Women in National Parks - Intermountain Region

Item Set

Items

• Cover image of Archeological Excavations in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, 1950.
  Photo of the cover of the book "Archeological Excavations in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, 1950" which Jean Pinkley contributed the article, "Excavation at Site 16)".
• Couple on Lincoln Peak near Lake Ellen Wilson
  Bob and Dorothy McClelland rest on Lincoln Peak near Lake Ellen Wilson in Glacier National Park, Montana.
• Girls camping at Two Medicine campground
  Girls camping at Two Medicine campground.
• Hikers lunching along Waterton River on US end of Waterton Lake
  Two hikers sit together on rocks next to the Waterton River holding white boxes labeled "Glacier Park Company" and "Trail Lunch."
• Descending the snowy tops
  Mountain climber Dorothy Pilley descending a slope with an ice pick.
• 13 women passengers in and around a tour bus at the Hudson Bay Divide
  13 women passengers in and around a tour bus at the Hudson Bay Divide. On the back of the photo, the tour bus driver, Ector Bossati, wrote, "One of my bus loads!"
• Hiker at BM4
  Hiker at BM4.
• At the Window
  A lone hiker stands at the slickrock edge at the base of The Window.
• THE SPANISH COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE OF PECOS PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO: Archaeological Excavations and Architectural History of the Spanish Colonial Churches and Related Buildings at Pecos National Historical Park, 1617-1995
  A professional paper examining the archeological history of Pecos National Historical Park.
• Mesa Verde's Ranger Uniform
  Uniformed staff at Mesa Verde National Park. Front row, from left to right (last names only): Morehead; Riley; Ross; Pinkley; Rose; Ptolmey; Assistant Park Naturalist Watson; Chief Ranger Faha. Back row, from left to right: Superintendent McLaughlin; Guillet; Withers; Taylor; Fluckey; Smiley; Attane; Sutherland; Assistant Superintendent Williams. Pinkley wears the NPS uniform shirt and tie with the approved skirt option. The men wear the NPS uniform with breeches and boots. Appeared in National Park Service Bulletin, July/August 1941, page 22.
• Student Group with Ranger
  Student group with Ranger in winter and the Teton Range behind.
• Soaring Unschoolers Members
  Members from SOARing Unschoolers surveyed saguaros on Plot 38 for the Centennial Saguaro Survey program.
• American Conservation Experience
  Crew members from American Conservation Experience(ACE) surveyed saguaros on Plot 36 for the Centennial Saguaro Survey program.
• Arizona Trails Association
  Volunteers from Arizona Trails Association surveyed saguaros on Plot 75M for the Centennial Saguaro Survey program.
• Dr. Alice Boyle's Studies of Saguaros
  Dr. Alice Boyle’s studies of saguaros included treatments with penicillin that were somewhat successful. Later research showed that the loss of old saguaros was a result of age and periodic freezes, not a “blight”! Dr. Alice Boyle sits in a saguaro.
• Vera Karea Works with Visitors
  Vera Karea wearing the specially-designed uniform shirt for Pecos National Historical Park talks with visitors in front of the ruins. The Pecos uniform was designed to be more appropriate for the climate. She shirt has an open v-neck, wide lapels, short-sleeves, and an arrowhead patch.
• Tribal Representatives from the Pueblo of Jemez Walk to Feast Day Celebration
  Tribal representatives from the Pueblo of Jemez walk to the mission church for the annual Feast Day celebration
• Tribal Representatives at Feast Day
  Tribal representatives from the Pueblo of Jemez gather for the Feast Day procession
• Jean Pinkley at Pecos National Historic Park
  Jean Pinkley, supervisory archaeologist of the NPS Southwest Archaeological Center, at the remains of the north nave wall of the earlier mission church at Pecos National Monument (now Pecos National Historical Park). She is wearing pants, a plaid shirt, and a hat rather than the NPS uniform.
• Virginia Pecos at Pecos National Historic Park
  Virginia Pecos, a park technician at Pecos National Monument, wears the uniform shirt created due to the Southwestern climate.
• Viola Shannon in Carlsbad Cavern
  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.
• Rangers in Carlsbad Caverns
  Four rangers stand inside a cave in a line all in uniform.
• Women Guides at Carlsbad Caverns
  Women guides at Carlsbad Caverns in the NPS standard uniform. Four women wear the authorized skirt option but three wear breeches. The one second from the left has a ranger brassard on her uniform coat. Most of the women carry flashlights.
• Student Conservation Association Intern
  A Student Conservation Association Intern in uniform works with a young visitor.
• Kathy Cooney Painting at Arches National Park
  Kathy Cooney sitting on the ground with paint palette with a brush in hand.