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landings constructed along railroads

imageID: 20880
Description: landings constructed along railroads
Keywords: logging
fire
Organisms: ponderosa pine
Photographer: A. C. McIntyre
Original collection id: 313776
Media: Black and white print
Collection: Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs
Quality: 3
Location: Fort Valley Exp. Forest; AZ; USA
Date(yyyy): 1925
Comments: Where horse logging is followed, landings are constructed along both sides of all railroad tracks. These landings are excellent fire lines, leaving the cutover areas well protected, Coconino.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0005


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