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HANK SCHMIDT'S Monthly Reports...
at ARCHES NATIONAL MONUMENT. 1939-1942
In
October 1939, Hank Schmidt reported for duty as the first full-time
"custodian" of Arches National Monument. In those quiet prewar days,
the Park Service was like an intimate family. His reports to Frank
"Boss" Pinkley offered a personal look at life in SE Utah, almost
three-quarters of a century ago.
For October 1939, Schmidt calculated visitation to the monument at 155, including "five parties that were out-of-state."
Here is Hank's premiere report...
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