 March
2005
National
Park Service Historic Photo Collection
Vast collection of images online.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
http://data2.itc.nps.gov/hafe/hfc/npsphoto.cfm
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CONTENT:
This site features some 2,000 photos from the National Park Service
Photo Collection of more than two million images of the National Parks’
grounds and buildings. |
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SITE DESIGN:
The site is simply but attractively designed in black and white. The
database can be searched by theme, year, photographer, parksite, collection,
keyword and catalog number. Links to the search tool can be found
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REVIEW:
The NPS Historical Photograph Collection offers a virtual visit
to some compelling photographs of the nation’s national parks.
These photographs are the work of such eminent photographers as
Jack Boucher, Arno B. Cammerer, George A. Grant, M. Woodbridge “Woody”
Williams, and Abbie Rowe. The photograph database can be searched
individually by photographer, theme, parksite, collection, eminent
photographer, keyword and catalog number or by combining any of
the search terms. The themes cover architecture, Civil War, flora
and fauna, environmental impacts, events and more. Clicking on each
image displays a complete record of the site. Some interesting photos
include a 1929 photo of Yosemite National Park and the Wawona Tunnel
Tree, the Memorial Bridge over the Appomattox River at Appomattox
Court House NHP and Petroglyphs depicting animals and geometric
symbols in Canyon de Chelly New Mexico.
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