937

62. Inlet culvert headwalll
April 1, 1937

63. Sheets Gap parking overlook
April 1, 1937

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

65. Overpass construction
May 4, 1937

66. Overpass Site
May 5, 1937

67. Sheets Gap Parking Overlook
June 6, 1937

68. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

69. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

70. Pier #4
June 22, 1937

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

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

73. Tree wells - rhododendrons
July 6, 1937

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

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

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

77. Viaduct, Pier #4
July 7, 1937

78. Viaduct west abutment
June 7, 1937

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

80. Early Construction
July 30, 1937

81. Headwall to be changed to Drop Inlet
August 1937

82. Headwall placed too near center line.
August 1937

83. Special headwall
August 1937

84. Drop inlet
August 20, 1937

85. Viaduct Pier #4
September 12, 1937

86. Viaduct Pier #4
September 12, 1937

87. Viaduct pier #4
September 12, 1937

88. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

89. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

90. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

91. Viaduct under construction
October 13, 1937

92. Viaduct
January 24, 1938

93. South parapet, west abutment
January 24, 1938

94. Viaduct
June 1938

95. Viaduct
June 1938

96. Overpass Structure
August 28, 1938

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

98. North end of former tunnel
November 5, 1938

99. Bridge at Mulberry Gap
January 10, 1939

100. Masonry Detail
January 10, 1939

101. Oblique view
January 10, 1939

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

103. Oblique View of structure
January 10, 1939

104. Arch ring
January 10, 1939

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

106. Part of shed
January 20, 1939

107. Log House
January 20, 1939

108. Part of Shed
January 20, 1939

109. Shed Former owner Don Bare
January 20, 1939

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

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

112. Horse Gap Overpass
May 19, 1939

113. Overpass NC 18
May 19, 1939

114. Building Overpass
September 9, 1938

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

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

117. Northwest Trading Post
1940s

118. Bridge Structure
1940

119. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

120. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

121. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940

122. White Pine Covered with Ice
March 14, 1940

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

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

125. Soil Erosion
1941

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

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

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

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

130. The wrecked car.
February 22, 1941

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

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

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

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

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

136. The wrecked car.
February 23, 1941

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

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

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

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

141. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

142. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

143. Gully control (afer)
July 26, 1941

144. Gully control (after)
July 26, 1941

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

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

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

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

149. Gully and Sheet Erosion
July 1, 1942

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

151. Land plowed for corn. S.J. Miller lease. Looking north on pkwy.
Spring 1944

152. Land plowed for corn
Spring 1944

153. Typical mountain hay meadow Peak Creek Looking pky south.
Spring 1944

154. Gully and sheet erosion.
August 1944

155. Gully and sheet erosion
August 1944

156. "Before picture" shows close-up of severe sheet erosion. "After picture" neg #5443
August 1944

157. Laurel Fork Bridge
1946

158. Mileage Post at Bluff N.C.
1946

159. Scenic Views of the Parkway
1946

160. Bridges - NC
1946

161. "After picture" shows same area controlled by pine brush mulching and seeding to Lespedeza sericea. Before picture neg# 5442
March 1946

162. Mountain Laurel
June 1946

163. Parkway Across West Fork of New River near Jefferson, N.C.
June 1946

164. Discing on the Rocky Knob District
1950

165. View near Laurel Springs, N.C.
June 1950

166. Underpass at Route #18
June 1950

167. Snow Drift
January 1958

168. Snow Drift
January 1958

169. Cherry Hill Coffee Shop
May 1958

170. Sign at R/W for "Cherry Hill Coffee Shop"
May 1958

171. Sign at R/W on private land. Was later removed thru cooperation of land owner.
May 1958

172. Illuminated Map in N.W. Trading Post
July 1958

173. Trading Post
July 1958

174. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

175. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

176. Trading Post
July 1958

177. N. W. Trading Post
July 1958

178. Trading Post, interior
September 19, 1959

179. Trading Post, interior
September 19, 1959

180. Trading Post, interior
September 19, 1959

181. Northwest Trading Post
July 1967

182. Sheets Cabin, MP 258.8
August 1971

183. Sheets Cabin
August 1971

184. Sheets Cabin, MP 258.8
August 1971

185. Sheets Cabin
October 1971

186. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

187. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

188. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

189. Sheets Cabin Bldg. 291
August 22, 1975

190. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

191. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

192. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

193. Sheets Cabin Bldg. #291
August 22, 1975

194. Sheets Cabin Bldg. # 291
August 22, 1975

195. Northwest Trading Post

196. Bridge

197. Sheets Cabin

198. Cherry Hill Coffee Shop

199. Farming, Sec. 2D, Blue Ridge Parkway

200. Early Construction

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