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USFS Logo Research Data Archive

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Lbr. Grade Yield, surfaced dry lbr. being loaded into Sea-Van for shipment to Seattle.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: transport
transport by barges and boats
loading and unloading of barges and boats
Location: Alaska
Description: Lbr. Grade Yield, surfaced dry lbr. being loaded into Sea-Van for shipment to Seattle.
Date: 6/24/1964

Lbr. Grade Yield, new storage shed erected at Alaska Hardwoods Co. mill near Wasilla.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: preservation and other treatments to improve the properties of wood
timberyard practice
handling and storage of timber
storage of converted timber
Location: Alaska; Wasilla
Description: Lbr. Grade Yield, new storage shed erected at Alaska Hardwoods Co. mill near Wasilla.
Date: 6/22/1964

Lbr. Grade Yield, view of trimmer & green chain at Alaska Hardwoods Co. mill at Wasilla. Note stickered Birch Lbr.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: timber manufacturing industries and products
uses of wood
mills, their functions and products
sawmills and planing mills
Location: Alaska; Wasilla
Description: Lbr. Grade Yield, view of trimmer & green chain at Alaska Hardwoods Co. mill at Wasilla. Note stickered Birch Lbr.
Date: 6/22/1964

1957 burn on Hutchinson Creek.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Hutchinson Creek
Description: 1957 burn on Hutchinson Creek.
Date: 6/21/1964

1957 burn on Hutchinson Creek. Classed as non-commercial forest site, no reproduction present.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Hutchinson Creek
Description: 1957 burn on Hutchinson Creek. Classed as non-commercial forest site, no reproduction present.
Date: 6/21/1964

1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Black spruce on ridge. Non-commercial forest site. No reproduction present.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Goodpaster Creek
Description: 1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Black spruce on ridge. Non-commercial forest site. No reproduction present.
Date: 6/20/1964

1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Smoke jumper chute in middle left of picture--non-commercial forest site.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Goodpaster Creek
Description: 1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Smoke jumper chute in middle left of picture--non-commercial forest site.
Date: 6/20/1964

1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Transition zone between commercial & non-commercial forest. Note heavy brush.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Goodpaster Creek
Description: 1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Transition zone between commercial & non-commercial forest. Note heavy brush.
Date: 6/20/1964

1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Unburned spruce-birch stand bordering burn was not growing fast enough to be of commercial character (less than 15 cu. Ft. MAI).
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Goodpaster Creek
Description: 1957 Burn on Upper Goodpaster Creek. Unburned spruce-birch stand bordering burn was not growing fast enough to be of commercial character (less than 15 cu. Ft. MAI).
Date: 6/20/1964

1957 burn near Blair Lakes (see lakes in background)--tongue of reburned non-commercial forest land (black spruce). No reproduction present.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Blair Lakes
Description: 1957 burn near Blair Lakes (see lakes in background)--tongue of reburned non-commercial forest land (black spruce). No reproduction present.
Date: 6/18/1964

1957 burn near Blair Lakes. Moderately damaged commercial stand. Note absence of damaged live trees; also deterioration of snags no longer salvable.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Blair Lakes
Description: 1957 burn near Blair Lakes. Moderately damaged commercial stand. Note absence of damaged live trees; also deterioration of snags no longer salvable.
Date: 6/18/1964

Interior Fire Damage, 1957 burn at Blair Lakes. Portion of reburn containing 16 yr. old spruce & aspen saplings. Presently prolific aspen regeneration coming back on this commercial forest site.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
revegetation etc
of burnt areas
Location: Alaska; Blair Lakes
Description: Interior Fire Damage, 1957 burn at Blair Lakes. Portion of reburn containing 16 yr. old spruce & aspen saplings. Presently prolific aspen regeneration coming back on this commercial forest site.
Date: 6/18/1964

1957 burn at Nenana Bridge taken from bridge.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Nenana Bridge
Description: 1957 burn at Nenana Bridge taken from bridge.
Date: 6/15/1964

Interior Fire Damage, 1957 burn at Nenana Bridge. Prolific aspen regeneration replacing aspen on non-commercial forest site (less than 15 cu. ft. M.A.I.). Note that reproduction is poorly formed on this hot, dry, steep, site.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
revegetation etc
of burnt areas
Location: Alaska; Nenana Bridge
Description: Interior Fire Damage, 1957 burn at Nenana Bridge. Prolific aspen regeneration replacing aspen on non-commercial forest site (less than 15 cu. ft. M.A.I.). Note that reproduction is poorly formed on this hot, dry, steep, site.
Date: 6/15/1964

1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks & commercial stand (over 20 cu. Ft. MAI) damaged by a ground fire that killed scattered trees. Birch reproduction present in openings.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Fairbanks; Kimmel homestead
Description: 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks & commercial stand (over 20 cu. Ft. MAI) damaged by a ground fire that killed scattered trees. Birch reproduction present in openings.
Date: 6/13/1964

1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Heavily damaged commercial stand (between 15-20 cu. Ft. MAI). Dead trees no longer salvable. Heavy stand of grass & birch reproduction on the ground.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
fire losses, fire damage to timber stands from the economic point of view
Location: Alaska; Fairbanks; Kimmel homestead
Description: 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Heavily damaged commercial stand (between 15-20 cu. Ft. MAI). Dead trees no longer salvable. Heavy stand of grass & birch reproduction on the ground.
Date: 6/13/1964

Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead in Fairbanks. Non-commercial birch stand (less than 15 cu. Ft. M.A.I.) completely destroyed. Trees not salvable. Prolific aspen regeneration coming in.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
revegetation etc
of burnt areas
Location: Alaska; Fairbanks; Kimmel homestead
Description: Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead in Fairbanks. Non-commercial birch stand (less than 15 cu. Ft. M.A.I.) completely destroyed. Trees not salvable. Prolific aspen regeneration coming in.
Date: 6/13/1964

Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Stand of birch on non-commercial site (less than 15 cu. Ft. M.A.I.) destroyed. Heavy aspen reproduction establishing.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
revegetation etc
of burnt areas
Location: Alaska; Fairbanks; Kimmel homestead
Description: Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Stand of birch on non-commercial site (less than 15 cu. Ft. M.A.I.) destroyed. Heavy aspen reproduction establishing.
Date: 6/13/1964

Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Completely destroyed non-commercial birch stand. Aspen & heavy grass coming in. Trees no longer salvable.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
salvage and disposal of fire-damaged timber
benefits of fire control
injurious effects of fire
Location: Alaska; Fairbanks; Kimmel homestead
Description: Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Completely destroyed non-commercial birch stand. Aspen & heavy grass coming in. Trees no longer salvable.
Date: 6/12/1964

Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Reburn in Aspen sapling stand being replaced by prolific aspen reproduction.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: forest fires
revegetation etc
of burnt areas
Location: Alaska; Fairbanks; Kimmel homestead
Description: Interior Fire Damage, 1958 burn on Kimmel homestead near Fairbanks. Reburn in Aspen sapling stand being replaced by prolific aspen reproduction.
Date: 6/12/1964