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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Eloy Martinez
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-01-16
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
An Oral history with Eloy Martinez about the Native American experience on and off of Alcatraz during the Indian Occupation
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Leader of the Free World
- Type: Audio
- Credit: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
- Duration: 9:43
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
- Locations: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
President Eisenhower confers with military and civilian advisors in the second sculptural grouping at the center of the memorial. How did one of America’s most famous military leaders become a champion for peace? Hear about Eisenhower’s priorities and principles as president and the institutions he established to make the nation and its people safer, stronger, and more prosperous.
Gettysburg National Military Park
34.B. AR Voorhees and DD Ballard, January 9, 1986. Draft Treatment Plan.
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
concrete walk is in place, we will reinstall the bronze plaques and statues. After they have been put back in place, each piece will be given a coat of wax. We will then sod and grade around the monument.
Gettysburg National Military Park
34. A. AR Voorhees and DD Ballard, January 9, 1986. Draft Treatment Plan.
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
On January 2, we will begin to remove the plaques from around the base of the monument. We will clean these plaques front and back. We will next remove the plaques from the rotunda area and clean these plaques front and back. The eight pieces of statuary around the rotunda of the monument will be removed and treated indoors. We will then begin cleaning Winged Victory. Winged Victory will be cleaned starting at the top and working down. We will remove the existing caulking in the dome, cleaning down the edges of this caulking chemically. We will repoint the dome and then we will go to the deck area of the observation tower. We will clean out all of the joints and remove the stains in this area. We will proceed to the handrail of this area which is a part of the frieze and soffit decoration around the rotunda and clean this. We will clean the brass dome inside the rotunda, clean the floor of the rotunda, and then repoint and reset the joints in that area. We will then clean the four piers, columns, and associated pedestals all the way down to the plaza area around the monument. We will clean the plaza area and rake and replace its joints, and remove the surface stains. Then we will repoint the base. We will go back and start at the top of the area of the plaza and wash down the base. When the masonry work is complete, we will remove the existing asphalt walks and place concrete walks around the monument. After the
Yellowstone National Park
Addy Falgoust, Park Guide
- Type: Audio
- Credit: Yellowstone National Park
- Date Taken: 2024-03-26
- Locations: Yellowstone National Park
Among park rangers, there’s a running joke that we do a lot of pointing at things. From pointing out wildlife to pointing out the nearest bathroom, we’ve arguably mastered the art of pointing. But being a park ranger or park guide entails SO much more! Today’s guest, Park Guide Addy Falgoust, talks about her experiences teaching people about Yellowstone’s marvels and what it’s like to live and work in the park during winter.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Magdaleno describes starting at Hanford in the mid-1970s
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2025-01-30
- Locations: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Magdaleno describes starting at Hanford in the mid-1970s in an interview with Drew Gamboa on November 11, 2024.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Season 1, Episode 10: The Mystery of Building X – Part 1
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-10-28
- Locations: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
In the early 21st century, advancements in historic archeology led park staff and archeologists to review the efficacy of past excavations of Building X, which in turn led to a recommendation to reopen the foundations. In partnership with New South Associates, Inc., Building X was once again opened in 2022 with the hopes of shedding more light on 86 years of uncertainty. We share findings from this recent study of Building X, bringing us one step closer to unraveling one of the biggest mysteries of the park
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Darlene Collins Oral History Interview
- Type: Audio
- Credit: Danica Moore Interviewer
- Date Taken: 2024-12-30
- Locations: Nicodemus National Historic Site
Oral History Interview with Darlene Collins from 2010.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Initial Point Marker
- Type: Gallery
Images pertaining to the marker set to identify the boundary between Western Arkansas and Eastern Indian Territory.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Initial Point Marker, Top View
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2010-07-16
Top view of the Initial Point Marker, which marks the former border between Arkansas and Indian Territories.
- Type: Gallery
Scenic views from parks in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Second Fort Smith
- Type: Gallery
Historic photos of the second Fort Smith cira 1860s
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Initial Point Marker
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2015-03-05
Initial Point marker for the border between Arkansas and Choctaw Territory.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
River Confluence
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2013-08-14
The confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers can be seen from the River Loop Trail.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
River Loop Trail
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2015-02-27
The River Loop Trail is fully paved and provides views of the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Initial Point Marker in Sunshine
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2010-07-16
The stone Initial Point Marker which formerly marked the boundary between Arkansas and Indian Territory.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
U.S. Court House Postcard
- Type: Photo
A new federal courthouse for the Western District of Arkansas was completed in 1890. Located on Sixth Street, the government building also housed the U.S. Post Office.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Postcards of Fort Smith
- Type: Gallery
Fort Smith National Historic Site has an extensive collection of postcards featuring views of Fort Smith and the surrounding area.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Stencil
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2007-04-24
Military Stencil, 57th U.S. Colored Troops (USCT). Brass, c. 1865 This small metal stencil was used by an individual soldier to mark his personal belongings. Still visible on this stencil are his initials -- R. T. He was an African-American soldier who served in the 57th USCT. This regiment was almost entirely mustered from enlistments by ex-slaves from Arkansas. The 57th USCT was sent to Fort Smith early in 1865. This stencil was found during an archeological excavation in the 1980s. The archeologists were working in the area of the garrison's second bastion, also known as the Quartermaster Building.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Judge Parker's Gavel
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Date Taken: 2011-09-07
Gavel used by Judge Parker c. 1875-96 Wooden gavel used by Isaac C. Parker during his tenure as federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas.