National Park Service Art

  If you have visited a National Park Service battlefield you probably stopped and looked at the wayside exhibits.  These are placed on the battlefield and usually have a illustration and text.  What you may not know is the NPS owns a good deal of art work;  much of it commissioned for the park.  These are stored at the Harper's Ferry Service Center in Harper's Ferry West Virginia.  Recently most of the art work has been digital and put on line.  This means you can see the art work and download copies;  for your you own use.  

  They can be found on line.  To get you started here is a link to some Rev War stuff;

npgallery.nps.gov/HFC/SearchResults/d86bb824bf2643e482ed02cc592f0854?page=1&view=grid&sort=default

Militia on first line at Guilford Courthouse.

Webster's Brigade starts the battle of Guilford Courthouse

  It's an interesting mixed bag.  There are old illustrations from past hand books from the 1950-60's.  Lots of early work from a very well known artist.  I also found the old slides from the 1960 slide show at Minute Man NHP!

Lt. Frederick