Golden Gate–Yellowstone Park
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The driveway at western entrance–Yellowstone Park
National Park Mountain-Yellowstone Park
Colorized postcard showing a panoramic view of a tree-lined mountain, National Park Mountain, in the background, with a river in front of it. In the foreground, a horse-drawn vehicle is on a road. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.
Collection
Creation Date
Unknown
South Coast Road, near Clifton
Gibraltar rock from the New Bridge S.
A postcard showing a panoramic view of a large rock formation, the Rock of Gibraltar, with buildings on the coastline, and a body of water to the right, as seen from a road. Steamboats visible in the water.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This view is taken from the north west and showing part of the road leading from the rock to the coast of Spain, a distance of perhaps about a mile.”
Collection
Gibraltar South Port Gates
A postcard showing a tree-lined road leading to arched, stone city gates. Pedestrians visible on the sidewalk with an individual riding a pack donkey on the road.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Some parts of the city you have to enter thru gates. This is a view of the south Port Gates. and these gates are closed after 6 o’clock P.M.”
Collection
Letter from E. E. Carter to Stephen Tyng Mather
Acting Forester E. E. Carter thanks National Park Service director Mather for both his letter, as well as the enclosed letter to Madison Grant. The Forest Service “purposes to give every consideration to a proper development of the recreational resource” in administering the Olympic National Forest, but does not plan to build highways into the higher section of the area.
Collection
Creation Date
1928-10-29
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Alfred P. Kelley
National Park Service Director Cammerer informs Alfred P. Kelley, Chairman of the Recreational Resources Committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, that national parks are developed according to plans resulting from careful study of the area. As no plan for the proposed Olympic National Park currently exists, Cammerer can not comment with certainty how the park will be developed, but believes that while the wilderness aspect of the park should be preserved, there should also be reasonable public access to the area and points of interest.
Collection
Creation Date
1936-11-24
Letter from Charles M. Ziebach to Walter L. Fisher
Charles M. Ziebach, superintendent of Sullys Hill National Park, submits a report on the conditions and management of the park since June 1911. The roads are impassable and very few visitors come. The park has never received any federal appropriation, and so improvements cannot be made to facilities or roads. Ziebach does not believe visitation will increase until improvements are made.
Collection
Creation Date
1912-09-17
The Theodore Roosevelt International Highway
Max J. Skidmore recounts the establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway which stretches from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, and encompasses much of what is known today as U.S. Highway 2. Skidmore focuses much of his attention on the completion of the final stretch of the highway at Marias Pass in Montana in 1930 and the subsequent construction of a granite obelisk monument to Theodore Roosevelt at the Pass. Skidmore highlights the Roosevelt family members in attendance at the monument’s dedication in 1931 and again at its rededication in 1991. A photograph of the obelisk monument supplements the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1997
Notes on route from Uganda to Lake Tanganyika
This note describes transportation operations from Uganda to Lake Tanganyika, with some comment on the ease of transport.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908
A bill to provide for a connecting road between three units of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota, and for other purposes
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to procure lands, whether by accepting donations or procuring by other means, in order to develop roads connecting the units of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. It also stipulates how such lands will be legally designated and used.
Collection
Creation Date
1971-01-25
Draft environmental statement: proposed wilderness area Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park North Dakota
Draft proposal for the Department of the Interior to designate 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness. The proposal includes maps of the area, background information on the proposal, the land, and the ecological situation there.
Collection
Creation Date
1972-09-18
Address of President Roosevelt at Odeon Hall, St. Louis, Missouri, before the National and International Good Roads Convention, April 29, 1903
President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd in Saint Louis. He discusses the characteristics of great empires, notably their roads and road building in the nation. Roosevelt also discusses recent endeavors in road improvements and the railroads.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-29
Recommendations concerning federal aid to unemployment
A list of recommendations to help alleviate the problem of unemployment in the United States. Suggestions are made for projects in the areas of reclamation, rivers and harbors, roads, public works, trade and commerce, agriculture, and military service.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915
CCC enrollees in a truck
Photograph of unknown Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees in the back of a truck driving on a dirt road in the North Dakota badlands.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1939-1941
Photograph of Park Road Construction
Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees working at a park road construction site in the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1930-1939
Grassy Butte, North Dakota
Photograph of the town of Grassy Butte, North Dakota, taken near US Highway 85. Photograph is part of a three binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, a North Unit (SP-7) Civilian Conservation Corps foreman, in 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937
U.S. Highway 85 in North Unit
Photograph of US highway 85 (dirt road) passing through the badlands near the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the North Unit (SP-7) of the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. Photograph is part of a three binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, a North Unit (SP-7) Civilian Conservation Corps foreman, in 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937
Park road in north unit
Photograph of the North Unit (SP-7) dirt park road. Photograph is part of a three binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, a North Unit (SP-7) Civilian Conservation Corps foreman, in 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937