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National Park Service Uniforms Badges and Insignia 1894-1991 |
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From the first, the men guarding our parks looked for an identity. They wanted a uniform and all of the trappings that would let the world know who they were.
When the National Park Service was inaugurated as a bureau in 1917, an "officer and men" mentality prevailed, with the basic rangers being the "men" and everyone else being "officers." This was reflected in the first insignia allocated to each. In succeeding years many different things were tried, polished, and in some cases abandoned before the great "leveling" of the 1928 uniform regulations.
The following is a breakdown of the various insignia that have been used, or proposed for use in some cases, by Service personnel.
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National Park Service emblem prior to the adoption
of the arrowhead in 1952
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"Enviroman," 1972. One of the many emblems used
briefly by the NPS for its environmental programs
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The 1972 National Park Centennial emblem
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The 1991 National Park Service 75th Anniversary emblem
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U.S. Department of the Interior seal, 1889-1913. This
same basic seal has been used since 1849
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U.S. Department of the Interior seal, 1968-1969. Seal was
designed by Chermayeff & Geismar, Associates, New York,
but proved to be very unpopular in the field
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