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North Cascades National Park

George Grant photographed the North Cascades area in 1937. It did not become a national park until 1968.
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Douglas fir log - 9 feet in diameter - heading to market on Road between Baker Lake and Concrete, Washington. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
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Douglas fir log - 9 feet in diameter - heading to market on Road between Baker Lake and Concrete, Washington. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.

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  • Mount Shuksan from Mount Baker Highway, future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Restaurant at Mount Baker Lodge, with Mount Shuksan in background. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937
  • Douglas fir log - 9 feet in diameter - heading to market on Road between Baker Lake and Concrete, Washington. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Mount Baker from Kulshan Bridge, Washington. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Harmony Lodge on shore of Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helen's area. Photographed by Grant during trip to photograph in nearby North Cascades, 1937. This area would be destroyed in the eruption of Mount St. Helen's in 1980.
  • Mount Adams from southwest Indian encampment occupied by Yakima Indians harvesting huckleberries. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Mount Shuksan from Kulshan Bridge showing part of the new highway grade. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • View north from Kulshan Bridge road, showing the Mount Baker Lodge area. The distant mountains are very close to the Canadian border. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Columner andesite, common to lava flows around Mount Baker. Photo taken at Mount Baker Lodge, Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Large Douglas fir along highway south of Baker Lake. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
  • Mount Shuksan from heather meadows, just below Mount Baker Lodge. Future North Cascades National Park, 1937.
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