Blue Ridge Parkway

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

2. Glade Valley
20th Century

3. Low Gap, NC
20th Century

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

5. Low Gap, NC
20th Century

6. Bridge
September 18, year unknown

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

8. Fox Hunter's Paradise
20th Century

9. Storage Compound Bldg #164
20th Century

10. Cumberland Knob from Norvalle Crags
20th Century

11. End of Section A
1930s

12. View of road
1930s

13. Stream
1930s

14. Farmland and road
1930s

15. View of road
1930s

16. Hare Mill Pond with hillside and buildings
1930s

17. School Near Head of Glade Creek
1930s

18. View of road and gutter
1930s

19. Cliff along roadside
1930s

20. Station 566
1930s

21. #10 Bridge over Little Glade Creek
1930s

22. Before seeding and planting
1930s

23. View of road
1930s

24. View of road
1930s

25. View of road
1930s

26. Log Cabin
1930s

27. Stone Masons
1935

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

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

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

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

32. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

33. First Grading Contract
September 1935

34. First Grading Contract
September 1935

35. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

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

37. Stone work of Graystone Inn
September 18, 1935

38. Early Construction
November 1, 1935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

55. Picnic area before clearing operations
April 21, 1936

56. Road construction
April 27, 1936

57. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

58. Cumberland Knob Picnic Area
April 28, 1936

59. Bridge Tunnel
May 15, 1936

60. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

61. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

62. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

63. Bridge Construction
May 23, 1936

64. Heavy Machinery and Construction
May 23, 1936

65. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

66. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

79. Detailed View of Bridge Abutment
June 23, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

86. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

87. Right Hand Beam
July 13, 1936

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

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

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

91. 4th switch and rest bench site
July 14, 1936

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

93. Vehicle Tracks
July 22, 1936

94. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

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

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

97. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

98. River/Trench
July 22, 1936

99. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

100. Line Guides
July 23, 1936

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

102. Valley
July 23, 1936

103. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936

104. Path North over Proposed Bridge
July 23, 1936

105. Cement Rock Wall
July 23, 1936

106. Culvert Head Wall
July 23, 1936

107. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

108. Wall 611
July 23, 1936

109. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

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

111. Fern Covered Rock along Trail
August 1936

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

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

114. Cumberland Knob Park Trail
August 1936

115. View from Highest Point in Cumberland Knob
August 1936

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

117. Cumberland Knob waterfall
August 1936

118. Waterfall Cumberland Knob
August 1936

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

120. Fungus Growth Along Trail
August 1936

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

122. View looking south along parkway
August 1936

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

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

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

126. Hand-placed rock wall
August 20, 1936

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

128. Early Construction
August 22, 1936

129. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

130. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

131. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

132. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

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

134. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

135. Bridge and Abutment
August 22, 1936

136. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

137. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

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

139. Bridge 4, excavation site
August 22, 1936

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

141. Excavation for tree well
August 23, 1936

142. Stone masonry wall
August 23, 1936

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

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

145. After stream improvement
August 26, 1936

146. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

147. Plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

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

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

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

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

152. View looking south along parkway
September 8, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

158. Bridge #8 Pier
September 16, 1936

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

160. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

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

162. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

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

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

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

166. Parkway alignment, looking north
October 12, 1936

167. View looking north along parkway
October 12, 1936

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

169. Road alignment through wooded section
October 13, 1936

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

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

172. Gutter termination at pipe headwall
October 13, 1936

173. Rubble gutter completed
October 13, 1936

174. View of culvert
October 13, 1936

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

176. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

177. Looking North Along Parkway
October 14, 1936

178. View looking north along Parkway
October 14, 1936

179. Picnic Table
October 21, 1936

180. Picnic table
October 21, 1936

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

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

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

184. Brush Creek Bridge #8
November 19, 1936

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

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

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

188. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

189. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

190. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

191. Pine Creek Bridge #4
December 1, 1936

192. Bridge No. 4
December 2, 1936

193. Station 386 Bridge #4
December 12, 1936

194. Building - razed
January 12, 1937

195. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

196. Unsurfaced Road
February 2, 1937

197. Completed Road
February 2, 1937

198. Drain Wall
February 2, 1937

199. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

200. Bridge #8
February 4, 1937

201. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

202. Bridge #9 construction
February 4, 1937

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

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

205. Detail Pier #2
April 10, 1937

206. Bridge Construction
April 10, 1937

207. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

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

209. Bridge #10 and Stream
April 12, 1937

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

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

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

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

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

215. #9 Bridge, Down Stream, Cost $20,120
May 4, 1937

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

217. Bridge #4
May 18, 1937

218. Mailbox on parkway
May 18, 1937

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

220. Arch of Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

221. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

222. Bridge #10
May 25, 1937

223. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

224. Pine Creek Bridge #4
May 25, 1937

225. Completed Bridge #8
May 25, 1937

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

227. Parkway box culvert
June 1, 1937

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

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

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

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

232. Cumberland Knob Shelter Bldg #89
September 1937

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

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

235. Rock cut at Devil's Garden
1938

236. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

237. Cumberland Park Pump House
January 5, 1938

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

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

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

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

242. Water Fountain
July 1938

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

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

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

246. Unpaved roadway with erosion
July 25, 1938

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

248. Before grading
December 1938

249. Before grading
December 1938

250. Before grading
December 1938

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

252. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

253. Hand Rail
January 1, 1939

254. #4 Arch Bridge, Masonry Detail
January 10, 1939

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

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

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

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

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

260. Top of Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

261. Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

262. Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

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

264. Stream undermining Abutment from upstream
August 1, 1939

265. Undercutting Fill Slopes for Stream Relocation
August 1939

266. After Planting
October 26, 1939

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

268. After grading and planting
October 26, 1939

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

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

271. View looking North on parkway
1940

272. Grade Separation Structure Over US 21 Looking East
1940

273. Drive in Picnic Area
1940

274. Drinking Fountain
1940

275. Watershed
1940

276. Entrance to Park
1940

277. View Looking South on Parkway
1940

278. Looking East from Entrance Road
1940

279. Azalea Bloom
1940

280. Trail Shelter
1940

281. Holiday, Cumberland Knob
1940s

282. Pedestrian Overlook at Fox Hunters Paradise
1940

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

284. Comfort Station Cumberland Knob
1940

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

286. Parking at Cumberland Knob
1940s

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

288. Picnic area
1940

289. Parking at Cumberland Knob
1940s

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

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

292. Entrance to Park showing sign and crate structure
1940

293. Bridge and Car
1940s

294. Viaduct Bridge #7
1940

295. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940

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

297. Flood Damage
August 16, 1940

298. Operators Sign
July 10, 1942

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

300. Operator Sign
July 10, 1942

301. Operator's Sign
July 10, 1942

302. Operators Signs
July 10, 1942

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

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

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

306. Operators Signs Approach from N
July 10, 1942

307. Fox Hunters Paradise
September 11, 1942

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

309. Guard Wall Construction
February 2, 1943

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

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

312. Fox Hunters Paradise
1946

313. Concession Bldg. at Cumberland Knob
1946

314. Picnicking
June 1946

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

316. Scenic View along Parkway
June 1946

317. Picnic Group, Cumberland Knob
June 1946

318. Fox Hunters Paradise
June 1946

319. Picnicking
June 1946

320. Bridge along the Parkway
June 1946

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

322. Scenic Views NC
June 1946

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

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

325. Picnicking
June 1946

326. Picnic Group, Cumberland Knob
June 1946

327. Cumberland Knob
June 1946

328. Hare Mill Pond
October 3, 1946

329. Hare Mill Pond
October 3, 1946

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

331. Attempt of motorist to detour snowdrift
March 1947

332. Removal of Car from Snowdrift by Wrecker
March 1947

333. Fox Hunters Paradise
March 1947

334. Fox Hunters Paradise benches at overlook
April 1947

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

336. Fox Hunters Paradise Interpretive Sign
April 1947

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

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

339. Visitors eating lunch in shelter
1950s

340. Sandwich Shop (now Visitor Center)
1950s

341. Fox Hunters Paradise Rail
October 1950

342. Post and Timber Rail
May 1952

343. Masonry on side of Parkway
May 1952

344. Concrete and Wood Guardrail
May 22, 1952

345. Stone guard wall
May 22, 1952

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

347. Fox Hunter's Paradise
March 9, 1953

348. Incinerator #349
October 1957

349. Radio sub-station #319
October 1957

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

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

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

353. South-east Wing Wall
November 14, 1958

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

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

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

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

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

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

360. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding
August 10, 1973

361. New Bridge
November 29, 1973

362. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

363. Bluffs Dist. US 21 South
August 1974

364. Bluffs Dist. US 21, South
August 1974

365. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

366. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

382. Signs Picnic Area
1977

383. Scenery
1977

384. Scenery
1977

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

386. Entrance to campground
Summer 1977

387. Campground
Summer 1977

388. Direction and Accommodation Sign
February 7, 1957

389. Brush Creek Bridge

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