[PDF] Lookout America eBook

Author : Kevin Hamilton
Publisher : Interfaces: Studies in Visual Culture
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Cold War
ISBN : 9781512603279

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"The story of the Cold War era Lookout Mountain Laboratory, or the 1352nd Photographic Group of the United States Air Force, which employed hundreds of Hollywood studio veterans. Engages with issues of the Cold War state and visual culture"--

Author : Jan Cerney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738583709

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Once vital to fire prevention and detection, most of the Black Hills National Forest historic lookout towers now serve primarily as hiking destinations. The first crude lookout structures were built at Custer Peak and Harney Peak in 1911. Since that time, more than 20 towers have been constructed in the area. The first lookout towers were built of wood, most replaced by steel or stone. The Civilian Conservation Corps was instrumental in constructing fire towers during the 1930s and 1940s. One of the most famous and architecturally and aesthetically valued towers is the Harney Peak Fire Lookout--situated on the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains. Harney Peak is among a number of Black Hills towers listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. Over 200 vintage images tell the story of not only the historic fire towers but those who manned them. Perched atop high peaks in remote locations, fire lookout personnel spent countless hours scanning the forest, pinpointing dangers, often experiencing the powerful wrath of lightning strong enough to jolt them off their lightning stools.

Author : William F. Hull
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738566443

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Few places in the southland compare to the resplendent beauty of Lookout Mountain. A scene of wonder to early explorers because of its intriguing rock formations, Lookout Mountain was the site of the pivotal Battle above the Clouds in November 1863, when Federal forces climbed the steep slope to claim a Union victory. In the passing years, Lookout Mountain grew into a home for a well-heeled community, and with the opening of the Dixie Highway in its shadow, the development of major tourist attractions was not far behind. Rock City and Ruby Falls became familiar to thousands of travelers, further solidifying the mountain's name on the American road map. The cool air in summer and the splendid views of the valley below, offered by Point Park and the famed Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, have left lasting impressions on generations of sightseers.

Author : William Cullen Bryant
Publisher :
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 1874
Category : Descripciones y viajes
ISBN :

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A delineation by pen and pencilof the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests water-falls, shores, caqons, walleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country.

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Publisher :
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 14,79 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Administrative law
ISBN :

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