Nicolas Dungey, an intern at the Center of Southwest Studies, and Elizabeth Quinn, collections manager at the center, hang pieces for a new exhibit about the history of national parks in the Four Corners as Peggy Morris, a volunteer, far left, and Jeanne Brako, right, curator at the center, assist. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Commemorative spoons and forks are on display at the Center of Southwest Studies in a new exhibit examining the history of the National Parks in the Four Corners. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Photos of Mesa Verde National Park from the “Tom O. and H. Lucille Kimball Indian Collection,” at the Center of Southwest Studies are on display at the Center of Southwest Studies in a new exhibit about the history of the National Parks in the Four Corners. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Nicolas Dungey, an intern at the Center of Southwest Studies, and Elizabeth Quinn, collections manager at the center, hang pieces for a new exhibit. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Smokey Bear knickknacks are on display at the Center of Southwest Studies in a new exhibit about the history of national parks in the Four Corners. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Different books and posters are on display at the Center of Southwest Studies in a new exhibit about the history of national parks in the Four Corners. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Different collector items from Mesa Verde National Park are on display at the Center of Southwest Studies in a new exhibit about the history of National Parks in the Four Corners. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Postcards from Mesa Verde National Park from the Nina Heald Webber Southwest Post Card Collection are on display at the Center of Southwest Studies in a new exhibit about the history of national parks in the Four Corners. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald