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Shark Valley Tower under construction Everglades National Park; National Park Service View of tower and ramp at Shark Valley under construction; photo mounted on cardboard.
Side view of tower and ramps of observation tower construction, Look Rock, Tennessee, Circa 1970 Great Smoky Mountains National Park A side view of tower and ramps after all forming had been removed,Look Rock Observation Tower; Construction, II-B-(4)-LR-15556, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Visitor use buildings - Look Rock tower
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Circa 1970
Sign for the trail to observation tower, Clingmans Dome Great Smoky Mountains National Park TRAIL TO OBSERVATION TOWER ON CLINGMAN'S DOME: This trail leads to the summit of Clingman's Dome, the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Length of the trail is slightly over 1/2/ mile (2950 ft.); you gain approximately 330 ft. in altitude in that distance. On the summit, partly in North Carolina and partly in Tennessee, is a concrete ramp with spirals up to an observation tower above the surrounding forest. From there, providing weather conditions are favorable, the observer beholds an impressive panorama of mountains and valleys.Signs; Trail to Clingmen's Dome, II-A-Sign-4686, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Signs
Sloans Crossing, completed fire tower Mammoth Cave National Park; National Park Service
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Circa 1940
Steel mat part of observation tower construction, Look Rock, Tennessee, 1966 Great Smoky Mountains National Park The mat of reinforced steel for the observation platform,Look Rock Observation Tower; Construction, II-B-(4)-LR-15550, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Visitor use buildings - Look Rock tower
Tower on Mt. Guyot reaching above tree tops and affording wonder views in all directions. There is a similar tower on Clingmans Dome. Guyot Tower, 1932 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tower on Mt. Guyot reaching above tree tops and affording wonder views in all directions...There is a similar tower on Clingmans Dome.Guyot Tower, III-B-4123, History - Buildings
1932-08-10
Tower on Mt. Guyot. Left to right, Dutch Roth, Bob McGinn, Frank William Taylor, Cecil Horner. Guyot Tower, 1932 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tower on Mt. Guyot...Left to right: Dutch Roth, Bob McGinn, Frank William Taylor, Cecil Horner.Guyot Tower, III-B-4124, History - Buildings
1932-08-10
Visitor and park ranger on Shark Valley tower Everglades National Park; National Park Service Close up of visitor and park employee looking over railing of Shark Valley tower.
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Circa 1965
Visitors on Shark Valley tower Everglades National Park; National Park Service Close up view of visitors on Shark Valley Tower.
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Circa 1965
Visitors unloading from tram Everglades National Park; National Park Service View of visitors disembarking from tram near flag pole with tower in background.
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Circa 1970
Visitors unloading from tram Everglades National Park; National Park Service View of visitors disembarking from tram with tower in background. Caption reads: "Open air tram unloading at Shark Valley observation tower; ENP".
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Circa 1970
Yellowstone photo album 27, page 60 Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone photo album 27, page 61 Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone photo album 27, page 77 Yellowstone National Park

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