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RALPH H. CAMERON HOTEL COVER
circa 1905-1906
Establishing the early national parks sometimes provoked battles with commercial interests. Ralph H. Cameron (1863-1953) owned enterprises within Grand Canyon and fought the national park's creation every step of the way. Elected U.S. senator from Arizona in 1920, he used his one term in office to antagonize the new Park Service and its first director, Stephen Mather. |