National Parks
The American Experience
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A California camper, facing the perils of the roadside
to shoot a bison in Wind Cave National Park, illustrates the impact of the automobile
upon the way modern American tourists see the national parks.
Courtesy of the National Park Service
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Before being toppled by heavy snowfall in the winter
of 1969, the Wawona Tunnel Tree, in the Mariposa Tree, in the Mariposa Redwood Grove
of Yosemite National Park, was the scene of countless snapshots, publicity stunts,
and gags, usually involving cars. Above, a carriage carrying President Theodore
Roosevelt (standing tallest in the carriage) and John Muir (party hidden, second
from left) visits the landmark in May 1903.
Courtesy of the National Park Service (top) and the National Archives (bottom)
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These touring cars of the 1920s, east of St.
Mary Lake in Glacier National Park, were the precursors of the modern
air-conditioned tour buses operated by park concessionaires.
Hileman photograph, courtesy of the National Archives
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