1. Howard B. Stricklin Acting Custodian August 11, 1939-December 31, 1943 Custodian January 1, 1944-July 18, 1944 (Military furlough; July 19, 1944-January 13, 1946) Custodian January 14, 1946-July 13, 1948 2. Warren K. Leland Custodian July 19, 1944-March 20, 1945 3. Lyle K. Linch Acting Custodian June 22, 1945-January 13, 1946 4. John E. Suter Custodian July 27, 1948-December 31, 1948 John E. Suter Superintendent January 1, 1949-January 8, 1953 5. John A. Rutter Superintendent April 12, 1953-November 30, 1957 6. George H. Sholly Superintendent January 26, 1958-August 19, 1959[b] 7. Frank E. Sylvester Superintendent February 15, 1960-October 29, 1960 8. John W. Jay, Jr. Superintendent December 11, 1960-October 31, 1962 9. Frank A. Hjort Superintendent February 10, 1963-September 23, 1967 10. John R. Earnst Superintendent October 22, 1967- [b]Mr. Sholly died from a heart attack on the evening of this date. APPENDIX C PICTURE CREDITS The sources for illustrations used in this publication are shown below. Dates when each of the photographic illustrations was taken are noted, if known, in parentheses. Department of the Interior, National Park Service has been abbreviated to DINPS for use in designating illustrations supplied by the NPS. The numbers to the left correspond to figure numbers under the illustrations in the text.