The Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American
Landscapes Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS), a division of the National Park Service, seeks applications
from qualified individuals for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of
architectural, landscape and technological significance throughout the country. Duties involve
on-site fieldwork and preparation of measured and interpretive drawings and written historical
reports for the HABS/HAER Collection at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of
Congress. Projects last twelve weeks, beginning in May/June. Salaries range from $5,400 to
approximately $9,200 for the summer, depending on job responsibility, locality of the project,
and level of experience. Examples of HABS/HAER/HALS documentation can be viewed at the "Built In
America: HABS/HAER 1933 - Present" web site at the Library of Congress. Please Note: Positions are
open only to United States citizens. Foreign citizens seeking summer employment may wish to contact
the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
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