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What would the Paradise Inn at Mount Rainier National Park be without its famous painted lampshades?
The current rustic lampshades were painted in 1989. Decorated with blooming wildflowers and insects, they replaced the original, deteriorating shades from the 1930s. Retired Chief Naturalist Dale Thompson describes the process of painting the lampshades in this 2014 interview filmed in the Paradise Inn lobby.
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