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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
William R. Bennett
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2023-12-14
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Interview with William R. Bennett about his life in the Presidio and Fort Mason in the 1920's and 1930's with National Park Service Historian Steven Haller
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Jonny Bearcub and Geneva Seaboy
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-01-16
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Jonny Bearcub and Geneva Seaboy discuss Native American Rights and lands along with their memories of time spent as original occupiers of Alcatraz during the Indian Occupation.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Frederick Penn
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-01-29
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Frederick "Rik" Penn discusses his time in the military, working for the Federal government, as well as being a Park Ranger for the National Park Service stationed in the Presidio of San Francisco
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
John Taheny
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-04-09
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
John Taheny discusses being part of the San Francisco Harbor Defenses at Fort Winfield Scott in the 1940's
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Dr. LaNada Boyer War Jack
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-01-18
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
An interview about Native American life in America with Dr. LaNada Boyer War jack. as well as her role as one of the organizers of the Alcatraz Indian Occupation in 1969.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Miss McGivney
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-05-28
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Miss McGivney discusses the 1906 Earthquake with park historian in 1976
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Anita Rao
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2024-04-09
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Anita Rao discusses San Francisco and being in the military and at Fort Winfield Scott in the 1980s
Grand Canyon National Park
Stories of Phantom Ranch - Terry Magda Mische and Cindy Burns
- Type: Audio
- Credit: Terry Magda Mische and Cindy Burns
- Date Taken: 2025-03-29
- Locations: Grand Canyon National Park
Terry and Cindy tell the story of how they came to work for Fred Harvey at Grand Canyon, and how they managed Phantom Ranch during the mid-1970's. Oral history interview recorded by Michael Quinn at Phantom Ranch during the Millennium Gathering - December 31, 1999, and January 1, 2000.
- Type: Audio
- Duration: 2:18
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
Learn about the native islanders’ language.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
IMAGES and TEXT: A Permanent Indian Frontier
- Type: Audio
- Date Taken: 2022-09-22
- Locations: Fort Scott National Historic Site
An audio description of the Permanent Indian Frontier section on Fort Scott's Unigrid brochure.
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
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
More Monkey Than Funky
- Type: Audio
- Credit: NPS/Jeff Wolin
- Duration: 3:06
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
- Locations: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
A song about rock climbing at Joshua Tree.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Skyscraper Plants
- Type: Audio
- Credit: NPS/Jeff Wolin
- Duration: 2:20
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
- Locations: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
A song about the mighty redwoods by Ranger Jeff Wolin.
- Type: Video
- Credit: NPS Video
- Date Taken: 2025-03-14
Guernsey, Wyoming, is a small town situated along the North Platte River and the Great Platte River Road, a significant historic route followed by travelers on the Oregon, California, Pony Express, and Mormon Pioneer national historic trails. Visitors have the opportunity to explore several notable trail related sites in the area, including Oregon Trail Ruts State Park, Register Cliff State Park, and Guernsey State Park, each showcasing the remnants and legacy of westward expansion.
Gettysburg National Military Park
74.K. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Capital Region, July 16, 1998. Memorandum to Chief of Maintenance, Gettysburg National Military Park. From Senior Historical Architect, Historic Preservation Training Center.
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
1952: cleaning Rebar and granite. Work completed by Cantono in May. 1973-74: Rehabilitation contract led to Glenn Heffleinger, Newtown, PA for $135,769. John Lukens, MARO architect; Richard Igo, GETT Chief of Maintenance, Joseph Graziano, subcontractor. Contract includes cleaning stone and repointing using. Duraweld C bond; Repointing Dome using Saunaborns sauna elastic sealant with sauna foam backing. (turns brown later). Cleaning and replacing copper and stairwell; Sandblasting steps in stairwell; New electrical systems; Window repair; No mention of basement. Work period begun May 1973, completed June 1974. 1976: Classified Structure Field Inventory Report completed by Kathy Harrison. Draft Historic Structures report compiled for compliance reasons, but never submitted. A new handicapped access ramp to sidewalk around exterior gallery is proposed. 1978: report on discoloration of sealant from 1973 Restoration as compiled by Hank Judd, Paul Brown, and Arthur Hochman. Found that sealant probably cured at slow rate, accumulating dust, and was never cleaned with a proper cleaning solution. Recommends testing sealant with cleaning again before future restoration. (See appendix) 1986: maintenance campaign completed under GETT exhibit specialist Arthur Voorhees. Bronze tablets and statuary cleaning and waxing was performed on plaques and statues by the Nick Voles Method. (Walnut shell peeing repatination, application of MBTA, washing and hot and cold waxing). Winged Victory cleaned with paint remover, repatination, BTA, and hot and cold wax. Dome Joints repointed and caulked with silicone sealant and a matching mortar. Granite worked throughout. Monument cleaned with IG, EPAL, CA-630, D, Ionized Water, and. Stiff brushes. Asphalt sidewalk around gallery replaced with concrete. Handicapped accessible from parking lot to gallery. Monument rededicated on July 1st by Governor Thornburg and NPS Director Mott to commemorate 125th anniversary of the battle. 1997: HPTC performs work on Dome under Chris McGuigan to strip all failed caulk joints and repoint with mortar. (Handwritten note: HPTC Condition assessment project) 1998: GE TT maintenance team hires 150 foot lift to clean and wax Winged Victory statue on top of monument. Procedure includes: 1.Water Rinse. 2.Walnut shell blasting to remove wax, soft enough to retain patina (20-40 PSI) 3.water rinse. 4.Hot wax, 2 coats. 5.Final coat of cold wax.
Gettysburg National Military Park
79.D. "Pennsylvania Memorial Name Change Requests," Copies of documentation to support request for corrections/additions maintained in the park archives.
- Type: Photo
- Credit: NPS Photo
- Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
Thomas B. McKelvey Co. E. 11th PAThomas P. McKelvey Some indication that Thomas B. and Thomas P. are the same individual Charles Marche Co. I. 56th PACharles Mascho Co. I. 56th PA H. Roseberry 18th PA Ca.Roseberry Hughes 18th PA Ca. Not on MemorialSgt. John S. Transue Co. A. 56th PA Benjamin Shomaker Co. C. 110th PABenjamin Shoemaker Co. C. 110th PA Austin Shomaker Co. C. 110th PAAustin Shoemaker Co. C. 110th PA Cpl. Michael Baldersberger Co. B. 62nd PACpl. Michael Baldesberger Co. B. 62nd PA Not on MemorialJacob Hampshire Co. C. 2nd PA Cav. Francis Fluhr Co. C. 73rd PAFrancis Fluehr Co. C. 73rd PA Not on MemorialJohn H. Galbraith Co. G. 17th PA Cav. Lykens Raab Co. B. 119th PALukens Raab Co. B. 119th PA Not on MemorialJohn Fisk Co. G. 53rd PA There was a John Fink (on Memorial) and a John Fisk both serving with the 53rd. Fisk with Co. G, Fink with Co. C. Park requested proof that John Fisk was on the field of battle. No additional information in file. Not on MemorialLucian H. Goodnough Co. C. 6th PA Reserve Change made 1986-87
Joshua Tree National Park
Disappearing Darkness - Part 2
- Type: Video
- Credit: NPS/Jesmira Bonoan and Hannah Schwalbe
- Duration: 4:08
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
- Locations: Joshua Tree National Park
The night sky in Joshua Tree National Park is one of the darkest night skies in southern California. Visitors enjoy stargazing and seeing the Milky Way. However, the threat of light pollution is always on the horizon.
Joshua Tree National Park
Disappearing Darkness - Part 1
- Type: Video
- Credit: NPS / Jesmira Bonoan and Hannah Scwalbe
- Duration: 3:57
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
- Locations: Joshua Tree National Park
Part One looks at how light levels in southern California have changed over time and how the loss of dark night skies effects people.
Joshua Tree National Park
Disappearing Darkness Trailer
- Type: Video
- Credit: NPS/Jesmira Bonoan, Hannah Schwalbe
- Duration: 2:11
- Date Taken: 2020-10-14
- Locations: Joshua Tree National Park
In celebration of our annual Night Sky Festival, Joshua Tree National Park partnered with Griffith Observatory to produce a video series that highlighted the importance of the night sky and the threat of light pollution.
- Type: Gallery
Photos featured in the Southern California Research Learning Center Strategic Framework document.