Tree trunk with large rocks behind it, Buckeye Trail, 1959Great Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #28 of Sugarlands Visitor Center.Block Field; Huge Rocks along Buckeye trail, I-G-Gen-5799, Natural Features - Geology - General Views
1959-05
Little River Road flood damage, 1966Great Smoky Mountains National ParkLittle river Road damage. Site 2 in report, Station 46+00 - 48+50. Road base washed out, rock wall damaged. Replace 200 cu. Yd road fill; 130 tons base stone; 560 sq. yd. road surface; 90 cu. Yd. rock wall. Near Tremont Y."",1966 Flood, IV-D-66 Flood-14316, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage) - Flood of 1966
1966-02
Rangers practicing use of fire armsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkRangers practicing use of fire arms.Shooting Range, IV-T-4572, Miscellaneous - Training, Schools
Fire damage, Meigs Creek FallsGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkI-A-GEN-2160, Natural Features - Mountains - General Views,Fire Damage, Meigs Creek Falls.
View of various facilities, Oconaluftee Maintenance area, Oconaluftee, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkInterior court, equipment shelters, and shop buildings fire house, outside fence; Shops building No. 359; Shelters No. 360 and 376; Fire House No. 362; Built 1957,Oconaluftee Maintenance area, II-B-(3)-7721, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Utility buildings
Road after plowing, Newfound Gap, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkWhen the storm abates and the plows finish clearing the roadway, the surface must be made safe for all traffic. Sanding appears simple, but a high degree of judgment is necessary to determine the proper mix to apply to the road. When the surface is soft, gravel (1/2-inch maximum size) is most effective. On ice, gravel is useless, but sand provides traction. When the road cover is melting, gravel must be used because sand washes away. Calcium and sodium chloride are mixed in varying degrees with the aggregate. In cold weather, the percentage of calcium chloride is increased, and in warmer weather, calcium choloride is not needed. Obviously, sanding isn't as simple as it looks... Sanded road.Snow Removal; February 1964 Monthly Report, II-R-SR-7899, Physical Facilities - Roads - Snow Removal Operations
Special achievement award, to Oconaluftee Job Corps, from Superintend John CookGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkOconaluftee Job Corps, receives Special Achievement Award of $250.00 from Supt. John Cook; for sustained high performance in operating a food service facility for up to 200 people on a regular basis.Gillespie, Lester, IV-P-16875, Miscellaneous - Personnel
Morton Butler TractGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkRock slopes along Abrams Creek on the Morton Butler tract, located about 1/2 mile below Abrams Falls...Taken to show the character of the banks along this creek.Morton Butler Tract, III-E-12794, History - Evidence in Lawsuits
Slide scars on side of Mt. Leconte, 1958Great Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #11 of Sugarlands Visitor Center.Slide Scars on Mt. LeConte, IV-D-5745, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage)
Bridge No. 1, over Porters CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBridge No. 1 (log), over Porters Creek; Dimensions: 5 spans- 29' x 8',17' x 7', 15' x 4', 14' x 4', 11' x 4', west to east,; width, 10'; Abutments: log bent filled with rocks; Intermediate Support: Bent No. 1, double log on mud sills; Pier No. 2, rock-filled log crib; Bents No. 3 and 4, single log on mud sills; Superstructure: 5- log stringers (10' to 16) continuous across spans 1 and 2, and across 3, 4, and 5; 3 plank deck; Condition: deck, fair; stringers, sound; bends, caps, mud sills, abutments, and wheel guards, poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 3 spans 32' x 6'; Estimate $5, 000,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; GRE-129, Ramsey Prong Road, II-F-(5)-11196, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Flood damage and slide, Little river, Tennessee, 1957Great Smoky Mountains National ParkLate January and early February 1957 flood conditions.Flood; Slide in Little River Road, IV-D-9809, Miscellaneous - Disasters (Fires; floods; accidents; plane crashes; landslides; snow storm damage)
Vista opened on old trail to Alum Cave by removal of RhododendronGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkVista opened on old trail to Alum Cave by removal of straggly Rhododendron... Bank replanted with leucothoe.Alum Cave Trail, II-Tf-11556, Physical Facilities - Trails - Foottrails, Fire Lanes, Manways