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1. Cone Manor House
1940s
2. Bluff Park looking east
1940
3. Drinking fountain and horse trough in camping area
1940
4. Drinking fountain in picnic area #3
1940
5. Bluff Gas Station
1940s
6. Grade Separation Structure Over US 21 Looking East
1940
7. Pole Spring House Brown Large room and loft Bldg# 295
1940s
8. Cragg Cabin
1940s
9. Fishers Peak from Outer Parking area at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940
10. Sign and entrance road for Wild Cat Rock
1940
11. Equipment storage bldg #110
1940s
12. Watershed
1940
13. Comfort Station (Bluff Campground)
1940s
14. Construction of comb. building, comfort station picnic shelter and refractory
1940
15. Construction of combination bldg. comfort station picnic shelter, and refractory
1940
16. Construction of combination bldg., comfort station, picnic shelter and refractory
1940
17. Incinerator Temperature cracks
1940s
18. Equipment office end and back view
1940
19. Equipment Office Front View
1940
20. Grandfather Mountain, near Linville, North Carolina
1940s
21. Alligator Rock
1940s
22. Northwest Trading Post
1940s
23. Foot trail
1940
24. Holiday, Cumberland Knob
1940s
25. Near Grassy Gap, Doughton Park
1940s
26. Trail shelter
1940s
27. Old house and shed
1940s
28. Overlook in Bluff area looking south
1940
29. Parking at Cumberland Knob
1940s
30. Sparta, N.C. in Upper Middle of Photo
1940s
31. Before pictures. Looking north on parkway
1940s
32. Oil house
1940
33. CCC Leisure Time
1940s
34. Climbing Training Session
1940s
35. Office and tool storage building
1940
36. Trail Shelter
1940s
37. "Old Man of the Mountain" near the Falls of Dan, and only 1 mile north of the Pinnacles
Early 1940s
38. Big Piney Creek Bridge #6
1940
39. Incinerator -temperature cracks
1940s
40. Incinerator Temperature cracks
1940s
41. South Portal Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
1940s
42. Big Piney Creek Bridge #6, Pine Creek Bridge #6
1940
43. Incinerator Temperature cracks
1940s
44. CCC Co. 3420
1940s
45. Enrollee Wiley Hines
1940s
46. CCC Duck Pond & Messhall?
1940s
47. CCC Ducks/pond with camp headquarters in background
1940s
48. CCC Ed Carico Foreman?
1940s
49. CCC Enrollee Arthur Phillips
1940
50. CCC enrollee Bert Richardson
1940s
51. Lightning struck sign
1940
52. The Lump
1940s
53. CCC enrollee Bert Richardson & camp bulletin board
1940s
54. Lightning struck sign
1940
55. Overlook Shelter
1940
56. CCC Enrollee Bert Richardson Recroding Weather
1940
57. CCC enrollee Dale Shepherd
1940s
58. CCC enrollee Lonnie McMillian
1940s
59. Paul Carico, heavy equip. operator
1940s
60. Pete Collenicu Adm. Ass. now with Lowe's N. Wilksboro, NC
1940s
61. CCC enrollee Robert Wagoner
1940s
62. Looking north on parkway showing planting on steep fill
1940
63. Trail shelter
1940s
64. Garages
1940
65. Looking North on Parkway
1940
66. Looking North on Parkway
1940
67. Incinerator Temperature cracks
1940s
68. Caudill Cabin
1940s
69. CCC Bulldozer and Truck
1940
70. Drinking Fountain
1940
71. CCC enrollees water tank Wildcat Rocks
1940s
72. Brinegar cabin Bldg# 96
1940
73. North portal Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
1940s
74. Dynamite House
1940
75. North portal Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
1940s
76. Cabin
1940s
77. View CCC Co. 3420 Laurel Springs, NC Doughton Park
1940s
78. View of CCC Co. 3420, Laurel Springs, N.C. Doughton Park
1940s
79. Gas Station Bldg 105
1940s
80. Civilian and Ranger
1940s
81. Layout plan for lodge Bluff Park
1940s
82. Scenic View of Parkway, Section 2C
1940s
83. Caretaker - Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
1940s
84. Parkway at Air Bellow Gap
1940s
85. Parkway along Meadow Fork near Doughton Park
1940s
86. Heavy Fill
1940
87. Heavy Fill
1940
88. Looking south on parkway
1940
89. Caudill Cabin
1940s
90. Viaduct Bridge #7
1940
91. Parkway near Grassy Gap
1940s
92. Caudill Cabin
1940s
93. Unloading bear cubs at Rocky Knob (Rocky Knob CCC)
1930s
94. Grade Separation Structure Over US 21 Looking Northwest
1940
95. Gas and oil house Bldg #111
1940s
96. Alfred Gates, Mech. + Woodsaw
1940s
97. CCC enrollees Bert Richardson Robert Wagoner
1940s
98. CCC enrollees Dale Shepherd Hoke Francis Travis Owens Glenn Philips
1940s
99. CCC enrollees Dale Shepherd (L) ? Travis Owens (Ctr R.) Arthur Phipps (R)
1940s
100. CCC enrollees Robert Whittcare Lonnie McMillian Wayne Roberts
1940s
101. CCC enrollees Sam Lowe Bert Richardson L->R
1940s
102. CCC Enrollees Sam Lowe Bill Pruitt Earl Hasley [L->R]
1940s
103. CCC enrollees Travis Owens Hore Francis Wayne Roberts [L->R]
1940s
104. CCC Group near Truck Shelter
1940
105. CCC H.D. Trent & Heavy equip.
1940s
106. CCC Lt. Land? Lt. Raymond Kinno Edu. Adv.
1940s
107. Scenic View, Overlook 829
1940s
108. Looking north on the Parkway
1940
109. Looking south on Parkway
1940
110. Blacksmith shop and fire tool house
1940
111. Looking south on Parkway
1940
112. bear cubs at Rocky Knob (Rocky Knob CCC)
1930s
113. Looking north on Parkway
1940
114. Looking south on Parkway
1940
115. Brinegar Shed
1940s
116. Looking north on Parkway
1940
117. Looking north on parkway showing planting
1940
118. View looking north on Parkway showing bridge at Sta 125+00
1940
119. CCC Park Service Personnel Quarters, NP Camp 21
1940
120. Looking south on Parkway
1940
121. CCC Ralph Ayers [Dynamite Guard]
1940s
122. CCC Tom Isbell - shop (woodwork) foreman
1940s
123. CCC Travis Owens Arthur Phipps Glenn Phillips Ralph Ayers
1940s
124. CCC Sam Lowe
1940s
125. Looking north from Mt. Mitchell Parking area
1940
126. Looking north on Parkway
1940
127. Salt box type building
1940
128. View looking north on parkway
1940
129. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s
130. Tye River Gap Bridge construction
1940s
131. View looking south on parkway
1940
132. Tye River Gap bridge completion
1940s
133. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s
134. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s
135. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s
136. Office ERA
1940
137. Trailer area after ice storm
1940
138. Horseback Riding
1940s
139. Looking south on Parkway
1940
140. Looking south on Parkway
1940
141. Looking east from Parkway - Showing parkway scar
1940
142. Headquarters ERA
1940
143. Mt. Mitchell parking area
1940
144. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s
145. Picnic area
1940
146. Unloading bear cubs at Rocky Knob (Rocky Knob CCC)
1930s
147. Bear cubs at Rock Knob (Rocky Knob CCC)
1930s
148. Bear Cubs Rocky Knob
1930s
149. Feeding bear cubs at Rocky Knob (Rocky Knob CCC)
1930s
150. View looking south on Parkway
1940
151. Detail Map of Location from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mt. Mitchell, under County Project 595, Buncombe, Yancey Counties
1940
152. Cabin Group
1940
153. Proposed Grandfather Mountain
1940
154. Geologic Maps, Part of the Master Plan for the Blue Ridge Parkway
1940
155. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-D
1940
156. Incinerator Construction progress
1940s
157. View of Mt Mitchell looking northwest
1940
158. Site of comfort station Picnic area #1
1940
159. Cone Manor House
1940s
160. Looking north on parkway
1940
161. Azalea Bloom
1940
162. View looking south on parkway
1940
163. Pedestrian Overlook at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940
164. Picnic Area #3 After Ice Storm
1940
165. Radio Tower and House
1940
166. Preacher Jesse Brown's House (Old log cabin) Bldg# 294
1940s
167. 763-B Comfort station & trail shelter picnic area #3, Bluff Park, sec. 2-C
1940
168. Overlook Shelter
1940
169. View looking North on Parkway
1940
170. Scene from the Bluff Trail
1940
171. Incinerator retaining wall construction
1940s
172. Construction of Combination Building, comfort station, picnic shelter, and refractory
1940
173. Radio tower and house
1940
174. Wild Cat Rock
1940
175. Drive in Picnic Area
1940
176. CCC enrollee Wayne Roberts
1940s
177. Scene from the Bluff trail looking west
1940
178. Comfort Station Cumberland Knob
1940
179. Grading
1940
180. Grandfather Mountain Overlook
1940s
181. Picnic area #3
1940
182. Fireplace picnic area #3.
1940
183. Equipment office showing oil house
1940
184. Trail Shelter
1940s
185. View from Fox Hunters Paradise in Cumberland Knob Area
1940s
186. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s
187. Observation Tower (Flat Top Mountain) and Mr. Ben Cone in White Suit
1940s
188. Bluff Coffee Shop and Gas Station
1940s
189. Campground loop after ice storm
1940
190. Scenic View of Parkway
1940s
191. Culvert Headwall
1940
192. Radio tower and house
1940
193. Grandfather from Section 2F
1940s
194. Entrance to Park
1940
195. Scenic View of Parkway
1940s
196. Residential Building #210
1940s
197. Radio tower and house
1940
198. Trail Shelter
1940
199. View of Parkway
1940
200. Caudill Cabin
1940s
201. Retaining Wall
1940
202. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s
203. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s
204. Comfort Station Area 3#
1940
205. Overlook Shelter
1940
206. Section 2F and Grandfather Mountain
1940s
207. Overlook at Wild Cat Rock
1940
208. CCC camp's weather station
1940s
209. View looking south on Parkway
1940
210. Looking East from Entrance Road
1940
211. Trailer Loop
1940
212. Caudill Cabin
1940s
213. Heavy Slide
1940
214. Walk to Wildcat Rock's
1940s
215. Caudill Cabin
1940s
216. Parkway Bridge near Bull Head Mountain
1940s
217. Shed at Brinegar Cabin c.1885 Bldg #162
1940s
218. Bridge and Car
1940s
219. Bridge Structure
1940
220. Bluff Park looking south
1940
221. Fence Repair
1940s
222. Goshen Creek Viaduct
1940s
223. Caudill Cabin
1940s
224. The Bluffs & Road Alignment thru the Bluffs
1940s
225. Drinking Fountain
1940
226. Scene in picnic area #3
1940
227. View looking north on Parkway
1940
228. Section 2J
1940s
229. Bluff Park Area looking west
1940
230. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
1940s
231. View looking North on parkway
1940
232. Rock slide Bluff Park Heavy maintenance
1940s
233. Comfort Station Trail Shelter
1940
234. View Looking North on Parkway
1940
235. Entrance to Picnic area #1
1940
236. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #296
1940s
237. Entrance to Bluff Park looking northeast
1940
238. Sign in Bluff Park looking south
1940
239. ERA work station (site of gas station and coffee shop)
1940
240. Tree Cutting Illegal
1940s
241. View Looking South on Parkway
1940
242. Scene near Devil's Garden, Blue Ridge Parkway
1940s
243. View looking south on Parkway Showing bridge #6
1940
244. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
1940
245. Cool Springs Baptist Church, Bldg #396
1940
246. Trail shelter
1940s
247. Parking at Cumberland Knob
1940s
248. Water Tank on Wild Cat Rock
1940
249. Stone Mountain, N.C. from Parkway
1940s
250. Entrance to Park showing sign and crate structure
1940
251. Comfort Station and Trail Shelter, Picnic Area #3
1940
252. Parkway, Section 2B
1940s
253. Bulletin Board Loud speaker CCC Co. 3420 Laurel Springs, NC Doughton Park
1940s
254. CCC Co. 3420 Laurel Springs, NC Doughton Park
1940s
255. Parkway Funds May Be Reduced (page 1 of 2)
January 5, 1940
256. Parkway Funds May Be Reduced (page 2 of 2)
January 5, 1940
257. Letter from T. Max Watson to Heriot Clarkson
January 16, 1940
258. Letter from Heriot Clarkson to Julia L. Clarkson
January 24, 1940
259. Designs for Sign Details
January 27, 1940
260. Sign Details
January 27, 1940
261. Parkway Crossings of Major Highways (Page 1 of 2)
January 31, 1940
262. Parkway Crossings of Major Highways (Page 2 of 2)
February 2, 1940
263. Letter from Heriot Clarkson to Francis O. Clarkson
February 15, 1940
264. Letter from Heriot Clarkson to Tim W. Crews
February 21, 1940
265. Drive Abandoned for Park Money
March 6, 1940
266. Letter from Heriot Clarkson to Annie Clarkson
March 12, 1940
267. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940
268. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940
269. One way sign covered with ice
March 14, 1940
270. White Pine Covered with Ice
March 14, 1940
271. Shrub covered by ice
March 14, 1940
272. White pine covered with ice
March 14, 1940
273. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940
274. Cattle belonging to Mrs. C.H. Wright committing trespass
March 17, 1940
275. Log dwelling front elevation
March 20, 1940
276. Frame dwelling rear elevation
March 20, 1940
277. Log dwelling end elevation
March 20, 1940
278. Frame dwelling front elevation
March 20, 1940
279. Secondary road instruction Before selective cutting and grading
April 17, 1940
280. Parkway Funds May Be Boosted
April 24, 1940
281. Parkway Nears Its Final Stage
April 30, 1940
282. National Park Service Organizational Chart
May 1, 1940
283. Grade Separation - N.C. Rte. 104 Part 1 of 3
June 1940
284. Headquarters Site
June 1940
285. Asheville Headquarters Site
June 1940
286. Headquarters Site
June 1940
287. Wheel shaft bearing blocks
June 1940
288. Grade Separation - N.C. Rte. 104: Section and Details Part 3
June 1940
289. Oteen from Headquarters Site
June 1940
290. Entrance headquarters from US 70
June 1940
291. Grade Separation - N.C. Rte. 104 Part 2
June 1940
292. Entrance Headquarters from US 70
June 1940
293. Wheel shaft bearing blocks
June 1940
294. Mile post for park areas
June 2, 1940
295. Mabry Mill East elevation of wheel
June 7, 1940
296. Mabry Mill East elevation
June 7, 1940
297. Mabry Mill West Elevation
June 7, 1940
298. Mabry Mill South Elevation
June 7, 1940
299. Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain
June 12, 1940
300. Gutter
June 12, 1940
301. Illegal cutting over tunnel
July 1940
302. Illegal cutting
July 1940
303. Illegal cutting over tunnel
July 1940
304. Illegal cutting over tunnel
July 1940
305. Little Switzerland home over tunnel
July 1940
306. Illegal cutting over tunnel
July 1940
307. Comfort Station Picnic Shelter
July 2, 1940
308. 60 foot cut Great quantities of natural ground water have caused much trouble in this cut
July 8, 1940
309. Parkway Funds Made Available
July 14, 1940
310. Log Cabin, one room and loft
July 17, 1940
311. Brinegar Cabin Bldg# 96 Window Detail
July 17, 1940
312. Log cabin, one room and loft
July 17, 1940
313. Brinegar Cabin Bldg #96
July 17, 1940
314. Burnt car found on Sec 2E. Full report by Ranger Coombs
July 19, 1940
315. Burnt car found on Sec 2E
July 19, 1940
316. Parkway slopes
July 26, 1940
317. Parkway slopes
July 26, 1940
318. Parkway Slopes
July 26, 1940
319. 60 foot cut: Great quantities of natural ground water cause trouble in this cut
July 26, 1940
320. Site of future overpass at Station 477
July 27, 1940
321. View from Blowing Rock town dump
July 27, 1940
322. Future Parkway Underpass Site at Aho Station
July 27, 1940
323. Wall detail
July 27, 1940
324. View into Blowing Rock town dump
July 27, 1940
325. Use made of land adjacent to Parkway during 1940 construction
July 27, 1940
326. View from Blowing Rock Town Dump
July 27, 1940
327. Box Culvert
July 27, 1940
328. 12' x 12' Box Culvert at Station 347
July 27, 1940
329. Showing Location of Blowing Rock town dump
July 27, 1940
330. Portion of Rock Cliff and overhand at proposed parking overlook
July 27, 1940
331. Concession Bids for Park Route
August 7, 1940
332. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940
333. Blowing Rock Town power dam broken by rains of Aug 13, 1940
August 17, 1940
334. Shouls Creek during high water
August 17, 1940
335. Flood damage. Slide started above Parkway
August 17, 1940
336. Showing the condition caused by the rains of August 13,1940.
August 17, 1940
337. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940
338. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940
339. Flood damage, Debris washed into lower valleys.
August 17, 1940
340. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940
341. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940
342. Road which was carried away by the rains and slide of Aug 13, 1940
August 17, 1940
343. After rains of August 13, 1940
August 18, 1940
344. Flood damage fill wash
August 21, 1940
345. Stream damage below Grandfather Mt.
August 21, 1940
346. Stream
August 21, 1940
347. Flood damage to White Pine Grove
September 5, 1940
348. Flood debris
September 5, 1940
349. Flood debris
September 5, 1940
350. Flood debris
September 5, 1940
351. Flood debris
September 5, 1940
352. Flood debris
September 6, 1940
353. Little Switzerland signs Big Laurel WPA area
September 7, 1940
354. Large slide in road
August 16, 1940
355. Flood damage
August 16, 1940
356. Logs and Debris Washed from Mountain
August 16, 1940
357. Serious washout on fill
August 16, 1940
358. Logs on Parkway
August 16, 1940
359. Landslide from nearby cut in road
August 16, 1940
360. Flood Damage
August 16, 1940
361. Block of road entirely removed by terrific stream of water
August 16, 1940
362. Parkway Flood Damage
August 16, 1940
363. Road completely blocked by slide
August 16, 1940
364. Washed Out Fill
August 16, 1940
365. Road washed out
August 16, 1940
366. Flood damage to viaduct
August 16, 1940
367. Complete washout in road Flood damage
August 16, 1940
368. Block of road washed away
August 16, 1940
369. Gutter, Shoulder, and Part of Road Washed Out
August 16, 1940
370. Looking up Parkway, water action left to right (R to L Parkway designation)
August 16, 1940
371. Complete Slide from Cut
August 16, 1940
372. Complete slide where earth was saturated with water
August 16, 1940
373. Large slide in road
August 16, 1940
374. Flood Damage to Viaduct
August 16, 1940
375. Flood damage. Gutter washed in and across road.
August 16, 1940
376. Slide composed of sandstone and shale
August 16, 1940
377. Road and Fill Wash
August 16, 1940
378. Slide on Sec 2K
August 16, 1940
379. Large slide in road
August 16, 1940
380. Firetool box (experimental) Marion Unit Nol. 1
September 17, 1940
381. 5-unit back pack tank crate
September 17, 1940
382. Firetool box (experimental) Marion Unit No.1
September 17, 1940
383. Firetool box (experimental) Marion unit #1
September 17, 1940
384. 5 unit back pack tank crate
September 17, 1940
385. Pine Spur Park
September 28, 1940
386. Access entrance to Kilmichael Tower Sign in place prior to removal
September 28, 1940
387. Parking overlook site
October 1940
388. Connection of Parkway with County Road to Blowing Rock
October 1, 1940
389. 12' x 12' box culvert
October 1, 1940
390. Stream Relocation
October 1, 1940
391. Stream Relocation
October 1, 1940
392. Location of Proposed Parking Area
October 1, 1940
393. Approach to curve
November 16, 1940
394. Approach to curve
November 16, 1940
395. Approach to curve
November 16, 1940
396. Approach to curve
November 16, 1940
397. Curve from reverse direction
November 16, 1940
398. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940
399. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940
400. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940
401. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940
402. Fancy Gap Overpass
November 18, 1940
403. Condition of tire tread USDI1386
November 18, 1940
404. Fancy Gap Overpass
November 21, 1940
405. Fancy Gap Overpass
November 21, 1940
406. 12" x 12" box culvert
December 1, 1940
407. Location of proposed parking area
December 1, 1940

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