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National Parks: A Research Project. K. Prahl and K. Sutter. Photo Analysis- Class Example. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, REPRODUCTION NUMBER LC-USF34-037856-D DLC (b&w film neg.).
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National Parks: A Research Project K. Prahl and K. Sutter
Photo Analysis- Class Example Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, REPRODUCTION NUMBERLC-USF34-037856-D DLC (b&w film neg.)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey or Historic American Engineering Record Call Number HABS DC,WASH,166-
What do these sites have in common? They are all part of the National Park Service.
Why are National Parks needed? • To preserve habitats for plants and animals • To preserve aesthetic value • To prevent development • Honor accomplishments of citizens
Timeline of the National Park Service First parks established due to national history 1930 Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden explored the Yellowstone area. 1871 Antiquities Act was passed 1906 1935 The Historical Sites Act was passed 1916 The National Park Service was created. 1872 Yellowstone National Park created in the Wyoming & Montana.
Franklin D. Roosevelt "There is nothing so American as our national parks. The scenery and wildlife are native. The fundamental idea behind the parks is native. It is, in brief, that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us. The parks stand as the outward symbol of this great human principle."