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The Old Midnight Bacon Trick
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Jim Nichols, Billings mT, MT
My grandfather, J.C. "Kid" Nichols, in the early 1900's, was the blacksmith at Buffalo Bill's Livery and Barn, across from his Irma Hotel, in Cody, . . .
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Funny Anecdotes | 1920-1940
Submitted 4/5/2010, WETA
My father and his family visit Yellowstone in 1928
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Mary Hall-Bailey, Bruneau, ID
Photo of my father, grandfather, 2 uncles and my aunt visiting Yellowstone in their brand new 1928 Chevrolet. My father is the small child in . . .
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Family Vacations | 1920-1940
Submitted 9/21/2009, WETA
1935 vacation
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Harold Mccreery, Chickasha, OK
I am 82 nand some eyesight problem. I remember the dust bowl from the 30's and made 2 trips on route 66 in 1935 and . . .
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Family Vacations | 1920-1940
Submitted 8/30/2009, WETA
A Trip up the Mountain with my brother and sisters
Yosemite National Park, CA
Ellen Sue Turner, San Antonio, Texas, TX
In 1934, our family was camping at Yosemite. My sisters, my brother and I(all under 13) decided to climb a mountain trail. Halfway up, a . . .
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Hiking & Camping | 1920-1940
Submitted 8/25/2009, KLRN
NATIONAL PARKS POSTAGE ISSUE
Multiple Parks (10)
STANLEY HARRIS, NEW YORK, NY
IIN 1935 OR 1936 THE U.S. POST OFFICE ISSUED 10 STAMPS VALUE 1 TO 10 CENTS
WITH EACH STAMP SHOWING A PICTURE OF A DIFFERENT NATIONAL . . .
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Margie in Wonderland
Multiple Parks (2)
Eleanor Nugent, Bridgewater, NJ
In 1931 my parents' honeymoon trip across the United States, included both Yellowstone and Mt. Rainier National Parks.
As kids, my sister Joan and I . . .
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National Parks 1930 Road Trip
Multiple Parks (11)
Kendal Green, Slippery Rock, PA
My grandparents, Helen and Julius Hertsch were married on July 11, 1928. 2 years later, on May 18, 1930, they packed their gear into their . . .
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Road trips | 1920-1940
Submitted 7/23/2009, WQED Multimedia
My National Parks Family Treasure
Multiple Parks (11)
Kendal Green, Slippery Rock, PA
My Grandmother and Grandfather, Helen and Julius Hertsch, were married in 1929 I believe, and went on a tour of the relatively new National Parks . . .
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Road trips | 1920-1940
Submitted 7/22/2009, WQED Multimedia
My First Visit to Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park, WY
M D Brunson, Auburn, WA
It was the summer of 1940. I was 5. In a few more weeks, I would enter the first grade of the little Greenwood School . . .
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Family Vacations | 1920-1940
Submitted 7/12/2009, KCTS



