Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Virgil US #60
20th Century

2. Farm Scene
20th Century

3. Mountain Side
20th Century

4. Parkway Scene near Sparta, N.C.
20th Century

5. Farming, Section 2D
20th Century

6. Grandfather Mountain
20th Century

7. Craggy Gardens
20th Century

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

9. Scenic View of Parkway
20th Century

10. Signs
20th Century

11. Sparta and Roaring Gap Road Sign
20th Century

12. Yonahlosse Rd.
20th Century

13. Bridge
September 18, year unknown

14. Scenic View of Blue Ridge Parkway
20th Century

15. Mabry Mill
20th Century

16. Bridge
October 6, year unknown

17. View of Road Construction from Tunnel
20th Century

18. Scenic View of Parkway
20th Century

19. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
20th Century

20. Blue Ridge Parkway, View of Road
20th Century

21. Curve in Road
20th Century

22. Scenic View of Parkway
20th Century

23. View of road
1930s

24. Overpass
1930s

25. Post construction forces scaling tunnel
1930s

26. Early Construction
1930s

27. View on parkway
1930s

28. Tunnel
1930s

29. End of Section A
1930s

30. Parkway Road Construction
1930s

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

32. School Near Head of Glade Creek
1930s

33. Station 566
1930s

34. Before seeding and planting
1930s

35. View of road
1930s

36. View of road
1930s

37. Taken from center of overpass
1930s

38. View of road
1930s

39. Guard wall
1930s

40. View from Station 295
1930s

41. Ringstone and Corner detail
1930s

42. Opposite Woodruff's
1930s

43. Farmland and road
1930s

44. Parking overlook
1930s

45. View of road
1930s

46. Guard wall
1930s

47. View of road
1930s

48. NP 21 before planting
1930s

49. View of road
1930s

50. View of road
1930s

51. View of road and gutter
1930s

52. Guard wall
1930s

53. Hare Mill Pond
1930s

54. Stone-surfaced road
1930s

55. Cliff along roadside
1930s

56. Cumberland Knob Park Entrance
1930s

57. Cone Estate
December 20, 1934

58. Blowing Rock
December 20, 1934

59. Blowing Rock
December 20, 1934

60. Bee Tree Gap Road
June 8, 1935

61. Between Grandfather Mt and Blowing Rock, Present Road on Crest of Ridge-Proposed Parkway Location of Ridge Towards the North
June 19, 1935

62. Overpass near Mulberry Gap (from NC #18 on west)
June 20, 1935

63. Overpass (NC #18) near Mulberry Gap Back
June 20, 1935

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

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

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

67. View to northwest from point shown on grading plan. Old gullied road to right
August 15, 1935

68. General view from southeast
August 17, 1935

69. Cut Slopes
May 7, 1936

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

71. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

72. Heavy Machinery and Construction
May 23, 1936

73. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

74. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

75. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

76. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

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

78. Lake basin
June 2, 1936

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

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

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

82. Early Construction
June 27, 1936

83. Early Construction
June 28, 1936

84. Lake Hare
June 30, 1936

85. Early Construction
July 13, 1936

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

87. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

88. Car on winding road
July 22, 1936

89. Workers and Machinery at Work in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

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

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

92. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

93. Paths
July 23, 1936

94. Road Between Hills
July 23, 1936

95. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

96. Completed Rough Grade
July 28, 1936

97. mixer
July 28, 1936

98. Doughton Park #1
July 28, 1936

99. Roadway
July 29, 1936

100. Drilling Operations. Looking across parkway line toward the west
August 1936

101. View looking south along parkway
August 1936

102. View from top of cut opposite parking area looking north along line of parkway
August 1936

103. Road View
August 14, 1936

104. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

105. Toe Ditch
August 14, 1936

106. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

107. Buck Creek Gap
August 14, 1936

108. Road View
August 14, 1936

109. East along 104 NC Station 415
August 14, 1936

110. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

111. Road View
August 14, 1936

112. View of Road Site
August 14, 1936

113. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

114. Early Construction
August 16, 1936

115. Koehring "Dumptor"
August 17, 1936

116. Linn Truck
August 17, 1936

117. View of Mountains
August 17, 1936

118. Proposed Road Construction Site
August 17, 1936

119. View of Parkway
August 17, 1936

120. Early Construction
August 20, 1936

121. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

122. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

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

124. Road View
August 22, 1936

125. Road View
August 22, 1936

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

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

128. Road construction
August 24, 1936

129. Road construction
August 24, 1936

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

131. View looking south along parkway
September 8, 1936

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

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

134. View looking south along Ice Rock section of parkway
September 11, 1936

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

136. Road construction
September 24, 1936

137. Road grading
September 25, 1936

138. Bulldozers and Construction
September 25, 1936

139. Part Road Grade
September 25, 1936

140. Road Grade and Chestnut Tree
September 25, 1936

141. Near Entrance Tunnel #1
September 25, 1936

142. Mountain Slope Road
September 25, 1936

143. Rock face and Side Slope
September 25, 1936

144. View through pine looking south. Rattlesnake Mountain on the right of picture.
October 1936

145. Proposed Route 18 Crossing
October 4, 1936

146. Road Grade near NC Route 18
October 4, 1936

147. Back from Station 5
October 4, 1936

148. Mountain Valley and Barn
October 4, 1936

149. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

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

151. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

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

153. View looking north along parkway
October 12, 1936

154. Parkway alignment, looking north
October 12, 1936

155. View Looking South
October 12, 1936

156. View looking south on parkway
October 12, 1936

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

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

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

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

161. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

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

163. View looking north on parkway
October 13, 1936

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

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

166. Road alignment looking back
October 13, 1936

167. Looking North Along Parkway
October 14, 1936

168. View looking north along Parkway
October 14, 1936

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

170. View of Tompkin's Knob, looking north. Parkway in middle left of picture.
October 20, 1936

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

172. Relation of Grading to "the Locusts" after Centerline Revision
October 24, 1936

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

174. Farmhouse (probably razed)
October 28, 1936

175. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

176. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

177. Dressed Slopes and Road Intersection
October 29, 1936

178. Rough Grade Work
October 31, 1936

179. Icy Rock Cut
October 31, 1936

180. Icy Rock Cut (4)
October 31, 1936

181. Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

182. Icy Rock Curve (2)
October 31, 1936

183. Icy Rock Cut (3)
October 31, 1936

184. Icy Rock Curve (3)
October 31, 1936

185. Mountain Slope
November 6, 1936

186. Road Through Rock
November 9, 1936

187. Road on Cliffside
November 9, 1936

188. Road Construction
November 9, 1936

189. Parkway at Hare Mill Pond
November 10, 1936

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

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

192. View from the Bluff looking west along line of Parkway
November 11, 1936

193. View looking south along Parkway
November 11, 1936

194. Parkway road and parking area
November 11, 1936

195. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock spilled down mountain side
November 19, 1936

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

197. Overpass structure, Sweet Annie Hollow
December 1, 1936

198. Roadway
December 1, 1936

199. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

200. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

201. Retaining wall and bridge #2
December 2, 1936

202. Bridgeway #2 and Parkway
December 2, 1936

203. Close-up of Bridge #2
December 2, 1936

204. Rock Cutting
December 5, 1936

205. HPRE Face
December 5, 1936

206. Stone Wall
December 5, 1936

207. Prepared Road
December 5, 1936

208. Through Hills
December 5, 1936

209. Road with Surface Stone
December 5, 1936

210. Rock and Filling
December 7, 1936

211. Through Rough Rock
December 14, 1936

212. North Tunnel Portal
December 14, 1936

213. Rough Road
December 15, 1936

214. Shovel and Tractor
December 15, 1936

215. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

216. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

217. Cumberland Knob Drive
February 2, 1937

218. Unsurfaced Road
February 2, 1937

219. Completed Road
February 2, 1937

220. Route 18 Crossing
February 2, 1937

221. Drain Wall
February 2, 1937

222. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

223. Route 18 Intersection
February 2, 1937

224. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

225. Early construction
February 2, 1937

226. Car on Road
February 2, 1937

227. Curved Road
February 2, 1937

228. Rock embankment and culvert
February 4, 1937

229. Early Construction
February 5, 1937

230. Road and rock pile
February 8, 1937

231. View of road
February 8, 1937

232. View of road
February 8, 1937

233. Road and tunnel
February 8, 1937

234. Grading at Benge
April 2, 1937

235. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

236. Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

237. Unfinished road and bridge
April 10, 1937

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

239. View of road
April 10, 1937

240. View of road
April 10, 1937

241. View near Junction of 2A/2B
April 12, 1937

242. View of Junction of 2A and 2B
April 12, 1937

243. Landscape at Sections 2A and 2B
April 12, 1937

244. Bridge #8
April 12, 1937

245. Road fill along edge of rough road
April 13, 1937

246. Preparing Sub-Grade
April 14, 1937

247. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937

248. Rough Grade Rock Fill
April 14, 1937

249. Portal To Tunnel #1
April 22, 1937

250. View of Road Above Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

251. Tunnel Construction
April 22, 1937

252. North Through Tunnel #1
April 22, 1937

253. Looking Through Tunnel #1
April 22, 1937

254. Overpass site US Route 52
May 3, 1937

255. Overpass Site
May 5, 1937

256. Near Linville Post Office Overpass site U.S. Rte 221
May 5, 1937

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

258. Hand Placed Rock
May 20, 1937

259. Tree well
May 20, 1937

260. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

261. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

262. Hand Placed Rock embankment
May 26, 1937

263. Icy Rock Curve
May 26, 1937

264. Rocky Knob; laurel in bloom in foreground
June 9, 1937

265. Parkway looking towards the Haycocks
June 9, 1937

266. Mountain laurel in bloom by parkway
June 14, 1937

267. Cement Stone Gutter Along Rock Bank
July 28, 1937

268. Preparations for Cement Wall
July 28, 1937

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

270. Cement Stone Gutter
July 28, 1937

271. Early Construction
July 30, 1937

272. Headwall placed too near center line.
August 1937

273. Right of "North Along Rough Grade at 581-50"
August 5, 1937

274. North Along Rough Grade at 581-50
August 5, 1937

275. View of road
September 3, 1937

276. Icy Rock Curve
September 4, 1937

277. Construction of Gutter at Station 108-60
September 4, 1937

278. Construction of Gutter at Inlet Towards Station 28
September 4, 1937

279. Culvert Cement Stone Gutter at Station 122-30
September 4, 1937

280. Road Construction at Station 201-55
September 4, 1937

281. Retaining Wall and unfinished slope of Icy Rock
September 4, 1937

282. Icy Rock Retaining Wall with Crane
September 4, 1937

283. Road Construction at Station 32
September 4, 1937

284. Fill Slide
September 9, 1937

285. Rough grade road
September 9, 1937

286. South Entrance Tunnel #1
September 9, 1937

287. Cut Road
September 14, 1937

288. Deep Rock Cut North
September 14, 1937

289. Cut Road
September 14, 1937

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

291. Road through Cut
October 10, 1937

292. Rough Grade Road
October 10, 1937

293. Cement stone gutter
October 10, 1937

294. Automobile on road
October 11, 1937

295. Parkway alignment
October 11, 1937

296. View of road
October 11, 1937

297. Dirt Road
October 11, 1937

298. Surfaced Road
October 11, 1937

299. Parkway and Mabry Mill
October 11, 1937

300. Rock cut back of parking overlook
October 11, 1937

301. View of road
October 11, 1937

302. Winding Road
October 11, 1937

303. Early Construction
October 11, 1937

304. Dressed Road
October 12, 1937

305. Dead chestnut in second growth. Cleanup and thinning badly needed
October 12, 1937

306. View of road
October 12, 1937

307. Unfinished Construction
October 12, 1937

308. Parkway in late afternoon
October 14, 1937

309. Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
October 14, 1937

310. General view of parkway overlook
October 14, 1937

311. Looking off toward Obida
October 14, 1937

312. Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
October 14, 1937

313. General view of parkway
October 14, 1937

314. Parkway approaching Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

315. Alligator Back and Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

316. Parkway alignment, Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

317. On top of Bluff. Parkway and Little Grandfather Mt.
October 15, 1937

318. Looking back at Alligator Back
October 15, 1937

319. Alligator Back and Meadow Fork Valley
October 15, 1937

320. Partially Worked Gradient
October 15, 1937

321. Men Grading Slope
October 15, 1937

322. Parkway and Meadow Fork Valley from Bluff
October 15, 1937

323. Ice Formations
November 1937

324. Ice formations
November 1937

325. Parking Overlook
November 1937

326. Early Construction
November 5, 1937

327. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

328. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

329. Parkway toward the Bluff
November 20, 1937

330. Surfaced Road
November 20, 1937

331. Icy Road
November 20, 1937

332. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

333. Typical section in snow
November 20, 1937

334. Road Routes
November 22, 1937

335. Inside Tunnel #2
November 24, 1937

336. Mountainside
November 24, 1937

337. View of Route 104
November 24, 1937

338. Overcast Material
December 15, 1937

339. Overcast material (distant) and fill (foreground)
December 15, 1937

340. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

341. Rock cut at Devil's Garden
1938

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

343. Road on Top of Hills
March 12, 1938

344. View of road
March 12, 1938

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

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

347. Signs near parking area
July 1, 1938

348. Slope on Parkway
July 16, 1938

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

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

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

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

353. Site for proposed parking area
August 1, 1938

354. Slope during grading
October 1938

355. Slope during grading
October 1938

356. Slope during grading
October 1938

357. Slope during grading
October 1938

358. Cut before grading
October 2, 1938

359. Fill before grading
October 4, 1938

360. Expansion joints at junction of spandrel and wing walls
October 18, 1938

361. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

362. Cut, before grading
November 11, 1938

363. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

364. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

365. Before grading
December 1938

366. Before grading
December 1938

367. Before Grading
December 1938

368. Before grading
December 1938

369. Before grading
December 1938

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

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

372. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

373. Bridge at Mulberry Gap
January 10, 1939

374. Oblique view
January 10, 1939

375. Oblique View of structure
January 10, 1939

376. View of road grade
January 24, 1939

377. Type 3 Drop Inlet
January 28, 1939

378. Panoramic View from Parkway near Fisher's Peak
May 1939

379. Road Construction
May 11, 1939

380. Overpass NC 18
May 19, 1939

381. Horse Gap Overpass
May 19, 1939

382. Slope after grading
May 21, 1939

383. Slope after grading
May 21, 1939

384. Slope after grading and preliminary woods improvement
May 21, 1939

385. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
May 25, 1939

386. Rock slide, partially cleared
July 25, 1939

387. Rock slide and scaling operations
July 25, 1939

388. Maximum Limit Buses on Parkway - Temporary Checking Station
July 25, 1939

389. View of road
August 3, 1939

390. View of road
August 8, 1939

391. View of road
August 8, 1939

392. View of road
September 6, 1939

393. Landscape
September 6, 1939

394. Obliteration Graded Early During Job Partially Covered with Natural Vegetation before Final Inspection
September 7, 1939

395. Cuts before L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

396. Bear Den Parking Overlook
October 23, 1939

397. Lodge entrance road take-off
October 26, 1939

398. Parkway through Meadow Fork Valley
October 26, 1939

399. Workers at landslide
November 7, 1939

400. Looking south on parkway
1940

401. Entrance to Park showing sign and crate structure
1940

402. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s

403. View Looking South on Parkway
1940

404. View looking north on Parkway
1940

405. Looking south on Parkway
1940

406. Bridge and Car
1940s

407. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s

408. Scenic View of Parkway, Section 2C
1940s

409. Looking North on Parkway
1940

410. Trailer Loop
1940

411. View looking south on parkway
1940

412. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s

413. View looking north on parkway
1940

414. Scenic View of Parkway
1940s

415. Section 2F and Grandfather Mountain
1940s

416. Looking East from Entrance Road
1940

417. Scene from the Bluff Trail
1940

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

419. View looking south on Parkway
1940

420. View looking south on parkway
1940

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

422. View of Parkway
1940

423. Looking north on Parkway
1940

424. Section 2J
1940s

425. Entrance to Park
1940

426. Looking south on Parkway
1940

427. Sign and entrance road for Wild Cat Rock
1940

428. Looking south on Parkway
1940

429. Looking North on Parkway
1940

430. Pky. at Air Bellows Gap
1940s

431. Bluff Park Area looking west
1940

432. Looking north on parkway
1940

433. Looking north on Parkway
1940

434. View looking North on Parkway
1940

435. Near Grassy Gap, Doughton Park
1940s

436. Parkway at Air Bellow Gap
1940s

437. View Looking North on Parkway
1940

438. Bridge Structure
1940

439. Looking south on Parkway
1940

440. Parkway near Grassy Gap
1940s

441. Scenic View of Parkway
1940s

442. Grandfather Mountain, near Linville, North Carolina
1940s

443. View looking North on parkway
1940

444. Parkway, Section 2B
1940s

445. Secondary road instruction Before selective cutting and grading
April 17, 1940

446. Headquarters Site
June 1940

447. Illegal cutting over tunnel
July 1940

448. Parkway slopes
July 26, 1940

449. Parkway slopes
July 26, 1940

450. Parkway Slopes
July 26, 1940

451. Use made of land adjacent to Parkway during 1940 construction
July 27, 1940

452. Road completely blocked by slide
August 16, 1940

453. Parkway Flood Damage
August 16, 1940

454. Approach to curve
November 16, 1940

455. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940

456. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940

457. Seeding and staked mulch (in Bluff Park)
1941

458. Completed Parkway Wall
April 10, 1941

459. Wall Construction
April 10, 1941

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

461. Guard wall (sample section) To show alignment on coping
August 1941

462. Guard wall (sample section)
August 1941

463. Guard wall (sample sec.) Show rear elevation of wall and rear batter.
August 1941

464. Mabry Mill site
September 1941

465. Parkway - Meadowfork Valley
September 22, 1941

466. Parkway Meadowfork Valley Showing streamside location
September 22, 1941

467. Parkway - Meadowfork Valley
September 22, 1941

468. Parkway Meadowfork Valley
September 22, 1941

469. Meadow Fork Overpass
September 22, 1941

470. Before stream bank improvement
1942

471. Overpass Structure, Section 2M
January 1942

472. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

473. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

474. Snow WPA Clearing the Road
March 1942

475. Snow, Austin-Weston Grader Used to Clear Road
March 1942

476. Snow. Austin-Weston grader used to clear road.
March 1942

477. Snow, drifts 10-20 ft high
March 1942

478. Snow, drifts 10-20 ft high
March 1942

479. Snow, WPA clearing the road
March 1942

480. Harkening Hill
May 28, 1942

481. Rail fences
May 30, 1942

482. near Rakes Mill Pond
May 30, 1942

483. Narrows at Bluff Park
June 11, 1942

484. Ice Rock
June 11, 1942

485. Ice Rock
June 11, 1942

486. Bedford power line crossing
June 24, 1942

487. Spreading Calcium Chloride
July 7, 1942

488. Operators Signs
July 10, 1942

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

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

491. Operators Signs Approach from N
July 10, 1942

492. Guard post placed by post construction
September 9, 1942

493. Little Glade Pond
September 11, 1942

494. Ice Rock
September 11, 1942

495. Rail Fences
September 11, 1942

496. Parkway
September 11, 1942

497. Parkway
September 12, 1942

498. Farming
October 1942

499. Northwest bridge slope after seeding
October 1942

500. Parkway crossing county road
October 22, 1942

501. Pkwy from Rt. 56 after grading, seeding & mulching
October 23, 1942

502. Finished Roadway
November 4, 1942

503. Finished Roadway
November 4, 1942

504. From portal of tunnel looking south
November 4, 1942

505. Explosion View of Portal of Tunnel
November 4, 1942

506. Fill after grading and seeding
November 6, 1942

507. Tunnel Portal
January 6, 1943

508. Guard Wall Construction
February 2, 1943

509. Pavement struck by lightning
March 29, 1943

510. Tunnel #1 West Portal
April 28, 1943

511. Tunnel No. 1, East Portal
April 28, 1943

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

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

514. Tunnel No. 1 West Portal
April 28, 1943

515. From South Toward Ice Rock
July 1943

516. Station 390, Blue Ridge Parkway
July 1943

517. Toward the South Form Near Ice Rock
July 1943

518. Cornfield W. L. Wimmer lease. The pumpkin which are mostly used for stock feed (hogs) are particularly colorful.
Fall 1944

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

520. View of parkway looking south
May 1944

521. View of Parkway Looking North
May 1944

522. Balsam stand and grading
July 1944

523. Good crop land
July 4, 1944

524. After view of field cleared of brush
October 1944

525. After view of field cleared of brush
October 1944

526. Site Data for Structure (Underpass)
November 18, 1944

527. Overpass structure
November 18, 1944

528. Structure Site
November 18, 1944

529. Typical ditch condition in thru cuts -- looking south
February 27, 1945

530. Rock slide before removal
February 28, 1945

531. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945

532. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945

533. Section 2J Before Selective Cutting
1946

534. Scenic View of Parkway, Asheville Area
1946

535. Grandfather Mountain from Parkway
June 1946

536. Parkway through Doughton Park
June 1946

537. Scenic Views, Parkway N.C.
June 1946

538. Tunnel
June 1946

539. Scenic Views, Parkway N.C.
June 1946

540. Parkway Near Devils Garden P.O.
June 1946

541. Parkway through Doughton Park
June 1946

542. Scenic View Bluffs NC
June 1946

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

544. Mountain Laurel
June 1946

545. Tunnel 819
June 1946

546. Scenic Views, Parkway N.C.
June 1946

547. Pky. near Ice Rock and Alligator Back
June 1946

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

549. Grandfather Mountain from Blue Ridge Parkway
June 1946

550. Scenic Views, Parkway N.C.
June 1946

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

552. Parkway Through Doughton Park
June 1946

553. Scenic Views N.C.
June 1946

554. Overpass at Laurel Springs NC
June 1946

555. Grandfather Mountain
June 1946

556. Parkway Near Cumberland Knob
June 1946

557. Illegal timber cutting by Electric Corp
July 1946

558. Scenic Mountain View
October 1946

559. Parkway, Section 2K
October 1946

560. Scenic View of Parkway
October 1946

561. Cut to be daylighted prior to seeding of grass bay.
January 1947

562. Before Daylighting
January 30, 1947

563. View looking north from Sharp Top Road at a point 200 ft west of bldg. site
January 30, 1947

564. Peaks of Otter bus terminal site. Looking toward Sharp Top Road.
January 30, 1947

565. Pasture looking northeast from Right of Parkway
June 2, 1947

566. Looking northwest on Parkway
June 2, 1947

567. Before planting, looking north
October 29, 1947

568. From State Road Shoulder Left, Before Planting
October 29, 1947

569. Milepost marker
December 30, 1947

570. Milepost 142 with car
December 30, 1947

571. Milepost marker
December 30, 1947

572. Looking east ahead relocation RTE 43
April 1948

573. Shoulder and ditch prior to seeding
May 20, 1948

574. Rhododendron R.O.W.
June 20, 1948

575. Roadside dumping VA 679 and intersection with Parkway
July 27, 1948

576. Roadside dumping, T.H. Beasley property VA 679
July 27, 1948

577. Sign at NC/VA State Line
September 1948

578. Section 2F near Blowing Rock, N.C.
September 1948

579. Stone Bridge over Blue Ridge Parkway
September 8, 1948

580. Scenic View of Mountains from Road
September 9, 1948

581. Thrasher accident showing limit of visibility prior to accident of Sept 19, 1948
September 26, 1948

582. Peaks of Otter panoramic view of coffee shop and gas station site
February 9, 1949

583. Directional sign to picnic area. Wildcat Rocks and Overlook
June 30, 1949

584. Overpass project 1E2 looking West
October 19, 1949

585. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec 1949
December 8, 1949

586. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec. 1949
December 8, 1949

587. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec 1949
December 8, 1949

588. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec 1949
December 8, 1949

589. Craggy Dome
1950s

590. View of Parkway near Doughton Park
1950

591. Blue Ridge Parkway at Grassy Gap
1950

592. Bluffs Coffee Shop & Gas Station
1950s

593. Pky. at Grassy Gap
1950

594. Parkway
1950

595. Doughton Park, Mile 243.8
1950

596. Pky. at Grassy Gap
1950

597. Blue Ridge Parkway near Doughton Park
June 1950

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

599. Blue Ridge Parkway Near Doughton Park
June 1950

600. Devil's Garden
October 1950

601. Silver Peak, Mile 44.9
May 1951

602. Park Entrance Sign (Parkway Emblem)
1952

603. Silver Peak PW
1952

604. Sharp Top & Goose Creek Valley
1952

605. Little Glade Mill Pond
1952

606. Harkening Hill
1952

607. Little Glade Mill Pond
1952

608. Flat Top, Peaks of Otter
1952

609. "Entering Blue Ridge Parkway" sign
1952

610. VA-56 Overpass
1952

611. Grazing sheep - farm scene
1952

612. Rocky Knob, Mile 163 (South of Rakes Mill)
1952

613. Flat Top
1952

614. Information station
1952

615. Little Glade Mill Pond
1952

616. Peaks of Otter from Mile 85
1952

617. Mabry Mill, Mile 176.1
1952

618. Milepost 354
1952

619. Riceville Road Overpass
1952

620. Frost Pictures
February 1952

621. Frost Pictures
February 1952

622. Masonry on side of Parkway
May 1952

623. Road Construction
April 3, 1953

624. Road Building
June 3, 1953

625. Mahogany Rock
1954

626. Grandfather Mt. (under construction)
August 1955

627. Construction of Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
August 1955

628. Part of Silvermine Bald, "The Chimneys"
September 1955

629. Doughton Park Picnic Parking Area
July 1956

630. Bluffs Coffee Shop and Gas Station
October 1956

631. Pastoral Scene, Volunteer Gap
October 1956

632. Bluffs Coffee Shop and Gas Station
October 1956

633. Parkway south from Harkening Hill
October 1956

634. Scene near Devil's Garden
October 1956

635. Directional sign for nearby towns
December 19, 1956

636. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 117 + 30
February 4, 1957

637. Slides
February 6, 1957

638. NPS Concessions Service Sign
February 6, 1957

639. Slide after Storm Damage
February 6, 1957

640. Rock Slide
April 3, 1957

641. The Parkway near Taylor Mountain Parking Overlook
October 19, 1957

642. Parkway near Taylor Mountain Parking Overlook
October 19, 1957

643. Early Construction
October 1, 1937

644. Cuts
May 1958

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

646. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

647. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

648. Parkway
September 1958

649. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
September 1958

650. Soiled Slope
September 9, 1958

651. Bridge across Virginia Route 130 Otter Creek Bridge No. 8
September 25, 1958

652. Crowded parking conditions during sorghum demonstration
September 28, 1958

653. Crowded Parking Conditions during Sorghum Exhibit
September 28, 1958

654. Blue Ridge Parkway Junction with U.S. 441 in Great Smoky Mountain National Park
1959

655. Milepost on BRParkway
April 3, 1959

656. Parkway Milepost marker
April 3, 1959

657. Parkway along ridge south of Peaks of Otter
May 1959

658. Parkway visitors taking pictures
May 1959

659. Construction US 60 grade separation
May 1959

660. Construction Rte. 679 grade separation
May 1959

661. Parkway south of Peaks of Otter
May 1959

662. Construction US 60 grade separation
May 1959

663. Parkway along ridge south of Peaks of Otter
May 1959

664. Parkway North of Bear-Wallow Gap
May 1959

665. Parkway near Peaks of Otter
May 1959

666. Road directional sign - Buchanan, 5, Shenandoah NP, 97
May 19, 1959

667. Sign: 5 miles to Peaks of Otter
May 19, 1959

668. Blue Ridge Parkway
June 1959

669. Sign: "8 Miles to Rocky Knob"
June 1959

670. Blue Ridge Parkway
June 1959

671. Peaks of Otter Sign
June 1959

672. Milepost 140 Area
June 1959

673. Looking North near Lodge
June 1959

674. Blue Ridge Parkway
June 1959

675. Along the Blue Ridge
June 1959

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

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

678. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

679. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

680. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

681. Parkway with Waterrock Knob in background
October 1959

682. Parkway - Waterrock Knob in background
October 1959

683. Fog in the Craggies
November 1959

684. Parkway Maintenance
1960s

685. Visitor Center Sign
May 20, 1960

686. Flat Top -- Peaks of Otter
May 22, 1960

687. Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road Crossing
June 1960

688. The "Parkway" along Otter Creek
June 1, 1960

689. The "Parkway" along Otter Creek
June 1, 1960

690. Daniel Boone's Wilderness Crossing.
June 1960

691. Craggy Gardens Parking Area
September 4, 1961

692. Grandfather Mountain
May 1962

693. Sharp Top
August 9, 1962

694. Sharp Top
August 9, 1962

695. North from M.P. 99
August 10, 1962

696. North from M.P. 99.8
August 10, 1962

697. Peaks of Otter Sub-District
August 24, 1962

698. Rail Fence
May 9, 1963

699. Flattop [Flat Top] Mountain
August 1963

700. Flattop [Flat Top] Mountain
August 1963

701. Flattop [Flat Top] Mountain and Lodge
May 12, 1965

702. Flattop [Flat Top] and Lodge
May 12, 1965

703. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
August 1965

704. Camp Store & Highway 43 from Parkway - Time: 2:20 p.m.
October 17, 1965

705. Camp Store & Highway 43 from Parkway - Time: 2:45 p.m.
October 17, 1965

706. Intersection of Highway 43 and Camp Store Road - Time: 2:25 p.m.
October 17, 1965

707. Gas Station Parking - Time: 2:45 p.m.
October 17, 1965

708. Gas Station Parking - Time: 2:20 p.m.
October 17, 1965

709. Lodge Entrance Looking Parkway South - Time: 3:10 p.m.
October 24, 1965

710. By Pass Dedication Around Asheville
September 2, 1967

711. Roadside Exhibit Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

712. Ice Storm - 1969
1969

713. Craggy Gardens
1970s

714. Slides
1970s

715. Slides
1970s

716. Slides
1970s

717. Slides
1970s

718. Grandfather Mountain Construction
1970s

719. Signs
1970s

720. Lumbering
1970s

721. Parkway Maintenance
1970s

722. Humpback Rocks
March 1971

723. Parkway and N.C. 80 at Buck Creek Gap
August 1971

724. Sheets Cabin, MP 258.8
August 1971

725. The Wilderness Road, MP 285.1, superceded by "Boone's Trace"
August 1971

726. Jeffress Park
October 1971

727. Flat top - Peaks of Otter
October 1971

728. Visitor Center Sign with Flat Top in background
October 1971

729. Holloway Mt. Rd. Bridge Grandfather Mt Construction
November 1971

730. Parkway at US 60 in Virginia
December 1971

731. Mount Mitchell Overlooking Parkway
September 9, 1972

732. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

733. Broken Pavement
June 5, 1973

734. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

735. Broken Pavement
June 5, 1973

736. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

737. Road Striping - Yellow Paint
June 5, 1973

738. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

739. Berm Erosion
June 5, 1973

740. Road Stripping - Yellow Road
June 5, 1973

741. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

742. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

743. Road Stripping - Yellow Road
June 5, 1973

744. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

745. Rock and Mud Slides from Heavy Rains
June 5, 1973

746. Fall Webworm Manifestation on Hickory
July 1973

747. Fall Webworm Manifestation on Hickory
July 1973

748. Grandfather Mtn. Bridge Structure
July 26, 1973

749. Mountain Climbing Practice
July 28, 1973

750. Mountain Climbing Practice
July 28, 1973

751. Mountain Climbing Practice
July 28, 1973

752. Mountain Climbing Practice
July 28, 1973

753. Mountain Climbing Practice
July 28, 1973

754. Mountain Climbing Practice
July 28, 1973

755. Sign for George Washington National Forest
August 1973

756. Buena Vista Overlook
August 1973

757. Miscellaneous Signs
August 1973

758. Grade crossing
August 1973

759. Milepost marker
August 1973

760. Sign - Peaks of Otter Visitor Center
August 1973

761. Misc. Signs
August 1973

762. Sign, Development
August 1973

763. Entrance Sign
August 1973

764. Sign, Non-Conforming
August 1973

765. Sign, Peaks Approach
August 1973

766. Grade crossing
August 1973

767. Grade Crossing
August 1973

768. Grade crossing
August 1973

769. Milepost marker
August 1973

770. Visitor Center
August 1973

771. Sign, Otter Creek
August 1973

772. Sign, Parkway Ahead
August 1973

773. Sign, Entrance
August 1973

774. Big Spring
August 1973

775. Entrance Sign
August 1973

776. Sims Barn Building #234
August 9, 1973

777. Progress
September 20, 1973

778. Construction
November 1973

779. Project
November 1973

780. New Retaining Wall
November 28, 1973

781. New Retaining Wall
November 28, 1973

782. Road (Access) Repair
November 29, 1973

783. New bridge
November 29, 1973

784. Sign at Deep Gap
November 29, 1973

785. Parkway to Waterrock Knob
December 1973

786. Licklog Ridge
January 1974

787. Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel
March 1974

788. Rock Cut
March 1974

789. Craggy Gardens
March 1974

790. Twin Tunnels
March 1974

791. Near Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

792. Spruce Fir
March 1974

793. Craggy Gardens area
March 1974

794. Parkway, USFS Firetower Parking
March 1974

795. Near Mt. Mitchell
March 1974

796. Craggy Garden View
March 1974

797. Big Lynn Lodge
July 1974

798. Centerline Painting
July 1974

799. Bluffs Dist. Us 21 South
August 1974

800. Mahogany Rock Access
August 1974

801. Bluffs Dist.
August 1974

802. Transmission Tower
August 1974

803. Bluffs Dist.
August 1974

804. Bluffs Dist. US 21, South
August 1974

805. Little Switz Resort
August 1974

806. Mahogany Rock Access
August 1974

807. Oconaluftee Terminus
August 1974

808. Bluffs Dist. US 21 South
August 1974

809. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

810. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

811. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

812. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

813. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

814. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

815. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

816. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

817. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

818. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

819. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

820. Grandfather Mtn. Progress
October 1975

821. Grandfather Mtn. Progress
October 1975

822. YCC Repairing fences
August 1976

823. Parkway views
August 1976

824. YCC youths repairing fences
August 1976

825. Wolf Mountain Overlook
August 1976

826. Interpretive Sign - Wolf Mt. Overlook
August 1976

827. View from Wolf Mountain Overlook
August 1976

828. YCC youths repairing fences
August 1976

829. Parkway views
August 1976

830. YCC repairing fences
August 1976

831. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial Photo
August 31, 1976

832. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial Photo
August 31, 1976

833. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

834. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

835. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial Photo
August 31, 1976

836. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

837. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

838. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial Photo
August 31, 1976

839. Parkway connection (aerial photo)
August 31, 1976

840. Parkway connection (aerial photo)
August 31, 1976

841. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

842. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial photo
August 31, 1976

843. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

844. Scenery
1977

845. Scenery
1977

846. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

847. View near Mahogany Rock where homes are to be sold and removed
June 1977

848. View near Mahogany Rock where homes close to Parkway are to be removed
June 1977

849. Road Sign Along Parkway
July 1978

850. Grandfather Mtn. Aerials of Construction
September 22, 1979

851. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
September 22, 1979

852. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

853. Bridge

854. New Type of Community Sign
February 7, 1957

855. Rock Slides

856. Slides

857. Sign, Trail System

858. Signs

859. Mabry Mill

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