National Park Service: Badges and Uniform Ornamentation (Photofile)

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ORNAMENTATION

Arrowhead Patch
Belt
Buttons
Cap Insignia
Collar Ornaments
Hat
Hatband & Straps
Law Enforcement Insignia
Length-of-Service Insignia
Nametags
Sleeve Brassards
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Uniformed staff, Mesa Verde National Park, 1941. Almost all of the rangers are wearing some sort of tie restraint, the majority of which are arrowheads of one type or another. NPSHPC/HFC#94-497

Left to right: Front row: Morehead, Riley, Ross, Jean Pinkley, Rose, Ptolmey, Asst. Park Naturalist Watson, Chief Ranger Faha; Back row: Supt. McLaughlin, Guillet, Withers, Taylor, Fluckey, Smiley, Attane, Sutherland, Asst. Supt. Williams

Louis Fowler in Anemone Cave, Acadia National Park, c.1935. Fowler is dressed for motorcycle duty; Sam Browne belt, cap, etc. He also has an eagle on the front of his cap. NPSHPC/HFC#73-898

There's always an exception to the rule. Frank A. Kittredge, superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park, 1940, has his USNPS's embroidered on his collar in gold thread. He is also wearing a metal nametag, the type where the name is written on paper and inserted. NPSHPC-Carl P. Russell photo-HFC#M69-15

Ranger wearing helmet with small Sequoia cone on front, 1959. Mammoth Cave National Park. NPSHPC-Jack E. Boucher photo-HFC#59-JB-513

Louise Linen, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, c.1961. This image clearly shows the ornamentation worn by women during this period. NPSHPC/HFC#96-1329

Charles R. Greenleaf, c.1961. Greenleaf, captain of the RANGER II (NPS boat at Isle Royale National Park), is wearing the standard uniform with hat of matching material. He was a larger version of the crossed anchors on his hat, but now they are fouled. NPSHPC-Jack E. Boucher photo-HFC#61-JB-1003 (CN)

Lake Mead National Recreation Area staff

Uniformed staff at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1965. Regulations state that boatmen were to wear the standard hat when ashore, but apparently Gene F. Gatzke (right end, second row) ignored this. He was the crossed anchors on his cap along with a small round disc with NPS on it. It appears the park only had one uniformed woman at this time. NPSHPC-LAME-HFC#96-1349

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