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Northern hardwood stand photo taken facing N10W from 0.27 chains S47E of stake 77-18. No initial stand photo of this picture. 4 ft high maple stumps cut as the result of a sugar bush; this type of cutting is prominant along the eastern area of compartment 49.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
personnel
hardwood
Organisms: sugar maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood stand photo taken facing N10W from 0.27 chains S47E of stake 77-18. No initial stand photo of this picture. 4 ft high maple stumps cut as the result of a sugar bush; this type of cutting is prominant along the eastern area of compartment 49.
Date: 3/26/1957

Taken N from large pine stump located 0.5 chain N11E of stake 30-58. After 1955 cut. This is same view as shown in photo #146, taken before cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
stump
personnel
Organisms: birch, fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N from large pine stump located 0.5 chain N11E of stake 30-58. After 1955 cut. This is same view as shown in photo #146, taken before cutting.
Date: 10/25/1956

Taken nine years after harvest. Taken S70E from a point 0.15 chains N70E of stake 35-47. Red maple stand which developed after early cutting for softwood. One of old softwood stumps is to left of Misura.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
Organisms: pine
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken nine years after harvest. Taken S70E from a point 0.15 chains N70E of stake 35-47. Red maple stand which developed after early cutting for softwood. One of old softwood stumps is to left of Misura.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken N69E from a point 1 chain S69W of stake 32-60. Taken after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N69E from a point 1 chain S69W of stake 32-60. Taken after cutting.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken N from a point W of Stake 32-58. After cutting. Photo #155 is same view before cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N from a point W of Stake 32-58. After cutting. Photo #155 is same view before cutting.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken W from a point 20 feet N77W of stake 33-52. Taken after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken W from a point 20 feet N77W of stake 33-52. Taken after cutting.
Date: 10/9/1956

Taken east at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. After 1956 cutting on east edge of the 1954 area of heavy blowdown. Large stump is from 1900 softwood cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
log deck
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 4
Description: Taken east at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. After 1956 cutting on east edge of the 1954 area of heavy blowdown. Large stump is from 1900 softwood cut.
Date: 10/5/1956

Dense 60 year old fir stand at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. Old stump is from 1900 cut. A. Misura in photo. No cutting or blowdown at this particular point in 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
Organisms: fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 4
Description: Dense 60 year old fir stand at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. Old stump is from 1900 cut. A. Misura in photo. No cutting or blowdown at this particular point in 1956.
Date: 10/5/1956

Taken N20W from a point S73W 0.89 chain from stake 59-20. After 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken N20W from a point S73W 0.89 chain from stake 59-20. After 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Taken due N from Point 0.25 chain SW from stake 60-21. Stump of 42" white pine of 250 yr. age class. G. Lavoy in photo. Taken after 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken due N from Point 0.25 chain SW from stake 60-21. Stump of 42" white pine of 250 yr. age class. G. Lavoy in photo. Taken after 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Taken due N from a point 0.45 chains due S of stake 60-34.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 35
Description: Taken due N from a point 0.45 chains due S of stake 60-34.
Date: 5/8/1956

Taken toward stake from point 0.41 chains S10E of stake 61-37.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 35
Description: Taken toward stake from point 0.41 chains S10E of stake 61-37.
Date: 10/13/1955

Taken N40E from point 0.80 chains S10W of stake 61-34. Dense softwood stand with opening created by cutting in 1953.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 35
Description: Taken N40E from point 0.80 chains S10W of stake 61-34. Dense softwood stand with opening created by cutting in 1953.
Date: 10/13/1955

After cutting taken toward PC (plot center) from point 0.44 chains S57W of stake 65-27. Softwood compartment.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
softwood
Organisms: spruce
birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: After cutting taken toward PC (plot center) from point 0.44 chains S57W of stake 65-27. Softwood compartment.
Date: 6/10/1955

Taken due north from a point 0.67 chains S24E of plot stake 30-61. G. Lavoy in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
road
personnel
stump
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 30
Description: Taken due north from a point 0.67 chains S24E of plot stake 30-61. G. Lavoy in photo.
Date: 5/20/1955

Take N20E from a point 0.46 chains S84W of plot stake 31-63. G. Lavoy in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
gap
stump
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 30
Description: Take N20E from a point 0.46 chains S84W of plot stake 31-63. G. Lavoy in photo.
Date: 5/20/1955

Looking north from large pine stump on south side of road #2, on northeast margin of plot 30-58. Before cutting, but after 1953 stand improvement work.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
stump
Organisms: pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Looking north from large pine stump on south side of road #2, on northeast margin of plot 30-58. Before cutting, but after 1953 stand improvement work.
Date: 5/11/1955

Old growth white pine stump 57" diameter at 2 feet above ground. Annual rings could be counted 30' above ground -- 227 years. Estimated age of tree about 250. Sound above 30'. Total height 147'. Merchantable length 87'. 6' of butt cull, next 22' contained rot but was merchantable 65' sound logs. 7' broken section. 45'  top not merchantable. E. and B. Sussice in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: stump
old growth
harvest
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: Old growth white pine stump 57" diameter at 2 feet above ground. Annual rings could be counted 30' above ground -- 227 years. Estimated age of tree about 250. Sound above 30'. Total height 147'. Merchantable length 87'. 6' of butt cull, next 22' contained rot but was merchantable 65' sound logs. 7' broken section. 45' top not merchantable. E. and B. Sussice in photo.
Date: 10/23/1953

Three white pine stumps 30". Over 50 percent cull in logs. At right, entire tree was cull.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Three white pine stumps 30". Over 50 percent cull in logs. At right, entire tree was cull.
Date: 10/22/1952

View after most of the sawlogs were cut, but before pulp cut. Removal cut in old growth stand to be handled under shelterwood. No preperatory cut made this time.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
stump
old growth
shelterwood
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: View after most of the sawlogs were cut, but before pulp cut. Removal cut in old growth stand to be handled under shelterwood. No preperatory cut made this time.
Date: 10/22/1952