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Live cull hemlock struck by lightning during thunder storm, 1957. Burning in tip when discovered following morning. At mouth of Harris River.

imageID: 30487
Description: Live cull hemlock struck by lightning during thunder storm, 1957. Burning in tip when discovered following morning. At mouth of Harris River.
Study: Lightning
Keywords: forest injuries and protection
injuries from inorganic agencies (excluding fire)
electrical and cosmic influences
lightning
Original collection id: Oxford #: 426.1, negative #: 198
Original as submitted: 424_1_neg_4431_426_1_neg_197_198_431_1_neg_196.tif
Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Harris River
Date(yyyy): 1957
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Wright, Brenda E.; Plumb, Pauline; Wright, John; Biles, Frances E. 2021. Historical photographs from U.S. Forest Service research and development activities in Alaska. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0084


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