Jack Rottier photographs and papers of the C and O Canal, 1952-1974.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association
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The 184-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal operated 1850-1925 and is now operated as a national historic park by the National Park Service. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas used his influence to prevent the destruction of the canal. The Association's mission is to protect, preserve, and promote the assets of the national park, and it has a range of programs and activities to encourage the use of the park. From the description of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association records, [1...
Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980
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Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. From the description of William O. Douglas papers, 1801-1980 (bulk 1923-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068743 William O. Douglas was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. His nearly thirty-seven year tenure as a Supreme Court justice was the longest in the history of the court. From the guide to ...
Rottier, Jack, 1910-1988.
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Jack (John M.) Rottier was a photographer for the National Capital Region of the National Park Service from the early 1960s until 1975 and was an active member of the C & O Canal Association. He moved to the Washington area about 1950 as a photographer for the American Forest Products Industries. He later joined the Commerce Department and photographed trade fairs overseas, and then the Bureau of Land Management in the Interior Department, where he worked until transferring to the Park Servi...
