Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

The Historic Images collection contains over 10,000 digitized prints, negatives and acetate documenting the history of the development of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Originally organized and identified by park employees Tim McLaughlin and Larry Norris in 1985, the images in the collection span from the early 1880’s through the late 1980’s. They broadly capture the construction and maintenance of park buildings and trails as well as the natural forces that caused destruction in the park such as heavy snows, fires, flood damage, and damage caused to buildings by fallen trees. The collection also reflects how individuals have interacted …

Institution: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Henry E. Roberts was photo concessioner for General Grant National Park from 1900-1930 and operated the Grant Grove Studio from 1914 to 1935, selling images of park scenes to visitors and in large measure determining the public image of General Grant National Park. His collection consists of 211 glass plate negatives of various sizes, 635 nitrate and acetate negatives, 464 loose miscellaneous photographs, 140 stereographs, 56 color and black and white slides, and 151 pieces of correspondence. The negatives and prints depict the history of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park starting with the logging era in Converse Basin and …

Institution: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks