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Photographer: Photo courtesy of the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
Taken: Circa 1923
Caption: Stephen T. Mather with William Kent
Additional Description: As noted on the marker, it was Mather who laid the foundation for the National Park System, but he was not without help in the issue - William Kent was the California congressman who wrote and sponsored the Organic Act of 1916, which established the National Park Service.
Submitted: November 11, 2018.
Database Locator Identification Number: p453449
File Size: 0.619 Megabytes

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