Man painting hammock and grasslandEverglades National Park; National Park ServiceView of man painting picture of hammock and grasslands; 25 Sep 1972. Caption reads: "Volunteer in the Parks Program - The Artist in the Park program is one of many made possible by the Volunteer in the Parks Program. Volunteers set up their easel along the Park Road and Interpretive Trails, painting scenery, answering questions, and overall, increasing the appreciation of the Park to the visitor. Twenty-seven volunteers are presently working on the park rolls." An additional caption reads: PICTURE 8: Volunteers in the Parks Program in Everglades National is quite successful. 'VIP' Leroy Ball paints a scene on the Anhinga Trail as visitors in back of him look on".
Children looking at mural, Main Visitor Center, circa 1966Everglades National Park; National Park ServiceView of children looking at mural; "New mural located at Headquarters' Visitor Center is explained by artist Bernard P. Thomas to group of school children".The mural was painted by acclaimed muralist Bernard P. Thomas (1918-1994) from Sheridan, Wyoming.
Tunnel reflectors, Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg bypass, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPainting reflectors, in the headquarters maintenance area, that were later installed in the tunnel on the Gatlinburg spur of the Foothills Parkway. These reflectors were made of lengths of angle iron, painted with Codit. After painting, they were bloted to studs driven into the walls of the tunnel.Tunnel Reflectors, II-R-FHP-9335, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur