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Old pine stump in what is now a dense even-aged stand of spruce and balsam fir, just northeast of Seymour tote road about 2 and one-half chains from boundary of MUs 23 and 24, in MU24 on May 24 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU24
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Old pine stump in what is now a dense even-aged stand of spruce and balsam fir, just northeast of Seymour tote road about 2 and one-half chains from boundary of MUs 23 and 24, in MU24 on May 24 1955
Date: 5/24/1955

After cutting, the large eastern white pine marked for cutting was missed by the logging crew, photo point #2 in MU6 on May 2 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU6
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
photo point
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, the large eastern white pine marked for cutting was missed by the logging crew, photo point #2 in MU6 on May 2 1955
Date: 5/2/1955

After cutting, area cleaned for "twin yards" during the 1953 commercial clearcut, a few red maple sprouts, photo point #4 (south 28 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU8
Compartment Management Study
commercial clearcut
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, area cleaned for "twin yards" during the 1953 commercial clearcut, a few red maple sprouts, photo point #4 (south 28 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
Date: 5/2/1955

After cutting, looking across a yard cleared during the 1953 commercial clearcut, residual stand in background is eastern hemlock and hardwoods up to 8 inches dbh, red maple sprouts coming up in the cleared area, photo point #5 (south 55 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU8
Compartment Management Study
commercial clearcut
logging
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: red maple
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, looking across a yard cleared during the 1953 commercial clearcut, residual stand in background is eastern hemlock and hardwoods up to 8 inches dbh, red maple sprouts coming up in the cleared area, photo point #5 (south 55 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
Date: 5/2/1955

Pre cut balsam fir, 7-11 inches marked, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut balsam fir, 7-11 inches marked, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Pre cut balsam fir and red spruce stand. Fir are dying from top. Marked 8-11" fir, leaving 5-7" spruce, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut balsam fir and red spruce stand. Fir are dying from top. Marked 8-11" fir, leaving 5-7" spruce, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Before cutting in mixed stand. Balsam fir 7 inches, American beech 9 inches, red maple 10 inches, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
American beech
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Before cutting in mixed stand. Balsam fir 7 inches, American beech 9 inches, red maple 10 inches, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Pre cut, balsam fir, paper birch, red maple, beech, photo point #2 in MU23 on March 21 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
paper birch
red maple
beech
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut, balsam fir, paper birch, red maple, beech, photo point #2 in MU23 on March 21 1955
Date: 3/21/1955

Before cutting in 55-year old balsam fir stand. Trees range in size up to 11 inches dbh, in MU23 on March 21 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Before cutting in 55-year old balsam fir stand. Trees range in size up to 11 inches dbh, in MU23 on March 21 1955
Date: 3/21/1955

Post-cut, 15-inch dbh eastern hemlock and 8-9 inch dbh red maple marked, leaving red spruce 4-11 inches dbh, photo point #1 (in permanent sample plot 2/4) in MU10 on August 2, 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU10
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
plot
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
red maple
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Post-cut, 15-inch dbh eastern hemlock and 8-9 inch dbh red maple marked, leaving red spruce 4-11 inches dbh, photo point #1 (in permanent sample plot 2/4) in MU10 on August 2, 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Seed trap for seedbed study (plot #6) in fully stocked softwood stand, in MU5 on August 2 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU5
Compartment Management Study
selection system
personnel
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Seed trap for seedbed study (plot #6) in fully stocked softwood stand, in MU5 on August 2 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

After cutting, photo point #2 in MU5 on August 2 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU5
Compartment Management Study
selection system
photo point
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, photo point #2 in MU5 on August 2 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Arthur Hart in a red spruce stand after improvement cutting, peeled pulpwood trees on the ground, in MU12 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
logging
personnel
timber stand improvement
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Arthur Hart in a red spruce stand after improvement cutting, peeled pulpwood trees on the ground, in MU12 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Slow-growing red spruce regeneration in shade of dense stand, in MU17 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Slow-growing red spruce regeneration in shade of dense stand, in MU17 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Stanley Jones marking a 12-inch dbh red spruce for removal in a selection cutting, this tree has coarse branches and is forked at about 12 feet, making it undesirable growing stock, in MU17 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Stanley Jones marking a 12-inch dbh red spruce for removal in a selection cutting, this tree has coarse branches and is forked at about 12 feet, making it undesirable growing stock, in MU17 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Pre cut, inventory crew measuring trees on permanent sample plot 2/1, Walter Kaulfuss measuring dbh, Ted Grisez tallying, Stanley Melching measuring sapling with tree fork, in MU21 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU21
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut, inventory crew measuring trees on permanent sample plot 2/1, Walter Kaulfuss measuring dbh, Ted Grisez tallying, Stanley Melching measuring sapling with tree fork, in MU21 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Walter Kaulfuss measuring diameter of 16-inch dbh eastern white pine (opening in left background is in MU7A), permanent sample plot 2/1 in MU21 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU21
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
plot
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Walter Kaulfuss measuring diameter of 16-inch dbh eastern white pine (opening in left background is in MU7A), permanent sample plot 2/1 in MU21 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Ted Grisez sighting compass in MU21 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU21
Compartment Management Study
personnel
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Ted Grisez sighting compass in MU21 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Opening made when eastern hemlock were cut 10 years ago, no regeneration, only ferns, photo point #5 in MU12 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
fern
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening made when eastern hemlock were cut 10 years ago, no regeneration, only ferns, photo point #5 in MU12 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954

Before cutting in balsam fir stand, photo point #6 (near corner of MUs 1, 8, 11, and 12, looking southeast) in MU12 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Before cutting in balsam fir stand, photo point #6 (near corner of MUs 1, 8, 11, and 12, looking southeast) in MU12 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954