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Environmental Preservation in the Progressive Era

The 1916 Congressional bill to establish the National Park Service.

The 1916 Congressional bill to establish the National Park Service.

Citation Information: United States Congress, House Committee on the Public Lands, “National park service ... Report,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/d2a6c123425bd7466ed4b06a4a7ad5b6.

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Courtesy of Library of Congress via HathiTrust.

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Item 1 of 11 in the Primary Source Set Environmental Preservation in the Progressive Era

The 1916 Congressional bill to establish the National Park Service.

A 1939 film promoting tourism to national parks.

A photo taken in 1902 of the Sapphire Pool, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

A 1920 article by John Muir calling on readers to preserve the Sierra redwoods.

An excerpt from the 1916 annual report of the Secretary of the Interior, which discusses national parks.

A 1893 petition written by John Muir asking the House of Representatives to preserve Yosemite National Park.

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