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• 1.   The Lump Panorama
  December 20, 1934
• 2.   Overpass location at Benge (back)
  June 19, 1935
• 3.   Watkins Dome from air
  June 19, 1935
• 4.   Big Fill to Right of Picture
  June 19, 1935
• 5.   Jeff Anderson and some sample stone, 6 foot rule sample 6
  February 21, 1936
• 6.   Stone Steps W.M.L. Miller's house, possible quarry
  May 8, 1936
• 7.   Grade crossing, Daniels Gap before revision
  May 8, 1936
• 8.   Early Construction
  June 28, 1936
• 9.   Hand-laid rock embankment construction
  August 14, 1936
• 10.   Hand-laid rock embankment detail
  August 14, 1936
• 11.   Hand-laid rock embankment
  August 14, 1936
• 12.   Handlaid rock embankment
  August 14, 1936
• 13.   Early Construction
  August 19, 1936
• 14.   Natural reforestation This is not on the parkway but is within one-half mile of it.
  September 10, 1936
• 15.   View of surrounding country taken from edge of parkway looking toward the left or east.
  September 11, 1936
• 16.   View of Tompkin's Knob, looking north. Parkway in middle left of picture.
  October 20, 1936
• 17.   View looking south along parkway, showing need of guard rail
  October 20, 1936
• 18.   Typical country road through North Carolina section of parkway. This is a usual road in good weather.
  October 20, 1936
• 19.   Relation of Grading to "the Locusts" after Centerline Revision
  October 24, 1936
• 20.   Hand-laid rock embankment after cleanup
  October 25, 1936
• 21.   Sand blown up on cut
  April 1, 1937
• 22.   Grading at Benge
  April 2, 1937
• 23.   Culvert Headwall
  April 2, 1937
• 24.   Hand-laid rock embankment
  April 2, 1937
• 25.   Hand-laid rock embankment
  April 2, 1937
• 26.   Tree well
  May 20, 1937
• 27.   Tree Well
  May 20, 1937
• 28.   Tree well
  May 20, 1937
• 29.   Tree wall
  May 20, 1937
• 30.   Erosion
  May 20, 1937
• 31.   Tree well
  May 20, 1937
• 32.   Erosion
  May 20, 1937
• 33.   Erosion
  May 20, 1937
• 34.   Falls on Falls Creek
  May 25, 1937
• 35.   House, former property of S.H. Boyd after moving by State. Fee simple line just beyond house.
  May 25, 1937
• 36.   Timber Cutting by M. C. Biggerstaff
  May 27, 1937
• 37.   Timber Cutting by M.C. Biggerstaff
  May 27, 1937
• 38.   Timber Cutting by M.C. Biggerstaff
  May 27, 1937
• 39.   Timber Cutting by M.C. Biggerstaff
  May 27, 1937
• 40.   Timber Cutting by M.C. iggerstaff
  May 27, 1937
• 41.   Tree Well Construction
  June 16, 1937
• 42.   Tree Well Construction
  June 16, 1937
• 43.   Early Construction
  July 30, 1937
• 44.   Valley view from post office
  August 18, 1937
• 45.   Parking overlook
  August 18, 1937
• 46.   General view of parkway overlook
  October 14, 1937
• 47.   Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
  October 14, 1937
• 48.   Parkway in late afternoon
  October 14, 1937
• 49.   Parkway overlook and view therefrom
  October 14, 1937
• 50.   General view of parkway
  October 14, 1937
• 51.   Parkway in Late Afternoon
  October 14, 1937
• 52.   Parking overlook and foreground
  October 14, 1937
• 53.   Parkway overlook and Nigger Mt (Mt Jefferson)
  October 14, 1937
• 54.   Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
  October 14, 1937
• 55.   Looking off toward Obida
  October 14, 1937
• 56.   Mountain home site
  October 14, 1937
• 57.   Mountain home site near parkway
  October 14, 1937
• 58.   Drop inlet set back of gutter
  October 14, 1937
• 59.   Parking Overlook
  November 1937
• 60.   Overcast material (distant) and fill (foreground)
  December 15, 1937
• 61.   Overcast Material
  December 15, 1937
• 62.   Careful and careless land use
  May 7, 1938
• 63.   Site for proposed parking area
  August 1, 1938
• 64.   North end of former tunnel
  November 5, 1938
• 65.   Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-E
  1939
• 66.   Shed Former owner Don Bare
  January 20, 1939
• 67.   Part of barn RAZED
  January 20, 1939
• 68.   Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
  May 25, 1939
• 69.   Before flood and PRA regrading
  September 25, 1939
• 70.   Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
  September 25, 1939
• 71.   Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
  September 25, 1939
• 72.   Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
  September 25, 1939
• 73.   Preacher Jesse Brown's House (Old log cabin) Bldg# 294
  1940s
• 74.   Pole Spring House Brown Large room and loft Bldg# 295
  1940s
• 75.   The Lump
  1940s
• 76.   South Portal Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
  1940s
• 77.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
  1940
• 78.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
  1940
• 79.   Old house and shed
  1940s
• 80.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 81.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 82.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
  1940
• 83.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
  1940
• 84.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 85.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 86.   60 foot cut Great quantities of natural ground water have caused much trouble in this cut
  July 8, 1940
• 87.   Burnt car found on Sec 2E
  July 19, 1940
• 88.   Burnt car found on Sec 2E. Full report by Ranger Coombs
  July 19, 1940
• 89.   Parkway slopes
  July 26, 1940
• 90.   60 foot cut: Great quantities of natural ground water cause trouble in this cut
  July 26, 1940
• 91.   Parkway slopes
  July 26, 1940
• 92.   Parkway Slopes
  July 26, 1940
• 93.   Portion of Rock Cliff and overhand at proposed parking overlook
  July 27, 1940
• 94.   Flood Damage
  August 17, 1940
• 95.   Flood damage. Slide started above Parkway
  August 17, 1940
• 96.   Jesse Brown Log Spring House Bldg #295
  1941
• 97.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 98.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 99.   Soil Erosion
  1941
• 100.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 101.   Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
  1940s
• 102.   Steps - Pedestrian Over look at Falls
  June 30, 1941
• 103.   Wall and steps - Pedestrian overlook at Falls
  June 30, 1941
• 104.   Back of wall. Sample section of guard wall
  July 1, 1941
• 105.   Top and inside of wall. Sample section of guard wall.
  July 1, 1941
• 106.   Pasture Restoration (After)
  July 26, 1941
• 107.   Gully Control (after) Beng, N.C.
  July 26, 1941
• 108.   Gully control (after)
  July 26, 1941
• 109.   Pasture Restoration (after) Beng, N.C.
  July 26, 1941
• 110.   Gully control (after)
  July 26, 1941
• 111.   Pasture Restoration (after) Watson's land Beng, N.C.
  July 26, 1941
• 112.   Gully control (after)
  July 26, 1941
• 113.   Gully control (afer)
  July 26, 1941
• 114.   Gully and sheet erosion work completed
  August 1941
• 115.   Severe sheet and some gully erosion (before)
  August 1941
• 116.   Shows active gully and sheet erosion (before)
  November 1941
• 117.   Gully and sheet erosion (work started)
  November 1941
• 118.   Gully and sheet erosion (mulching with pine)
  November 1941
• 119.   Gully control (after) Beng, N.C.
  November 1941
• 120.   Severe sheet and some gully erosion (after) see neg# 5436
  November 1941
• 121.   Gully and Sheet Erosion
  July 1, 1942
• 122.   Cascades
  September 11, 1942
• 123.   Cascades Overlook
  September 11, 1942
• 124.   Cascades
  September 11, 1942
• 125.   Cascades Overlook
  September 11, 1942
• 126.   Cascades Overlook
  September 11, 1942

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