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Tag Archives: National Parks
Cartographic’s Favorites of 2017
Co-written with Amy Edwards The Cartographic Branch holds a wide variety of materials. While working with these documents for reference requests, projects, or research room requests, our staff comes across some very cool and significant documents. Today, we are featuring … Continue reading
Planning America’s Best Idea: Master Plans for National Parks
On August 25, 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Organics Act, creating the National Park Service (NPS), a new federal bureau responsible for protecting the existing 35 national parks and monuments. In 1933, the National Park Service greatly expanded … Continue reading
SPOTLIGHT: THE BLUE RIDGE MUSIC CENTER
One thing that does not come immediately to mind when I think of the National Park Service (NPS) is the performing arts. I have been attending concerts at the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts for decades. It is … Continue reading
Happy 145th Birthday, Yellowstone National Park!
This blog post was co-authored by Aaron Arthur. On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law. This legislation, officially named “An Act to Set Apart a Certain Tract of Land Lying Near the Head-Waters … Continue reading
Posted in Born-Digital Photography, Photographs
Tagged Ansel Adams, Idaho, Montana, National Parks, Photography, Photos, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park
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Home Movie Day 2016: Preserving the Films of Albert M. Breen
In honor of Home Movie Day, we’re featuring a collection of home movies recently preserved by the Motion Picture Preservation Lab and providing some tips for how to care for your home movies. Home Movie Day is an annual event to … Continue reading
The Civil War Ends at Appomattox Court House
This post was written by Mark Meader. Mark is an Archives Specialist with the Motion Picture, Sound and Video branch. He participated in historical reenactments for over forty years, including over twenty years as a Union private in Civil War reenactments. People … Continue reading
