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Spruce forest initial stand photo. A. Misura standing by large white pine. Crown closure more pronounced, reproduction of spruce and fir averaging 4 to 5 feet high. Reproduction is very abundant. Taken facing N40W 1.69 chains N62E of stake 69-21. Snow depth 6-9 inches.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
regeneration
Organisms: white pine
spruce
fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 54
Description: Spruce forest initial stand photo. A. Misura standing by large white pine. Crown closure more pronounced, reproduction of spruce and fir averaging 4 to 5 feet high. Reproduction is very abundant. Taken facing N40W 1.69 chains N62E of stake 69-21. Snow depth 6-9 inches.
Date: 3/25/1957

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 N30W from a point 0.83c chain S02E of plot stake 27-67. D. Vander Poel in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
personnel
regeneration
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Taken N30W from a point 0.83c chain S02E of plot stake 27-67. D. Vander Poel in photo.
Date: 6/6/1955

Group of Adirondack foresters visiting the PSEF compartment 19. The first cut was made in 1953 in a stand with a white pine overstory. The next cut will be 10-1 1 years later. Allen Brattin in extreme background. Rushmore in extreme right.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
field tour
shelterwood
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: Group of Adirondack foresters visiting the PSEF compartment 19. The first cut was made in 1953 in a stand with a white pine overstory. The next cut will be 10-1 1 years later. Allen Brattin in extreme background. Rushmore in extreme right.
Date: 5/20/1954

Load of spruce and white pine logs cut from compartment 25. Team and log loader. Left -- F. Mose; Center -- R. Perry; Right -- G. Fountain.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
personnel
equipment
Organisms: white pine
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Load of spruce and white pine logs cut from compartment 25. Team and log loader. Left -- F. Mose; Center -- R. Perry; Right -- G. Fountain.
Date: 10/22/1952

Overstory of 100-year-old white pine with dense understory of tolerant balsam fir and red spruce. This is typical in this vicinity. There is little opportunity for new white pines. These 100-year-old pines originated after an extremely hot fire burned heavy softwood slash.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: old growth
softwood
personnel
Organisms: white pine
red spruce
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Overstory of 100-year-old white pine with dense understory of tolerant balsam fir and red spruce. This is typical in this vicinity. There is little opportunity for new white pines. These 100-year-old pines originated after an extremely hot fire burned heavy softwood slash.
Date: 1950

After large white pines were cut about 40 years ago, these understory red spruce and balsam fir - and a few pines - occupied the site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
second growth
post harvest
Organisms: white pine
red spruce
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After large white pines were cut about 40 years ago, these understory red spruce and balsam fir - and a few pines - occupied the site.
Date: 1950

After a stand of large pines were cut about 1900, understory balsam fir and spruce developed to pulpwood size. Only a few pines originated after the cutting in 1900, because spruce and fir already occupied the site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
harvest
log deck
stump
Organisms: white pine
balsam fir
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After a stand of large pines were cut about 1900, understory balsam fir and spruce developed to pulpwood size. Only a few pines originated after the cutting in 1900, because spruce and fir already occupied the site.
Date: 1950

Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Organisms: red spruce
white pine
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
Date: 1950

About 50 years ago white pines occupied the overstory here. The red maples came in after cutting; most are of poor quality even for pulpwood. "Has 50-years growth been wasted?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
equipment
stump
post-harvest
Organisms: white pine
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: About 50 years ago white pines occupied the overstory here. The red maples came in after cutting; most are of poor quality even for pulpwood. "Has 50-years growth been wasted?"
Date: 1950