Photograph of Seed Trees, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Five percent of stand not cut, left for seed trees. Norway cutting. These seed trees withstood a severe gale after heavy rains, losing about 1%. Jonesville, Crow Wing County, Minn. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Log Boom Containing 80,000 Pieces
Original caption: Another log boom containing 80,000 pieces--only 2,000,000 b.f. of jack pine. About 607 alive and remainder fire killed. Stumpage of $6.30 per M ft. bm. For dead jack pine was received. Histori... More
Photograph of Jack Pine Thinning Plot After Treatment
Original caption: Jack pine thinning Plot after treatment. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Jack Pine Pole Stand During Treatment
Original caption: Jack pine pole stand during treatment. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Jack Pine Pole Stand Before Treatment
Original caption: Jack pine pole stand before treatment. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Area Along the Eagle River
Original caption: Area along the Eagle River - Alvin Road cut over by the Thunder Lake Lumber Company. Franklin Lake Campground. Nicolet NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Destructive Land Clearing, National Forest Service photo...
Original caption: 1 mile east of Doss, Missouri. Highway A-T33N, R5W - destructive land clearing. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Jack Pine Management Cycle
Original caption: Jack pine "Management Cycle". Five years after thinning, dominant trees in this stand, now 30 years old, increased 0.9 in. in diameter; corresponding trees in the unthinned stand increased onl... More
Photograph of Squaring Out Hickory Bolt
Original caption: Squaring out hickory bolt to be made into handle at the Kemp Brothers Handle Factory near Grantsburg, Indiana. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - white spruce, tree class 3a, d.b.h. 14. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Balsam Fir Tree
Original caption: Bole - balsam fir, tree class 2a, d.b.h. 7.0. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 3c, d.b.h. 11.3. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - white spruce, tree class 3c, d.b.h. 10.5. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - white spruce, tree class 3b, d.b.h. 10.9. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 2b, d.b.h. 6.6. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - white spruce, tree class 1a, d.b.h. 14.3. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Thinning in Black Spruce Swamp
Original caption: Thinning in black spruce swamp 60-70 years of age in national forest timber sale cut Nov. 1939. About 1/3 of total stems removed. Borings in summer or 1941 showed increased growth. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Long Lengths of Veneer
Original caption: The long lengths of veneer coming off the lathe are trimmed into small sheets to get the best quality veneer and these small sheets are here being put into the drier. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Charcoal Pit, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Charcoal pit. Sacking charcoal for hauling by truck to freight cars. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Commercial Thinning in a 45 Year Old Red Pine Stand
Original caption: CP28. Commercial thinning in 45-year-old red pine stand. Cass Lake District. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Scaling and Grading Oak Lumber on Conveyor at the Padget...
Original caption: Scaling and grading oak lumber on conveyor at Padgett-Smith Flooring Co. Mill. Historic Photographs
Photograph of District Ranger Harley Hamm Using a Relaskop
Original caption: Ranger Hamm using a Relaskop, a device made in Germany for determining tree height and basal area. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Peeled and Trimmed Telephone Poles
Original caption: Peeled and trimmed telephone poles going down roller ramp to storage yard. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hydraulic Lifts Carrying Lumber from the Lumber Stacks a...
Original caption: Hydraulic lifts carrying lumber from the lumber stacks at the Padgett-Smith Flooring Co. Mill at Mt. View, MO. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Packaging Finished Oak Floorings
Original caption: Packaging finished oak floorings. At left workmen taking flooring from stacking & according to grade & size placing in on conveyor from which the operator at right auto, placing steal binding ... More
Photograph of Cutting off Telephone Pole Ends
Original caption: Cutting off telephone pole ends after coming through peeling machine. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Cut Over Land, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Cut over land. East of Cadillac on Highway 55. Typical of much of the land in Manistee NF at the time of its establishment. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Post and Pole Peeling Plant
Original caption: A post and pole peeling plant along Echo Trail. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Black Spruce Cutting, National Forest Service photograph...
Original caption: Black Spruce cutting. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Jack Pine Pole Stand After Treatment
Original caption: Jack pine pole stand after treatment. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of McKusick Sale on the Cut Foot Sioux Ranger District
Original caption: McKusick sale on the Cut Foot Sioux Ranger District. This area was logged in the summer of 1937, 1500 to 2000 bd. ft. per acre removed on the average, and was used for mine timbers. Over-matur... More
Photograph of Worker Operating a Lathe
Original caption: Worker operating a lathe which turns out standard patterns automatically, Cannelton, Indiana. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Shaping a Sledge Handle of Hickory
Original caption: Shaping a sledge handle of hickory, using a draw knife. Kemp Brothers. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Transplanting Red Pine Stock
Original caption: Transplanting 2-0 red pine stock at the Eveleth Nursery. The earth has now been stamped firmly around the roots of the trees and one leaf of the transplant board has been raised, showing how ... More
Photograph of Mining Timber Products, National Forest Service photogra...
Original caption: Mining timber products - mostly jack pine - piled in yard in the Ely, Minn. mining district. One of the largest uses of jack pine in this area is for mine props. (Kawishiwi R.D.). Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - black spruce, tree class 2b, d.b.h. 12.2. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Balsam Fir Tree
Original caption: Bole - balsam fir, tree class 3b, d.b.h. 8.0. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - white spruce. Tree class 2b, d.b.h. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 2a, d.b.h. 12.2. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - white spruce, tree class 2a, d.b.h. 9.0. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Balsam Fir Tree
Original caption: Bole - balsam fir, tree class 3c, d.b.h. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Veneer Coming Off a 100 Foot Bolt on a Large Veneer Lath...
Original caption: Veneer coming off a 100" bolt on large veneer lathe. Birds Eye Veneer Company. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Veneer Being Cut, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Veneer being cut from 100" bolt on large veneer lathe. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Slicing 1/20 Inch Veneer from Yellow Birch Flitches
Original caption: Slicing 1/20" veneer from yellow birch flitches. Birds Eye Veneer Company. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Northwestern Veneer and Plywood Corporation
Original caption: Northwestern Veneer and Plywood Corporation. Log ends in the foreground go to a chemical wood plant south of Gladstone; veneer cores in the middle foreground are solid for fuelwood or chemical... More
Photograph of View Taken Looking North Across the Road
Original caption: Same camera point, view taken looking north across the road before cutting of timber. Stump in middle of picture. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Sale Area Before Cutting
Original caption: Picture of same sale area, before cutting, timber adjacent to logging road. For picture after cutting locate camera point by light blaze on sugar maple on south side of road. Set up came 5 ft.... More
Photograph of Light Selective Cut in Good Timber
Original caption: CP6. Light selective cut in good timber; 8,000 bd.ft. left per acre. Sec 33, T6S, R2W. Looking NE Tell city RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Light Selective Cut in Good Timber
Original caption: CP6. Light selective cut in good timber; 8,000 bd.ft. left per acre. Sec 33, T6S, R2W. Looking NE Tell city RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hardwood Hemlock Area, National Forest Service photograp...
Original caption: CP14a. Kenton RD. Hardwood-hemlock area selectively cut 1936 - note absence of reproduction due to insufficient light and deer browse. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Transplant Machine, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Close-up of transplant machine, woman placing transplants in wheel which carries them to ground and plants them. Seedlings are held in box in front. Chittenden Nursery. Lower Mich NF. Historic... More
Photograph of Clearcut Aspen Along Soumi Road
Original caption: C.P. 12, 5th year followup, Marcell District, Virgil Smith in photo. Clearcut aspen along Soumi road. Note aspen suckers. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Scaling Split Oak Bolts at Nichols Stave Company Mill at...
Original caption: Scaling split oak bolts at Nichols Stave Co. Mill at Van Buren, MO. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hydraulic Lift Taking Oak Lumber from Truck at the Padge...
Original caption: Hydraulic lift taking oak lumber from truck at Padgett-Smith Flooring Mill. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Assistant Ranger Poppy Checking Top Diameter of Red Pine...
Original caption: Checking top diameter of Red Pine pulpwood (Asst. Ranger Poppy). Every 11th row was removed. Pulpwood from adjacent rows piled in this area. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Waste in Logging Maple and Hemlock
Original caption: Waste in logging maple and hemlock. Note old skidway. Manistee, Michigan. Lower Mich NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Slash Disintegration of White Oak
Original caption: Slash disintegration of white oak. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of 30 Year Old Jack Pine Stand
Original caption: 30 year old jack pine stand 10 years after thinning. Black Duck Road. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Marking Trees with Paint
Original caption: Trees can be more economically marked by using paint applied with a spray gun that by blazing with an axe. A spot of paint is sprayed on the tree at breast height and one below stump height. H... More
Photograph of Strawberry Baskets Being Assembled
Original caption: Assembling Strawberry baskets at the Bloomington Basket Factory. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hickory Bolts Being Scaled
Original caption: Hickory bolts being scaled be the plant scaler as they are unloaded from the truck at the Paoli Handle Factory. Paoli, Ind. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Automatic Nailing Machines, National Forest Service phot...
Original caption: Automatic nailing machines being used in assembling "stoker packer frames for standard chassis." Assembly line production is used, crews of resaws cutting various pieces which converge to an ... More
Photograph of Land Bearing Merchantable Timber
Original caption: The land if it bears merchantable timber may be sold to timber operators upon the State's approval of the County's appraisal. The appraisal however, is based upon sawlog material, which regard... More
Photograph of Bole of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - black spruce, tree class 2c, d.b.h. 7.9. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - white spruce, tree class 3a, d.b.h. 14. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 3c, d.b.h. 6.5. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - white spruce, tree class 2b, d.b.h. 10.2. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - white spruce, tree class 3c, d.b.h. 6.8. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Clear Cut of Black Spruce Swamp
Original caption: Clear cut of black spruce swamp 1 year after cutting. All trees 6" on stump were cut leaving an average of 2 cords per acre in small trees. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Clear Cutting in Virgin Stand of Mixed Hardwood
Original caption: Clear cutting in Virgin stand of mixed hardwood on private land west of Watersmeet, MI. Note high stumps, poor form of remaining trees. Note also the small diameter of trees cut in this area a... More
Photograph of Small Pieces of Veneer Taped Together
Original caption: After drying, the small pieces are taped together with gummed tape by this machine. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Destructive Logging on Private Land
Original caption: Destructive logging on private land. Note high stump, long butt, breakage and large amount of slashing. Brown County. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Clear Cutting in Virgin Stand of Mixed Hardwood
Original caption: Clear cutting in Virgin stand of mixed hardwood on private land west of Watersmeet, MI. Note high stumps, poor form of remaining trees. Note also the small diameter of trees cut in this area a... More
Photograph of Partially Cut 35 Year Old Jack Pine Stand on Chippewa Na...
Original caption: Partial cut 35 year old jack pine stand on Chippewa N.F. 4 cords pulpwood per acre removed winter 1942 by Jokomaki, SW 1/4, Sec. 22, T148N, R29W. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hickory Chair Stock Poles Along a Road Ready for Hauling...
Original caption: Hickory chair stock poles along road ready for hauling to chair factory. Approximately 10,500 stems removed off of 12 acres. Average age 10 years. Stand cut over 6 years ago. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Veneer Logs on a Landing
Original caption: Veneer logs on landing, 4 elm logs, 1 sugar maple log; scale of logs in bd. ft. 710, 550, 550, 410, and 290. National forest selective logging. Timber operator Alfred Pasanen of Trenary, Mich.... More
Photograph of White Spruce Planted under Aspen Poles
Original caption: CP 1. Bessemer RD. White Spruce planted under aspen poles - releases by timber sale operation summer 1950. Plantation P-6 planted spring 1939 - Picea glauca in scalps under aspen pole overstor... More
Photograph of Front View of Transplanter at Chittenden Nursery
Original caption: Front view of transplanter and self steering and propelling device. Chittenden Nursery. Lower Mich NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Sealing in Fumigant with a Plank Float on Seedbeds
Original caption: Sealing in fumigant with plank float on seedbeds. Chittenden Nursery. Lower Mich NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Pihlstrom Cutting in 150 Year Old White Pine
Original caption: C.P. 30, Bena RD. followup photo #475315; Ranger Issacson in photo. Pihlstrom cutting in 150 year old white pine, 1952-53. 1/3 harvest cut made. Area will be disced in a good seed year to get ... More
Photograph of District Ranger Harley Hamm Using an Increment Borer on ...
Original caption: D.R. Hamm using increment borer on large white pine in the timber sale area of Milo Gladen. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Poles from Improvement Cut on Bena Ranger District
Original caption: Poles from improvement cut on Bena R.D. moved by cat loader. Mostly used for corn cribs and 2nd rate telephone poles. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Area Showing Crown Opening
Original caption: View of area showing crown opening by removal of 11th row. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Drive on Prairie River in Itasco County, Minnesota
Original caption: Itasco County, Minn. Drive on Prairie River. (R. Woolsey, Jr.). Historic Photographs
Photograph of Supervisor Marshall and Ranger Farley in a Thinned Stand...
Original caption: Supervisor Marshall and Ranger Farley in thinned stand of Norway Pine. Cut Foot Sioux Dist. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Typical Cut over Land in Northern Minnesota
Original caption: Typical cut over land in Northern Minnesota. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hicks Sale, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Hicks Sale - Cutfoot Sioux. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Handy Eagle Oiler Used to Mark Trees for Experimental Pu...
Original caption: Handy Eagle Oiler used to mark trees for Experimental Purposes. Manistee NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Boring Holes for Dowels in Chair Legs
Original caption: Boring holes for dowels in chair legs. Tell City Chair Factory. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Shaping Chair Rails, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Shaping chair rails, Tell City Chair Factory. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Red and White Pine Logs
Original caption: Red and white pine logs in the mill pond of the Bailey Lumber Company, Virginia, Minnesota. The sawmill and lumber yard of this company is shown in the background. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Clear Cut Black Spruce Type
Original caption: Clear cut Black spruce type. Chippewa Timber Co. Sale. Race District. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Tearing Up Soil and Breaking Down Jack Pine Slash
Original caption: Tearing up soil and breaking down jack pine slash. The first step in assisting natural regeneration of jack pine. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of White Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - white spruce, tree class 2b, d.b.h. 13.9. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 2c, d.b.h. 7.9. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 3a, d.b.h. 8.8. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - black spruce, tree class 2b, d.b.h. 12.2. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Balsam Fir Tree
Original caption: Bole - balsam fir, tree class 2a, d.b.h. 12.5. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Crown of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Crown - black spruce, tree class 2a, d.b.h. 8.0. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bole of Black Spruce Tree
Original caption: Bole - black spruce, tree class 2a, d.b.h. 12.2. Historic Photographs