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on August 3, 2010 – 3:45 am

National Historic Landmark Photo Contest Is Underway!

They are places where Americans have a great time, like the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster in San Diego, and places where great Americans have lived, like Albert Einstein’s house in Princeton, New Jersey. America’s 2,470 national historic landmarks are tangible elements of our past – and they are all posing for a picture.

“America’s history is all around us – and too often it just fades into the background,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis.  “The photo contest is a great way to encourage people to explore these incredible places and share their experiences through images.  All it takes is a camera and a sense of adventure.”

The National Park Service’s 11th annual national historic landmark photo contest, Imaging Our National Heritage, is underway and open to seasoned professional photographers and amateur shutterbugs. Winning photographs will be featured in the National Historic Landmarks Event Planner available through the Government Printing Office.

Search the NHL database http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm  to find a landmark near you or look at a complete list at http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/designations/listsofNHLs.htm.

Participants may enter one image per landmark and up to 10 images total. Images must be submitted through a Flickr photo group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/2010nhlphotocontest/ or search Flickr for the tag :2010NHLPhoto Contest.

More information and contest rules are online at http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/2010photocontest/.

Entries will be accepted through September 10, 2010.

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