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1. Tunnel Portal
January 6, 1943
2. Guard Wall Construction
February 2, 1943
3. Pavement struck by lightning
March 29, 1943
4. Tunnel No. 1, East Portal
April 28, 1943
5. Station 120, Blue Ridge Parkway
April 29, 1943
6. Tunnel No. 1 West Portal
April 28, 1943
7. Tunnel No. 1 East Portal
April 28, 1943
8. Looking Glass Rock
April 29, 1943
9. Station 120, Blue Ridge Parkway
April 29, 1943
10. Tunnel #1 West Portal
April 28, 1943
11. Tunnel No. 1 East Portal
April 28, 1943
12. Tunnel #1 West Portal
April 28, 1943
13. Regular landscape development treatment will be sufficient. Nothing done to date.
May 1943
14. Tunnel #1 East portal
May 1943
15. Tunnel #2. East Portal regular landscape development treatment will be sufficient
May 1943
16. Tunnel No. 1, East Portal Regular landscape development treatment will be sufficient Grading and seeding complete
May 1943
17. Tunnel #1. West portal. Regular landscape development will be sufficient. Grading and seeding complete
May 1943
18. Broken sod in a run down pasture
May 13, 1943
19. Contour disking of run down pasture
May 13, 1943
20. Hay baling
May 13, 1943
21. Utilization of brush (provided from selective cutting) to control erosion
May 13, 1943
22. Sheet erosion proposed control S & M.C. 1944 before
June 25, 1943
23. Sheet and gully erosion
June 25, 1943
24. Toward the South Form Near Ice Rock
July 1943
25. Station 390, Blue Ridge Parkway
July 1943
26. From South Toward Ice Rock
July 1943
27. Erosion to be controlled under 1944 S. & M.C.
October 6, 1943
28. Erosion to be controlled under 1944 S. & M.C.
October 6, 1943
29. Rockfish Gap
November 16, 1943
30. Charles Ross Appointed State Highway Chairman
December 11, 1943
31. Cabbage harvest. W. L. Wimmer lease. Most of Mr. Wimmer's cabbage was contracted by Kroger Stores.
Fall 1944
32. Cornfield W. L. Wimmer lease. The pumpkin which are mostly used for stock feed (hogs) are particularly colorful.
Fall 1944
33. Montebello Maintenance Camp
March 1944
34. Montebello Maintenance Camp
March 1944
35. Land plowed for corn. S.J. Miller lease. Looking north on pkwy.
Spring 1944
36. Buffer Strip and Stump Removal, Wm. M. Shuffler Lease
Spring 1944
37. Land plowed for corn
Spring 1944
38. Planting potatoes. W.M. Shuffler lease. The seed is being covered with a plow.
Spring 1944
39. Contrast in Cleared and Uncleared Land
Spring 1944
40. Typical mountain hay meadow Peak Creek Looking pky south.
Spring 1944
41. View of Parkway Looking North
May 1944
42. View of parkway looking south
May 1944
43. Grandfather Mountain Sought as Public Area
May 17, 1944
44. Balsam, grading and Rangers Smith and Liles
July 1944
45. Green Knob in distance showing forest service lands proposed for 'no cutting'
July 1944
46. Balsam stand and grading
July 1944
47. Balsam stand
July 1944
48. Balsam, Grading, and Ranger Smith and Liles
July 1944
49. Mt. Mitchell from Parking Overlook
July 1944
50. Potential meadow choked with brush
July 2, 1944
51. Haying - an important part of the farm picture
July 4, 1944
52. Part of 2400' of four strand barbed wire fence constructed by Permittee (Mr. Vannoy).
July 4, 1944
53. Good crop land
July 4, 1944
54. Detail of good corner bracing on the fence built by Mr. Vannoy
July 4, 1944
55. "Before picture" shows close-up of severe sheet erosion. "After picture" neg #5443
August 1944
56. Gully and sheet erosion
August 1944
57. Gully and sheet erosion.
August 1944
58. Parkway Skyline Drive access and signs
August 3, 1944
59. Before showing general condition of proposed pasture
September 1944
60. Before--showing height of growth on proposed pasture for Ernest Barrier.
September 1944
61. After view of field cleared of brush
October 1944
62. After view of field cleared of brush
October 1944
63. Structure Site
November 18, 1944
64. Site Data for Structure (Underpass)
November 18, 1944
65. Overpass structure
November 18, 1944
66. Brinegar Cabin Southwest Corner
December 1944
67. Typical ditch condition in thru cuts -- looking south
February 27, 1945
68. Rock slide before removal
February 28, 1945
69. Pine Beetle Control Operation
February 28, 1945
70. Carrier for Pacific Marine Pumper
March 15, 1945
71. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945
72. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945
73. Shovel Working Construction
April 12, 1945
74. Chestnut Cutters Cabin
May 12, 1945
75. Looking south from Green Mountain lead toward Plott Balsams
May 12, 1945
76. Looking east from Waterrock Knob lead toward Fork Ridge
May 12, 1945
77. Looking east from Yellowface toward Fork Ridge and county line
May 12, 1945
78. Looking southeast from Yellowface toward Cutoff Ridge, Balsam Gap and Wesner Bald
May 12, 1945
79. Looking south from Cranberry Ridge toward Waterrock Knob
May 12, 1945
80. Looking northwest from Yellowface toward Soco Gap
May 12, 1945
81. Boy Scouts and leaders from western North Carolina on Camporee
May 20, 1945
82. Carrier for Pacific Marine
May 20, 1945
83. Officials Study Parkway Routes
July 20, 1945
84. Trench Cut Maintenance
August 1945
85. Bamboo Triplett Road Northwest from center line proposed runway
August 26, 1945
86. Blue Ridge Plan Still in Effect
August 27, 1945
87. From right of way opposite sta 455 left
August 28, 1945
88. Southwest from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945
89. East from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945
90. South along center line proposed runway
August 28, 1945
91. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945
92. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945
93. Northeast from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945
94. South along center line proposed runway
August 28, 1945
95. Northeast from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945
96. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945
97. North along proposed runway
August 28, 1945
98. Toward Parkway, vicinity Sta 450, on crest of ridge from Abo-Boone road
August 28, 1945
99. From right of way opposite Sta 455 left
August 28, 1945
100. East from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945
101. West from centerline proposed runway
August 28, 1945
102. Concession Bldg. at Cumberland Knob
1946
103. Scenic View of Parkway, Asheville Area
1946
104. Scenic View of Parkway
1946
105. Phoenix Mountain Parking Overlook
1946
106. Section 2J Before Selective Cutting
1946
107. Scenic Views of the Parkway
1946
108. Grandfather Mt. Acquisition - Kelsey Proposal
1946
109. Preliminary Layout Plan
1946
110. Parkway near Mahogany Rock P.O.
1946
111. Wildcat Rocks Overlook
1946
112. Craggy with Visitors
1946
113. Bridges - NC
1946
114. Sheep grazing in Rocky Knob
1946
115. Looking towards Sparta, N.C.
1946
116. Trailer camp
1946
117. Trailer Camp
1946
118. Vista and Management Areas
1946
119. Trailer Camp, Doughton Park
1946
120. Land Use Map
1946
121. Fox Hunters Paradise
1946
122. Mileage Post at Bluff N.C.
1946
123. Mountain Home near Bluff
1946
124. Laurel Fork Bridge
1946
125. Boone, N.C.
1946
126. Trailer Camp
1946
127. Chestoa View PO
1946
128. Vista and Management Areas
1946
129. Land Use Map
1946
130. Vista and Management Areas
1946
131. Grandfather Mountain, from Cone Park
1946

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