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A.W. (Sammy) Sampson, the first Director of the Great Basin Experiment Station.

imageID: 17473
Description: A.W. (Sammy) Sampson, the first Director of the Great Basin Experiment Station.
Keywords: personnel
Great Basin Experiment Station Historic Images
Original collection id: 1680-2
Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Quality: 3
People: Arthur W. Sampson
Location: Great Basin Experiment Station
Comments: Sampson is considered to be the father of range science. The Great Basin Experiment Station later became the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station and later evolved to become part of the Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

USDA Forest Service. 2007. Forest Service Research Image Library. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/imagedb


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