Historic Photo Collection

Mang, Fred. Cottonwood Visitor Center. 1968 January 26. Box 9, Item 1105. JOTR 20575 Historic Photo Collection. Joshua Tree National Park Museum Collections, Twentynine Palms, CA.

The Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) Historic Photo Collection is comprised of approximately 3,000 images dating between 1889-1990. Images in this collection document a wide range of subjects including buildings, cultural landscapes, historic structures, trails, roads, wildlife, vegetation, and geographical features. There are portraits of park personnel, as well as informal and candid shots of ceremonies and other special events, park visitors, interpretive programs, museum exhibits, and staff work activities.

While the collection primarily documents JOTR activities, resources, and staff, it also includes images that pre-date the 1916 establishment of the National Park Service.

Accessing the Collection

Online Gallery: Approximately 1,400 photos taken by park staff and determined to be in public domain are uploaded to NPGallery here: http://npgallery.nps.gov/jotr

There are no copyright restrictions for images taken by National Park Service employees while working in their official capacity, or for images taken by a photographer whose work was commissioned by the National Park Service.

Preferred Citation

Photographer. Title. Date. Box number, Item number. Unique identifier and collection name. Archives name, Location.

For example:

Givens. Cottonwood Spring. 1953 January. Box 1, Item 121. JOTR 20575 Historic Photo Collection. Joshua Tree National Park Museum Collections, Twentynine Palms, CA.