Tag: Colorado

One Year Ago: Recognizing Amache National Historic Site

by Heidi Holmstrom, posted in Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Nurses, U.S. Army, World War II

October 1945 photograph of Granada Relocation Center barracks. Granada closed for good on October 15, 1945. (NAID 539942) March 18, 2023 marks the one year anniversary of the signing of the Amache National Historic Site Act, which designated Amache National Historic Site as a park in the National Park System. President Joseph R. Biden signed … Continue reading One Year Ago: Recognizing Amache National Historic Site

Highlights from the Henry Peabody Collection

by kquinn, posted in Conservation, Lantern Slides, National Park Service, Native Americans, Photographs

As many parts of the United States dig in for the winter months, it seemed like a good time to highlight images of unique geological formations, and botanical specimens, undisturbed by a blanket of snow.  The series 79-HPS: Henry Peabody Collection, 1959 – 1960 is a collection donated to the National Parks Service in 1959, … Continue reading Highlights from the Henry Peabody Collection