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Test hole in gravel bank along Blackman Stream on August 22 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Test hole in gravel bank along Blackman Stream on August 22 1951
Date: 8/22/1951

Main Penobscot Experimental Forest access road and entrance sign, winter of 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
sign
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Main Penobscot Experimental Forest access road and entrance sign, winter of 1951
Date: Winter 1951

Main Penobscot Experimental Forest access road in winter of 1951. Vehicle driving away from camera down the road. Snow on road and high snowbanks on either side, in winter 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
vehicle
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Main Penobscot Experimental Forest access road in winter of 1951. Vehicle driving away from camera down the road. Snow on road and high snowbanks on either side, in winter 1951
Date: Winter 1951

Main access road in winter of 1951. Road is plowed with high snowbanks along road.
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Main access road in winter of 1951. Road is plowed with high snowbanks along road.
Date: Winter 1951

Excavator in use during road construction, picture 1, in June 1950
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
equipment
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Excavator in use during road construction, picture 1, in June 1950
Date: Jun-50

Bulldozer clearing road in the background, picture 2, in June 1950
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
equipment
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Bulldozer clearing road in the background, picture 2, in June 1950
Date: Jun-50

Bulldozer driving down recently cleared road, road construction, picture 3, in June 1950
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
equipment
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Bulldozer driving down recently cleared road, road construction, picture 3, in June 1950
Date: Jun-50

Men building bridge at the Penobscot Experimental Forest, picture 4, in June 1950
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
road
infrastructure
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Men building bridge at the Penobscot Experimental Forest, picture 4, in June 1950
Date: Jun-50

Men building bridge at the Penobscot Experimental Forest, picture 5, in June 1950
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
road
infrastructure
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Men building bridge at the Penobscot Experimental Forest, picture 5, in June 1950
Date: Jun-50

Bulldozer driving away from camera down recently cleared road, picture 6, in June 1950.
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
equipment
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Bulldozer driving away from camera down recently cleared road, picture 6, in June 1950.
Date: Jun-50

A vehicle driving into the Penobscot Experimental Forest, with the entrance sign visible
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: vehicle
road
sign
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A vehicle driving into the Penobscot Experimental Forest, with the entrance sign visible
Date: 1950s

A small TD 6 tractor easily made truck roads in this sandy soil.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
road
equipment
slash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A small TD 6 tractor easily made truck roads in this sandy soil.
Date: 1950

More than half the basal area was cut. Windfall before cutting and mature trees contributed to this excessive opening.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
gap
blowdown
road
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: More than half the basal area was cut. Windfall before cutting and mature trees contributed to this excessive opening.
Date: 1950

A "virgin" white pine on the Paul Smith Experimental Forest. It is 45" d.b.h. and is about 265 years old. It is one of the oldest in this vicinity.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
vehicle
old growth
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A "virgin" white pine on the Paul Smith Experimental Forest. It is 45" d.b.h. and is about 265 years old. It is one of the oldest in this vicinity.
Date: 1950

A team was used for skidding, but a tractor was required for white pine logs exceeding 36" in diameter. The loader was used to load trucks.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: equipment
harvest
horse skidding
road
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A team was used for skidding, but a tractor was required for white pine logs exceeding 36" in diameter. The loader was used to load trucks.
Date: 1950

Later in winter the black spruce swamp froze enough to remove the wood. Tractor is packing a sled road.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
equipment
log deck
road
swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Later in winter the black spruce swamp froze enough to remove the wood. Tractor is packing a sled road.
Date: 1950

Image showing a skidder pulling cut trees out of forest.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
road
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 52
Description: Image showing a skidder pulling cut trees out of forest.
Date: 1950

Paul Smith Experimental Forest sign, located on rt. 10 at south boundary of forest.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: signage
road
Location: Paul Smiths, NY
Description: Paul Smith Experimental Forest sign, located on rt. 10 at south boundary of forest.
Date: 1950

Paul Smith Experimental Forest sign at College entrance. Cooler Pond in background.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: signage
road
pond
Location: Paul Smiths, NY
Description: Paul Smith Experimental Forest sign at College entrance. Cooler Pond in background.
Date: 1950

Newly built road on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: road
Organisms: shortleaf pine
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Newly built road on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest.
Date: circa 1940

Newly built road on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: road
Organisms: shortleaf pine
Location: Irons Fork Experimental Forest, Arkansas
Description: Newly built road on the Irons Fork Experimental Forest.
Date: circa 1940

Caption reads:  "Some floods occur in a completely wooded drainage area.  High water across Forest Service road No. 8 between Compartments 62-63 as a result of a 3.75 inch rainfall during the previous 24 hour period.  This intermittent stream is usually dry."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
road
flood
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Some floods occur in a completely wooded drainage area. High water across Forest Service road No. 8 between Compartments 62-63 as a result of a 3.75 inch rainfall during the previous 24 hour period. This intermittent stream is usually dry."
Date: 4/7/1938

Caption reads:  "Typical 20 foot Forest Service constructed with CWA hand labor.  Road to be gravelled and used for utilization of forest products as well as for protection and administration.  Road #4 looking east from intersection of roads #4 and #6."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
road
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Typical 20 foot Forest Service constructed with CWA hand labor. Road to be gravelled and used for utilization of forest products as well as for protection and administration. Road #4 looking east from intersection of roads #4 and #6."
Date: 7/23/1937

Caption reads:  "Example of roadside planting attempted on the Crossett Experimental Forest.  Trees five years old at the time of photograph."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
planting
road
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Example of roadside planting attempted on the Crossett Experimental Forest. Trees five years old at the time of photograph."
Date: 7/23/1937

Caption reads:  "Crossett Experimental Forest road constructed in 1935.  All work done with hand labor.  Road # 4 at old Maxwell place looking West."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
road
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Crossett Experimental Forest road constructed in 1935. All work done with hand labor. Road # 4 at old Maxwell place looking West."
Date: 3/16/1937

Caption reads:  "About 1860, this road passed through a rich farming section.  The fields have since seeded into shortleaf and loblolly pine and the road has been abandoned.  Picture taken from a point 54 feet SE (S42oE) from Camera Station #5."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
oldfield
road
Organisms: loblolly pine
shortleaf pine
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "About 1860, this road passed through a rich farming section. The fields have since seeded into shortleaf and loblolly pine and the road has been abandoned. Picture taken from a point 54 feet SE (S42oE) from Camera Station #5."
Date: 11/10/1936

Robert M. Frank standing on PEF road next to strip clearcut, hardwood regeneration present, in MU33
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
personnel
road
regeneration
Organisms: red maple
eastern white pine
aspen
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Robert M. Frank standing on PEF road next to strip clearcut, hardwood regeneration present, in MU33
Date:

Two personnel hammering a post into shallow water
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Two personnel hammering a post into shallow water
Date:

Road at the Penobscot Experimental Forest in winter
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Road at the Penobscot Experimental Forest in winter
Date:

Person standing on a plowed forest road in winter
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Person standing on a plowed forest road in winter
Date:

Main road (Harper Drive) at the Penobscot Experimental Forest
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: road
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Main road (Harper Drive) at the Penobscot Experimental Forest
Date: