Behind the Curtain of a Circus Freak Show

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  Three women in bathing suits tobogganing on a snowfield, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca. 1925.

  Text on verso of image: "Summer tobagganing in Upper Paradise Valley, Rainier National Park. "
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  Alaska Native woman demonstrates basket weaving.

  An unnamed Alaska Native woman splits spruce root to create a birch bark basket near Kobuk Valley National Park.
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  Citizen Science Coordinator

  Citizen Science Coordinator, Caitlin Kenney, a Student Conservation Association (SCA) intern, poses with an amphibian in the backcountry (Golden Lakes) of Mount Rainier National Park.
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  Color Photos of Visitors at Lava Point Overlook

  A color photo of a young woman smiling near Lava Point Overlook at Zion National Park
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  Girls camping at Two Medicine campground

  Girls camping at Two Medicine campground.
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  Hikers in Lake Clark National Park.

  Hikers move through brush along the Telaquana route in Lake Clark National Park.
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  Hiking Group Carrying Skis at Rocky Mountain National Park

  A group of young men and women, carrying skis on their shoulders, walk single file through a snow-covered forest. One of the party is shouldering snowshoes.
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  Indian Lore Program with Selena LaMarr

  Selena Lamarr demonstrating basket weaving and use outside the Loomis Museum. Selena LaMarr, whose given name was Boonookoo-eemenorra, was a member of the Astugewi tribe. She became the first woman naturalist at Lassen Volcanic National Park and for twenty years, she wore her Astugewi tribal dress and educated listeners about the practices of her tribe ("Selena La Marr", NPS.gov).
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  NPS employee Clare Hodges on horseback in Yosemite National Park.
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  Pillars in Joaquin Miller's Chapel. Oregon Caves National Monument.
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  Swimmers in Acadia National Park

  A woman in a bathing suit and cap sits on rocks at the edge of the water in Acadia National Park. A caption on the photo says she is "Susan Phelps."
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  Two Women Sitting at Overlook of Grand Canyon National Park

  Black and white print of two women sitting on a ledge overlooking the Grand Canyon.