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Viola Shannon in Carlsbad Cavern

Item

Title
Viola Shannon in Carlsbad Cavern
Date
1962
Description
Viola Shannon, a supervisory park guide, in her 1961 NPS women's uniform. She wears the skirt, blouse, jacket, badge, stockings, shoes, and the overseas cap with the "US NPS" patch. She holds a flashlight as she stands inside a cavern. Although the photo was taken in 1962, Shannon had not updated her uniform yet.
Publisher
National Park Service History Collection
Rights Holder
Public domain
Subject
Viola Shannon
NPS Region
Intermountain Region
Traditional Indigenous Landholders
Mescalero Apache, Zuni Pueblo.
National Park Location
Carlsbad Caverns National Park

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