Cover Page

Preface

Introduction

Ironing Out the Wrinkles

Photofile

Bibliography

Notes

Appendix A

National Park Service Uniforms Ironing Out the Wrinkles 1920-1932	Number 3
Preface

Cover (shown at top left):

This painting depicts a 1920s ranger riding patrol in one of the Western parks. It is one of a series of six painted by James Dietz for the 1991 opening of the National Park Service Ranger Museum at Norris Soldier Station in Yellowstone National Park. The paintings were obtained through the aspices of the National Park Foundation, who donated them to the National Park Service. It should be noted, however, that the color of the uniform is incorrect. It should be forest green instead of brown.

Publications in the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNIFORM SERIES
Number 1	Badges and Insignia	1894-1991
Number 2	In Search of an Identity	men's uniforms - 1872-1920
Number 3	Ironing Out the Wrinkles	men's uniforms - 1920-1932
Number 4	Breeches, Blouses and Skirts	women's uniforms - 1918-1991
Proposed (but not funded)
Number 5	The Developing Years	men's uniforms - 1932-1970
Number 6	They Also Serve	ancillary uniforms - 1920-1991

Horace Marden Albright, 1922. Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park, 1919-1929, (director, NPS, 1929-1933). Albright was one of the prime movers in uniforming the Service. Up to 1922, temporary rangers wre not obligated to be uniformed, due to their low pay and usually short service. But that year, Albright made it a "condition of employment" for all rangers in Yellowstone to be uniformed. This set a trend in the other parks. The decoration on his sleeve stands for nine years of service. (each stripe, 1 year; star, 5 years) NPSHPC - U.P.R.R. - Fred Coffee photo - HFC/69-416-1

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