National Parks
The American Experience
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These women at Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone,
in 1922, were given a tour in a Park Service car.
Courtesy of the National Park Service
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The elaborate masonry, turnouts, and tunnels of
National Park Service roads helped to make the parks a unique visual experience
for motorists. Above, an automobile negotiates the east slope of the Logan
Pass (Going-to-the-Sun) Highway in Glacier National Park (top); the dedication
of the Going-to-the-Sun Highway, July 15, 1933, brought dignitaries, Indians,
and a brass band to their feet for the singing of "America." (bottom)
George A. Grant Collection, courtesy of the National Park Service
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The rapid growth of automobile traffic encouraged
the development of areas on the fringes of the national parks like West Yellowstone,
Montana, shown here in August 1939.
George A. Grant Collection, courtesy of the National Park Service
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