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Forest Service honorees given Outstanding Service awards by the USDA at a ceremony on November 12, 1947.  Men in this USDA public domain image (photographer unknown) are, from left to right:  John R. Bruckart; Porter C. Burris; Russell R. Reynolds; Theodore P. Flynn; Lyle F. Watts (Chief of the Forest Service); F. Lee Kirby; Harry T. Gisborne; and Lewis B. Holt.  Ceremony was held at the Sylvan Theater in Washington, D.C.  Caption for Russ Reynolds on back of this photo reads:

imageID: 28530
Description: Forest Service honorees given Outstanding Service awards by the USDA at a ceremony on November 12, 1947. Men in this USDA public domain image (photographer unknown) are, from left to right: John R. Bruckart; Porter C. Burris; Russell R. Reynolds; Theodore P. Flynn; Lyle F. Watts (Chief of the Forest Service); F. Lee Kirby; Harry T. Gisborne; and Lewis B. Holt. Ceremony was held at the Sylvan Theater in Washington, D.C. Caption for Russ Reynolds on back of this photo reads: "Russell R. Reynolds--Superior award, for accomplishments of national significance and value in research on applied forest management on the Crossett Experimental Forest."
Keywords: personnel
awards
Photographer: unknown
Media: black/white print
Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date(mm/dd/yyyy): 11/12/1947
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Bragg, Don C. 2020. A century of Forest Service research and development in the southern United States: Historical documents and images. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2020-0047


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