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Ribbon cutting at Mission 66 facilities dedication

Ribbon cutting at Mission 66 facilities dedication

Photograph of (left to right) Governor John Edward Davis; Lee Stenehjem, National Park Service Director Conrad Louis Wirth, Edith Roosevelt Derby Williams, Senator Milton Ruben Young, Regional Director Howard W. Baker, and Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent John W. Jay at the ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new Mission 66 facilities in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1959-09-13

Letter to Henry Vincent Hubbard

Letter to Henry Vincent Hubbard

Fragment of a letter to Henry Vincent Hubbard of the Olmsted Brothers architecture firm. All necessary engineering information on Theodore Roosevelt Island required by Hubbard will be supplied. Any plans prepared for the island ought to be as specific as possible. The road currently crossing the northern end of Theodore Roosevelt Island will be removed and the land returned to its former state.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial

Creation Date

1945-06-20

Notes on certain considerations affecting the design

Notes on certain considerations affecting the design

List of considerations affecting the design of Theodore Roosevelt Island as listed by the landscape architecture firm Olmsted Brothers. Considerations include designations of areas for natural forests, issues of flood control and the placing of specific structures.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial

Creation Date

1932-12-22

Proposed development of south end of island

Proposed development of south end of island

Proposed terrace for Theodore Roosevelt Island. This scenic overlook, designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm, would be on the southern end of the island.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial

Creation Date

1937