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Theodore Roosevelt National Park was established by an Act of Congress in 1947 to memorialize Roosevelt’s western legacy and his conservation ethic. The national park encompasses roughly 70,000 acres of rugged badlands in western North Dakota, the place about which Roosevelt declared, “It was here that the romance of my life began.”
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park collection includes federal documents, historical studies, photographs, and a variety of three-dimensional items related to the development of the park. Historical studies such as Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch, written by National Park Service historians, offer insight into Theodore Roosevelt’s time as a rancher in the Badlands. Other materials tell the story of how two Civilian Conservation Corps camps and the National Park Service developed the early infrastructure and framework of the park. Historical photographs depict the park’s development and illuminate the history of other nearby points of interest, including the town of Medora, the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site, and former ranches now within the park boundary.
This collection has been digitized and cataloged on site at Theodore Roosevelt National Park by digital library staff. See below to view items from this collection in the digital library.
Digitization of items at the National Park sites was possible thanks to National Park Service Centennial Challenge Funding in partnership with Dickinson State University.
Photograph of the plaza in front the state capitol building with people walking nearby, looking into the City of Bismarck, North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1936
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Theodore Roosevelt National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Photograph of a map that accompanies the master plan for the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of the Little Missouri River with little water visible during the summer months in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1979
National Park Service; Ohlerking, Damon H., 1945-2006
Photograph of the Little Missouri River surrounded by badlands in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of a Squaw Creek Campground picnic shelter in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
2016-02-17
English
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Photograph of road construction technical drawing for Cedar Canyon in an outdoor display case in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of Squaw Creek Campground landscaping technical drawing in an outdoor display case in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of Squaw Creek Campground landscaping technical drawing in an outdoor display case in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of road construction technical drawing for Cedar Canyon in an outdoor display case in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps camp next to the Little Missouri River in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937
Photograph of brick comfort station (bathroom) at the Squaw Creek Campground in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959
National Park Service; Holder
Old entrance to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960
Photograph of an old pit toilet (building #37) in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Photograph of a new trash can along the park road in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1962
Photograph of the entrance station after being relocated in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1961-04
2019-03-28
English
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #246 is in regard to surfacing and culvert construction along 1.1 miles of park road within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota. Project would bring a section of park road up to standards and prevent damage from improper water drainage. Material, administrative, and job documentation attached.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1939
Fauss, Donald C. (Donald Carl), 1912-1990