U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs

U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs, 1899-1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator: United States. Forest Service.
Title: U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs
Dates: 1899-1974 (inclusive)
18991974

1911-1956 (bulk)
19111956
Quantity: 1.40 cubic feet, including 1,038 images, (4 boxes)
Collection Number: P 325
Summary: The U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs contain images gathered by Gerald W. Williams documenting U.S. Forest Service employees and operations in the Pacific Northwest and California. Williams served as a sociologist and historian for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 to 2005.
Repository: Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Gerald W. Williams worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. From 1979 to 1983, he was a sociologist with the Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in Oregon; in 1993-1998 he served as the sociologist for the Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Portland; and from 1998 until his retirement in 2005 he was the national historian for the U.S. Forest Service in Washginton, D.C. He has published more than 75 books, chapters, book reviews, articles, and conference papers exploring a variety of historical topics such as the Native American use of fire to manage environments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the U.S. Army's Spruce Production Division during World War I.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs document U.S. Forest Service employees and operations in the Pacific Northwest and California, with an emphasis on Oregon and Washington. Images were collected by Gerald W. Williams, who served as a sociologist and historian for the U.S. Forest Service (1979-2005). Officer and personnel portraits were primarily taken during the 1950s. Notable personnel include U.S. Forest Service Chiefs, Lyle Watts and Edward Cliff, and Janie Smith, the first female Administrative Assistant to serve in a U.S. National Forest Supervisor’s Office.

The second series focuses on U.S. Forest Service operations and national forests in Oregon and Washington. Operation photographs document forest management efforts, including forest fire prevention, logging, and reforestation projects. Also included are images of historic buildings, national forest scenes, and recreational activities.

The collection is predominately made up of photographic prints and negatives. Contact sheets and 35mm and 55mm film strips are also provided for a portion of the portraits. Photocopies and descriptions were created from the envelopes the images were originally stored in. The names of photographers (when identifited) are included with the photograph descriptions.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs (P 325), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs are arranged into 2 series: 1. Forest Officers and Personnel, 1908-1974 and 2. Forest Operations, 1899-1970.

Acquisition Information

Originally described as part of the Gerald W. Williams Collection, these materials were separated from the Williams Collection in 2016 to form this new collection.

Related Materials

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Forest Officers and Personnel, 1908-1974Return to Top

Series 1 contains photographs of U.S. Forest Service officers and personnel who served in the Pacific Northwest and California from 1908-1974. The images are predominately portraits of Oregon and Washington U.S. Forest Service staff taken from 1955-1956. Of special note is a portrait of Janie V. Smith, who became the first woman to serve as an Administrative Assistant for a U.S. National Forest Supervisor's Office in 1938. Smith worked for the Rogue River National Forest Supervisor’s Office throughout her nearly 40-year career in the U.S. Forest Service. Smith became an Administrative Officer in 1957 before retiring in 1959. Photocopies and descriptions were created from the envelopes the images were originally stored in.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Allen-Blackwell
Box/Folder
1.01	Edward T. Allen 1 negative.	1908-1909
1.01	Fred Ames Former Assistant Regional Forester in charge of Recreation and Lands. Joined U.S. Forest Service in 1906. Retired June 30, 1942. Taken by: Emma H. Morton, May 1942. 6 prints and 3 negatives.	1942
1.01	Bernard M. Anderson R-6, Regional Office, Personnel Management. 10 prints and 1 negative.
1.01	H. J. Andrews Regional Forester. Taken by: E. H. Morton, 1944. 2 prints and 1 negative.	1944
1.01	Robert Aufderheide Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 1 print.	1950
1.01	John Baker Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, October 1962. 7 prints.	1962
1.01	Eldon E. Ball Supervisor of the Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California. 3 prints and 1 negative.
1.01	Ralph Barber Snoqualmie National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.01	Paul Barden Gifford Pinchot National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.01	William Bates Regional Office, 1955. 10 prints and 2 negatives.	1955
1.01	Chester A. Bennett Supervisor of the Wallowa National Forest, Oregon. Photo also taken at Advanced Management Training Camp, Wind River, Washington, January 13, 1945. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 1, 1950 and G. E. Griffith, January 13, 1945. 2 prints.	1945-1950
1.01	Vance M. Blackwell Regional Office, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.	1956
	Blaser-Bowe
Box/Folder
1.02	Edward Blaser Personnel, 1956. 18 prints and 2 negatives.	1956
1.02	Wilburt C. Bokker Siskiyou National Forest, 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.02	F. LeRoy Bond Supervisor, Umpqua National Forest. Taken: May 1962. 3 prints and 1 negative.	1962
1.02	Phil Brandner Supervisor, Mt. Baker National Forest. Taken by: Emma H. Morton, September 1944. 3 prints and 1 negative.	1944
1.02	Lloyd Brown Regional Office, February 1955. 1 print.	1955
1.02	Mason Bruce 1 print and 2 negatives.
1.02	J. R. Bruckart Supervisor of the Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 1 print and 1 negative.	1950
1.02	Dick Bowe Richard "Dick" Bowe, Regional Office, August 15, 1953 and February 1955. 4 prints and 2 negatives.	1953-1955
	Bowen-Burke
Box/Folder
1.03	John Bowen Regional Office, Personnel Management, April 28, 1953. 1 print and 1 negative.	1953
1.03	C. J. Buck C. J. Buck on Mud Creek project, 1914. Taken by: H. W. Harris, Wallowa National Forest. 2 prints and 1 negative.	1914
1.03	Walter Buckhorn Experiment Station (Insect Surveys). 1 print.
1.03	Dan E. Bulfer Chief, Division of Personnel Management. Taken: December 1959. 17 prints, 12 negatives, and contact sheets.	1959
1.03	William E. Bullard Recreation and Lands, 1956. 9 prints and 2 negatives.	1956
1.03	Mel Burke Regional Office, February 1955. 2 prints and 2 negatives.	1955
	Campbell-Cliff
Box/Folder
1.04	Howard Campbell Regional Office, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.04	Bus Carrell Virgil R. Carrell, Division of Information and Education, February 1955. 6 prints and 1 negative.	1955
1.04	C. S. Chapman 1 negative.	1909-1911
1.04	Thomas E. Chidsey 1 print and 1 negative.
1.04	Cleon L. Clark Supervisor of the Malheur National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 2 prints and 4 negatives.	1950
1.04	William Clarke February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.04	Edward P. Cliff Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, March 1962. 24 prints and 1 negative.	1962
	Code-Erickson
Box/Folder
1.05	Mark Code Wenatchee National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.05	Les Colvill February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.05	Howard C. Cook Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 2 negatives.	1955
1.05	Ralph Cook Ranger Ralph Cook in full uniform with his horse, Mt. Baker National Forest. Taken by: Ray M. Filloon, August 1937. 2 prints.	1937
1.05	Harold S. Coons Supervisor of the Whitman National Forest, at Baker, Oregon. 6 prints and 1 negative.
1.05	Ralph W. Crawford Supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 2, 1950. 4 prints.	1950
1.05	W. Cryder 1 print and 1 negative.
1.05	L. H. Douglas Assistant Regional Forester. Taken by: E. H. Morton, 1944. 1 print.	1944
1.05	John L. Emerson 5 prints.
1.05	H. F. Erickson Engineering, 1956. 7 prints and 1 negative.	1956
	Everts-Frankland
Box/Folder
1.06	A. B. Everts Fire Control, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.06	C. Ewing 1 print and 1 negative.
1.06	Herman J. Fittinger Regional Office, Engineering, 1956. Retired in 1961. 7 prints and 1 negative.	1956
1.06	Fleming 6 prints and 1 negative.	1956
1.06	Frank B. Folsom Assistant Regional Forester (Deceased 1961). Taken by: George E. Griffith, 1948. 7 prints.	1948
1.06	C. V. Fontaine O-Radio Shop, 1956. 7 prints and 2 negatives.	1956
1.06	James Frankland Assistant Regional Forester (Assistant Regional Forester at Hemlock Training School also, April 8, 1937). Taken by: E. H. Morton, 1944. 1 print and 1 negative.	1944
	Gillmor-Guthrie
Box/Folder
1.07	Lloyd G. Gillmor November 1965. 1 print and 1 negative.	1965
1.07	C. M. Granger 1 negative.	1925-1930
1.07	A. W. Greeley 6 prints and 1 negative.	1964
1.07	Raymond F. Grefe Regional Engineer, 1952. 2 prints and 1 negative.	1952
1.07	George E. Griffith Taken by: Emma H. Morton, about 1933-1934. 4 prints and 1 negative.	1933-1934
1.07	J. D. Guthrie 2 prints and 2 negatives.	1930-1939
	Hall-Hiatt
Box/Folder
1.08	J. Alfred Hall Director of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 prints.
1.08	Carl Hamilton Mt. Hood, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
1.08	Vernon O. Hamre April 16, 1969. 13 prints and 1 negative.	1969
1.08	Edward J. Hanzlik Technical Forestry Advisor, Division of State and Private Forestry, Regional Office of the Forest Service, Portland, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, December 18, 1951. 2 prints.	1951
1.08	Dorothy Harlan Dorothy Harlan, now Mrs. Perrin, resigned from the Division of Information and Education on September 11, 1953. 1 negative.	1953
1.08	V. L. Harper 5 prints.
1.08	Ernest A. Harris Regional Office, 1956. 2 prints and 1 negative.	1956
1.08	Henry A. Harrison Supervisor, Mt. Baker, 1953. 2 prints and 2 negatives.	1953
1.08	Harlan Hiatt 1954 (Deceased 1961). 1 print and 1 negative.	1954
	Hicks-Hunt
Box/Folder
2.01	Vernon E. Hicks January 1955. 4 prints and 1 negative.	1955
2.01	Carl Hildman Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.01	Homer J. Hixon Supervisor, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, July 15, 1953. 4 prints and 1 negative.	1953
2.01	Robert L. Hobba Recreation and Lands, 1956. 7 prints and 1 negative.	1956
2.01	Allen H. Hodgson Allen H. Hodgson, entered the U.S. Forest Service in 1909. Chief, Division of Personnel Management, 1935. Author of bulletin on waste logging and milling operations (Deceased February 15, 1939). 2 prints.	1935
2.01	F. V. Horton Assistant Regional Forester, 1940. Taken by: Emma H. Morton. 3 prints.	1940
2.01	William W. Huber Forester, Division of Information and Education. Later part of Division of Wildlife and Range Management, August 1950. 4 prints and 2 negatives.	1950
2.01	Herb Hunt February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
	Iler-Johnson
Box/Folder
2.02	James C. Iler James C. Iler, Division of Operation. Taken by: George E. Griffith, December 1946 and November 1959. 17 prints and 9 negatives.	1946-1959
2.02	Douglas C. Ingram Douglas C. Ingram with axe wedged in large spruce log (second log) left on Johnson Mill Co. logging area, Siuslaw National Forest. Taken by: D. C. Ingram, November 10, 1925. 6 prints.	1925
2.02	John F. Irwin 1 print and 1 negative.
2.02	Floyd Iverson 4 prints and 1 negative.
2.02	George Jackson February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.02	Guy Johnson Fire Control, February 1955. 2 prints and 1 negative.	1955
2.02	William H. Johnson William H. "Howard" Johnson, supervisor of the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 2, 1950. 1 print and 1 negative.	1950
	Jolley-Kummel
Box/Folder
2.03	L. G. Jolley Regional Office, 1956. 16 prints and 6 negatives.	1956
2.03	Fred H. Kennedy Assistant Chief, Division of Wildlife and Range Management. Taken by: George E. Griffith, December 1946. 1 print.	1946
2.03	Claude Kincaid Malheur, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.03	Dahl J. Kirkpatrick Division of Timber Management (in charge of Cooperative Sustained Yield work under Public Law #273). Taken by: George E. Griffith, December 1946. 6 prints.	1946
2.03	L. F. Kneipp 1 print.
2.03	Victor L. Kreimeyer 6 prints, 36 negatives, and contact sheets.	1973
2.03	John C. Kuhns Assistant Regional Forester, 1944. Supervisor of Snoqualmie National Forest at 25 years service and also Wenaka. Taken by: E. H. Morton. 5 prints and 2 negatives.	1944
2.03	Julius F. Kummel Julius F. Kummel entered the U.S. Forest Service in 1906. Retired on May 31, 1942. Chief of Wind River Nursery. Also directed all forest plantation work in R-6. 3 prints and 1 negative.
	Lindberg-Mays
Box/Folder
2.04	Raymond C. Lindberg Training and Safety Officer, Division Personnel Management (Deceased August 7, 1955). Taken by: Frank Flack, December 18, 1951. 5 prints and 1 negative.	1951
2.04	C. Otto Lindh Assistant Regional Forester. Taken by: Emma H. Morton, October 1944. 1 print.	1944
2.04	Kermit Linstedt Fire Control, February 1955 (Deceased April 30, 1966). 7 prints and 12 negatives.	1955
2.04	J. Malcolm Loring Supervisor of Chelan National Forest. Taken by: George E. Griffith, 1948. 1 print.	1948
2.04	Merle S. Lowden Assistant Regional Forester, Division of Information and Education, Regional Office, Portland, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 14, 1950. 7 prints and 2 negatives.	1950
2.04	Everett H. MacDaniels 2 prints and 2 negatives.
2.04	Elmer E. Matson Experiment Station. 2 prints and 2 negatives.
2.04	Fred Matz Retired on December 31, 1945. Taken by: G. E. Griffith. 3 prints and 1 negative.
2.04	Larry Mays Operation, 1954. 3 prints and 1 negative.	1954
	McCool-Neal
Box/Folder
2.05	Shelby McCool February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.05	L. E. McDaniels 1 print and 1 negative.
2.05	John E. McDonald Supervisor of the Fremont National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 1 print.	1950
2.05	G. L. Mercer OM, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.05	A. D. Moir Jr. 1 print and 1 negative.
2.05	Lester Moncrief Assistant Forest Supervisor, May 25, 1933. Associated Press negative given to U.S. Forest Service. 1 print.	1933
2.05	Dave Morgan Okanogan, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.05	Thorton T. Munger Thorton T. Munger, Division of Silviculture, in his office in the Beck building in 1924. 1 print.	1924
2.05	Bill Naylor Deschutes, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
2.05	Carl Neal Supervisor of the Olympic National Forest, Washington. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 1, 1950. 1 print.	1950
	Nelson-Quam
Box/Folder
2.06	Roger Nelson 1 print and 1 negative.	1954
2.06	Herschel C. Obye Supervisor of the Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 1, 1950. 1 print and 1 negative.	1950
2.06	Phil Paine 5 prints and 3 negatives.	1954
2.06	Al Peffer Wenatchee, 1954. 2 prints and 1 negative.	1954
2.06	Norman J. Penick Mt. Hood Forest Supervisor. Taken by: George E. Griffith, November 11, 1946. 2 prints.	1946
2.06	Ervin L. Peterson Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in charge of Federal-States Relations. 1 print.
2.06	H. T. Phelps Assistant to the Chief, Division of Operation, Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service. Taken by: Frank Flack, December 18, 1951. 4 prints and 1 negative.	1951
2.06	Herbert L. Plumb Forest Supervisor, Olympic National Forest, April 1926-September 1935, from office of Olympic National Forest Supervisor, 1973. 1 print.	1973
2.06	P. F. Wallace Prater Operation. 2 prints.
2.06	H. K. Pyles 5 prints.	1964
2.06	Clyde Quam Willamette, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
	Radke-Robertson
Box/Folder
3.01	Harold Radke February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.01	Clarence Rand Umpqua, February 1955 (Deceased March 1967). 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.01	D. Irvin Rasmussen Washington Office, NFRM, 1964. 5 prints.	1964
3.01	Hugh B. Raubin 1 print and 1 negative.
3.01	Charles E. Remington Engineering, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.	1956
3.01	Glenn Rhoton February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.01	Charles A. Rindt Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.01	Elliott P. Roberts 1 print and 1 negative.	1956
3.01	F. Dale Robertson 1973 (to Siuslaw Supervisor). 15 prints, 22 negatives, and contact sheets.	1973
	Roskie-Simpson
Box/Folder
3.02	George F. Roskie Range and Wildlife (to Great Falls, Montana), April 1960. 3 prints and 1 negative.	1960
3.02	Arthur W. Sampson 1 negative.
3.02	Earl Sandvig Personnel Management, February 1955. 4 prints and 2 negatives.	1955
3.02	Gordon Sanford Umpqua National Forest, Diamond Lake District, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.02	J. M. Schmidt 2 prints and 1 negative.
3.02	Dr. Selke Deceased October 2, 1970. 1 print and 5 negatives.
3.02	Fritz Sethe Fritz Sethe, Ranger, 1910-1915. Wind River Ranger District, Columbia National Forest, Washington. 1 print.
3.02	William A. Shiley Engineering, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.	1956
3.02	Carl Simpson Deceased November 2, 1975. 6 prints, 4 negatives, and contact sheets.	1967
	Smith-Stratford
Box/Folder
3.03	Alexander E. Smith Supervisor of Winema National Forest. Taken by: Eugene H. O'Keeffe, March 1961 and J. W. Hughes, 1967. 10 prints, 9 negatives, and contact sheets.	1961-1967
3.03	Jack Smith 9 prints and 2 negatives.
3.03	Janie Smith Rogue River, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.03	William Sommerville Division of Operation, February 1955. 3 prints and 3 negatives.	1955
3.03	A. R. Standing Assistant Regional Forester, 1944. Taken by: Emma H. Morton. 7 prints.	1944
3.03	David R. Stewart BUZ. 2 prints, 8 negatives, and contact sheets.
3.03	Donald B. Stickney Taken in Regional Office, 1956. 7 prints and 1 negative.	1956
3.03	H. J. Stratford Fiscal Control, February 1955. 2 prints and 2 negatives.	1955
	Thalhofer-Weiner
Box/Folder
3.04	Joe A. Thalhofer Ochoco National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.04	Glenn C. Todd 3 prints and 1 negative.
3.04	Robert H. Torheim Personnel Officer, 1970. 5 prints and 5 negatives.	1970
3.04	Rex Wakefield Supervisor, Siuslaw National Forest, May 1, 1952. 1 print and 1 negative.	1952
3.04	Stanley C. Walters Stanley C. Walters overlooks his district from High Ridge Trail to Eden Park on the north side of Mt. Hood, which shows dimly in the background, Hood River Ranger District. Taken by: Fred W. Cleator, August 1924. 1 print.	1924
3.04	Lyle F. Watts Lyle F. Watts, entered U.S. Forest Service in 1913. Regional Forester of North Central Region in 1936. Transferred as Regional Forester to Northern Pacific Region in 1939. Became Chief of U. S. Forest Service, January 16, 1943. 24 prints and 1 negative.
3.04	John Weigant Siuslaw National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.04	A. A. Weiner Regional Office, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.	1956
	Weisenborn-Wood
Box/Folder
3.05	Hilbert R. Weisenborn February 1955. 4 prints and 2 negatives.	1955
3.05	Lage Wernstedt Entered U.S. Forest Service in 1904. Retired on April 30, 1942. He was an engineer and worked in the field of mapping and surveying. Devices and sytems developed by him are used by military as factors in operations of war as well as in civil engineering. 2 prints and 1 negative.
3.05	Conrad P. Wessela Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.	1955
3.05	Wayne West 1 print and 1 negative.
3.05	Wallace E. Wheeler 1 negative.	1952
3.05	Wilton T. White Soil Conservationist, Division of Range and W. Mgmt. 1 print.
3.05	Albert Wiesendanger 1 print and 1 negative.
3.05	Lawrence Wilsey 1 print and 1 negative.
3.05	K. Wolfe Retired on January 31, 1955 (1954). 3 prints and 1 negative.	1954
3.05	Jack H. Wood Taken by: Jim Hughes, 1974. 8 prints, 6 negatives, and a contact sheet.	1974

Series 2: Forest Operations, 1899-1970Return to Top

Series 2 contains photographs documenting U.S. Forest Service operations in Oregon and Washington with a focus on forest management, including logging, forest fire prevention, and reforestation projects. Images of Pacific Northwest national forests and recreational activities are also included. Photocopies and descriptions were created from the envelopes the images were originally stored in.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Fire Damage and Reproduction	1910-1937
Box/Folder
4.01	Region wide insect damage Galleries of Dendroctonus brevicornis marked on the sapwood of yellow pine, Siskiyou National Forest. Taken by: J. M. Miller, November 5, 1910. 2 prints.	1910
4.01	Douglas-fir reproduction Excellent reproduction of douglas-fir on the 1902 burn showing in the background trees which were not killed by fire. Taken along the road between Carson, Washington, and the Hemlock Ranger Station, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Taken by: Varella, July 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.01	Timber type Fire line built for the Southern Pacific Railroad by Mr. Blockley to hold east side of Dodge fire. Litter and brush cleared and piled on a 50 foot line, Clackamas County, Oregon. Taken July 29, 1911. 2 prints.	1911
4.01	Burned out areas Mt. Hood National Forest, showing effect of fire on an old burn "debris type." Before the fire there was a thick cover of green brush composed mostly of cherry, alder, and willow, with a small amount of douglas fir and western hemlock. A fire about 10 years ago had killed a dense stand of fir reproduction leaving a tangled mass of debris, Clackamas County. Taken by: A. G. Varela, July 29, 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.01	Douglas-fir reproduction Part of an old farm on an abandoned claim in Sec. 6, T.2S, R.6E, now grown up with ferns and douglas-fir, illustrating how an area returns to forest conditions. Taken by: A. G. Varela, August 21, 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.01	Pine type selection cutting View of the area cut-over on the C. S. & R. S. Moore timber sale two years ago whosing the trees left in the selection cutting, the low stumps near Odessa. Taken by: A. G. Varela, September 2, 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.01	View of log pond View of the log pond and reserve supply of the logs at the mill of the B. V. Lumber Co., at Palmer. The bank ground is a hillside which was logged over years ago and then burned over in the 1902 fire. Taken by: A. G. Varela, September 2, 1911. 4 prints.	1911
4.01	Columbia National Forest Spud Hill fire at time of crowning and jumping to Canyon Creek Ridge, August 4, 1937. 1 print.	1937
	Fire Suppression	1924
Box/Folder
4.02	Mount Hood National Forest Fire fighting, Summit C. fire, Mount Hood National Forest. Taken by: F. W. Cleator, August 1924. 32 prints.	1924
	Fish and Game	1921
Box/Folder
4.03	Whitman National Forest Patience will be rewarded - this squirrel has already had a full meal - but is not averse to more biscuit in order to assist the photographer in getting another photo, Whitman National Forest, Oregon, August 1921. 3 prints.	1921
	Forest Types	1911-1945
Box/Folder
4.04	West of Cascades Pilchuck Valley, Snoqualmie National Forest. A dense forest composed largely of rather young western hemlocks. 1 print.
4.04	West of Cascades Young stand of western hemlock and grand fir, Pilchuck Valley, T.29N, R.8E, W. M. Snoqualmie National Forest. Taken: August 15, 1911. 4 prints.	1911
4.04	East of Cascades - Pine This tree, located on south slope of Mt. Adams, four miles north of Trout Lake, is one of the largest, if not the largest Ponderosa pine tree in the states of Oregon and Washington. Circumference (measures 4 1/2 ft. above ground): 21' 11". Total height: 198' 6". Greatest spread of branches (measured 4 ways): 59'. Its accessible location, within 200 feet of a forest road, makes it an attraction for many forest visitors, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Taken by: R. M. Filloon, 1936. 2 prints.	1936
4.04	West of Cascades - Douglas-fir Two large douglas-firs in La-Wis-Wis Forest Camp, Gifford Pinchot National Forest (Ranger William Sethe). Taken by: Ray Filloon, 1937. 3 prints.	1937
4.04	West of Cascades Redwood tree with circumference, breast height, of 34 ft. Chetco redwood area, Siskiyou National Forest. Taken by: E. H. Marshall, March 6, 1941. 2 prints.	1941
4.04	West of Cascades - Douglas-fir Virgin stand of old growth douglas-fir, near Baker Lake, Mt. Baker National Forest. Taken by: Ray Filloon, June-July 1945. 1 print.	1945
	Grazing	1964-1970
Box/Folder
4.05	Sheep in Ochoco National Forest Modern visitors to national forests and national grasslands are still treated to scenes remindful of the Old West. A herdsman watches over his sheep band on the Crooked River National Grassland, Ochoco National Forest. Snow peaks in distance are, from left: Broken Top, South Sister, Middle Sister and North Sister. All are ancient volcanoes of Oregon's Cascade Range. Taken by: James W. Hughes, May 1964. 1 print.	1964
4.05	Sheepherder Sheepherder Henry Warren's grizzled face is part of the face of the American West, and he's one of the few people you might meet in the splendid isolation of Hells Canyon Country, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: James W. Hughes, May 1970. 1 print.	1970
4.05	Sheep grazing Sheep grazing. 1 print.
	Historical Buildings	1907-1949
Box/Folder
4.06	Toll gate and house on Barlow Toll Road Toll gate and house on Barlow Toll Road (August 30, 1907). Area on which building was located applied for under Oct. No. 232, June 11, 1906, Cascade National Forest (Now Mt. Hood) (12-27040). Taken by: John D. Guthrie. 1 print.	1907
4.06	Hemlock Ranger Station 4 prints.	1910
4.06	Snoqualmie Snohomish County, Washington. Silverton Ranger Station looking northeast. Taken by: L. A. Treen, August 19, 1910. 1 print.	1910
4.06	Snoqualmie Part of nursery at Silverton Ranger Station. Taken by: L. A. Treen, September 16, 1910. 1 print.	1910
4.06	Rainier Dr. Ruse and his cabin built as a miner's cabin on Silver Creek summer home area, before survey. Now on lot 8. Dr. Ruse is a pioneer physician of the west - now retired and lives winter and summer on Silver Creek area. Taken by F. W. Cleator, September 1923. 1 print.	1923
4.06	Old school house Old school house near Union City, Washington, built in 1869. The original douglas-fir siding is still around. Taken by: R. E. McArdle, May 17, 1925. 1 print.	1925
4.06	East Flat Top Lookout Thunderhead over Mt. Adams, as seen from East Flat Top Lookout. Phyllis Lauterbach is silhouetted at corner of lookout. She has been a lookout during the war emergency. Taken by: Ray Filloon, June-July 1945. 2 prints.	1945
4.06	Billee Web Billee Web (Mrs. K. P. Cecil), forest lookout, at the alidade in the interior of Flat Top lookout (4406 ft.). Taken by: Leland J. Prater, August 10, 1949. 1 print.	1949
4.06	Logging Camp Logging crew in front of camp buildings. Taken by: Ashael Curtis. 1 print.
4.06	Lookout 1 print.
	Historical Logging	1899-1911
Box/Folder
4.07	Lumbering douglas spruce Lumbering douglas spruce. Falling, bucking, or sawing apart and "sniping" on rounding edge of log to facilitate taking out. Taken by: Collier (Purchased by Gaskill), 1899. 2 prints.	1899
4.07	Lumbering crew Lumbering crew with large douglas-fir log near Hoquiam, Washington, 1902. 1 print.	1902
4.07	Snoqualmie National Forest Road donkey, chute road, and loading crew at work, Snoqualmie. Taken by: H. G. Varela, August 5, 1911. 2 prints.	1911
4.07	Snoqualmie National Forest Loading cars with gin pole and crotch line, Snoqualmie National Forest, August 5, 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.07	Logging 4 prints.
4.07	Logging and lumbering 1 print.
	Historical Railroad Hauling	1902
Box/Folder
4.08	Railroad hauling Railroad hauling, logging, and lumber. Taken by: G. H. Linden, 1902. New negative made from print, December 1969. 1 print and 1 negative.	1902
	Planting	1910-1924
Box/Folder
4.09	Operations - Camps and crews Men in seeding crew on Mt. Hebo, Spring 1910. Long handled hoes are the instruments with which the holes are made. The seed is carried in bags tied around the waist, Siuslaw National Forest. Taken by: J. F. Kummel, April 1910. 3 prints.	1910
4.09	Denuded area - Siuslaw Portion of Mt. Hebo reforestation project, 1910-1911. 3 prints.	1910-1911
4.09	Operations - Planting and seeding Crew broadcasting Sitka and Norway spruce seed on Mt. Hebo, Siuslaw National Forest. Taken by: J. F. Kummel, January 22, 1911. 2 prints.	1911
4.09	Operations - Planting and seeding Broadcasting maratime pine seed on Umpqua Flats. Plating black walnut nuts with dribbles. Taken by: A. E. Cohom, 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.09	Sand dunes Broadcasting maratime pine seed on Umpqua Flats - Sand Dune Exp., Douglas County. Taken by: A. E. Cohom, March 1911. 2 prints.	1911
4.09	Sand dunes Planting willow cuttings. Umpqua Flats - Sand Dune Exp., Douglas County. Taken by: C. P. Crane, March 1911. 1 print.	1911
4.09	Denuded areas - Snoqualmie Portion of Cispus planting project, Rainier National Forest, T. 10 N., R. 9 E. Looking northward from west side of rim. 1924 planting area shown in middle and to the right. 1923 area to the left. Taken by: J. F. Kummel, May 7, 1924. 1 print.	1924
4.09	Denuded areas - Snoqualmie Portion of Cispus planting project, Rainier National Forest, T. 10 N., R. 9 E. Western slope one mile south of Twin Creeks. Taken by J. F. Kummel, May 7, 1924. 2 prints.	1924
4.09	Denuded areas - Siuslaw Portion of Mt. Hebo reforestation project. 4 prints.
4.09	Denuded areas - Siuslaw Saddle Mountain seeding area. 2 prints.
	Recreation	1922-1970
Box/Folder
4.010	Zigzag River Zigzag River girls get a fish once in awhile, September 5, 1922. 3 prints.	1922
4.010	Winter sports "Snow ranger" Monty Atwater from Alta, Utah, on inspection trip to Heather Meadows. (Mt. Baker National Forest). Taken by: W. N. Parke, January 31, 1951. 2 prints.	1951
4.010	Gifford Pinchot National Forest Mt. St. Helens and Spirit Lake from St. Helens Club cabin, Spirit Lake District. Taken by: Roland V. Emetaz, October 1962. 3 prints and 1 negative.	1962
4.010	Winter sports - Mt. Hood Mazamas - A Portland, Oregon mountain climbing club - making their way up the 'hogsback' toward the 11,245' summit of Mt. Hood. Taken by: Roland V. Emetaz, July 1963. 1 print.	1963
4.010	Hiking in Okanogan National Forest Against a backdrop of Washington's rugged North Cascades, a climber practices his rappel technique on a cliff high above the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, Okanogan National Forest. Taken by: James W. Hughes, July 1968. 1 print.	1968
4.010	Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest A canoe glides across the mirror-like surface of Lake Wenatchee in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. Glacier Peak, namesake of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, is in the center distance, and Mt. David is the snow-covered peak at left. Lake Wenatchee is the source of the Wenatchee River which contains some of the wildest whitewater in the western United States. Taken by: James W. Hughes, June 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest After years of popularity in Europe and the eastern United States, whitewater competitive sports are one of the newest forms of recreation in the Pacific Northwest. A two-man whitewater canoe team successfully challenges a slalom course on the Wenatchee River, near Leavenworth, Washington. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest A kayak racer has missed the slalom gate and is about to capsize in this vignette of exciting action during whitewater races on the Wenatchee River, near Leavenworth, Washington. Taken by: James W. Hughes, July 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest A happy family begins a day of boating on Lake Kachess, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. Taken by: James W. Hughes, July 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Water sports - Siskiyou National Forest Oregon's famous Rogue River is one of the nation's eight waterways initially designated in the National Wild and Scenic River System established by congress in 1968. Here a driftboat moves through a placid stretch of the Rogue River approaching Marial in the Siskiyou National Forest portion of the river. Taken by: James W. Hughes, September 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Water sports - Siskiyou National Forest The narrow slot of Mule Creek Canyon, where the Rogue River has worn down through the rock over the centuries, provides a test for Rogue River boatmen in the Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: James W. Hughes, September 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Water sports - Siskiyou National Forest Boatmen skillfully navigate their craft through the thundering rapids of Blossom Bar on the Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. A mis-cue here and boats could be dashed to splinters against the water-sculpted rocks. Taken by: James W. Hughes, September 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Camping Good fellowship around a campfire on a frosty night is one of the priceless rewards for National Forest backcountry visitors such as this trio at Entiat Meadows, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness portion of the Wenatchee National Forest. Glow in the sky is from a rising full moon. Taken by: James W. Hughes, October 1969. 1 print.	1969
4.010	Riding horses in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest A lone rider and horses match silhouettes against that of Balance Rock, an eroded basaltic pillar high on the Oregon rim of Hells Canyon, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Far below is the Snake River, still working to make North America's deepest gorge even deeper. Taken by: James W. Hughes, May 1970. 1 print.	1970
4.010	Riding horses in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Low-hanging clouds from spring storm hide upper rims of Hells Canyon, as horsemen ride the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest trail winding along the Oregon side of North America's deepest gorge. The mighty force of the Middle Snake River remains unharnessed, and hopefully will continue so. Taken by: James W. Hughes, May 1970. 2 prints.	1970
4.010	Hiking in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Against a backdrop of high Wallowas, visitors hike a trail atop 8,200-foot Mt. Howard, after a gondola ride from Wallowa Lake, 3,700 feet below, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Taken by: James W. Hughes, August 1970. 1 print.	1970
	Scenic	1910-1970
Box/Folder
4.011	Willamette National Forest waterfalls Springs that form Lost Creek, August 1910. 1 print.	1910
4.011	Umpqua National Forest Diamond Lake and Mt. Thielsen from north shore at point proposed for future addition to present resort site. Taken by: F. W. Cleator, June 1923. 1 print.	1923
4.011	Umpqua National Forest Mount Thielsen from north shore, Diamond Lake. Taken by: Walter H. Leve, May 22, 1924. 1 print.	1924
4.011	Olympic National Forest McGravey Lake. Taken by: F. W. Cleator, August 1927. 14 prints.	1927
4.011	Snoqualmie Looking down easterly over Pendant Glacier from near its head. Mt. Daniels, rather smooth appearing, is located in the background to the left with La Bohn Glacier showing on its front. La Bohn Gap is between it and Mt. Bulkey, located to the right. Taken by: F. W. Cleator, June 17, 1928. 1 print.	1928
4.011	Upper McKenzie Falls and Cascades Taken by: F. W. Cleator, June 1931. 1 print.	1931
4.011	Gifford Pinchot National Forest Mt. Adams from Olallie Lake (Columbia Listing). Taken by: Ray M. Filloon, August 1937. 6 prints.	1937
4.011	Mt. Hood National Forest Punch bowl, Eagle Creek Trail, August 1937. 5 prints.	1937
4.011	Mt. Hood National Forest Proposed Trillium Lake. Taken from dam site looking toward Mt. Hood. This lake is planned for recreation development and will be an ideal reflection site for Mt. Hood when completed. Taken by: G. E. Griffith, August 1930-September 2, 1946. 2 prints.	1930-1946
4.011	Umpqua National Forest Mount Thielsen from the west side of Diamond Lake. Taken by: L. J. Prater, September 13, 1947. 2 prints.	1947
4.011	Mt. Baker National Forest Glacier Peak through the trees, with fog bank in center. Taken by: William N. Parke, August 20, 1952. 3 prints.	1952
4.011	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest One of the steepest gondola rides in the United States awaits visitors to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon. The four-passenger gondolas rise 3,700 vertical feet, from the 4,500-foot level at Wallowa Lake, to the top of 8,200-foot Mt. Howard, providing visitors with spectacular views. Taken by: James W. Hughes, August 1970. 1 print.	1970
4.011	Willamette National Forest Salt Creek Falls bathed in icicles and encrusted with ice in mid-winter. Falls along Willamette Pass Highway, Oakridge Ranger District. Taken by: L. Parker. 4 prints.
4.011	Mt. Baker National Forest Waterfalls, Summit Fork, Thunder Creek, and Park Creek Pass, Mt. Baker National Forest (formerly Washington National Forest). 1 print.
	Slash Disposal
Box/Folder
4.012	Crater Lake National Forest Slash disposal, Crater Lake National Forest. Taken by: A. G. Varela. 4 prints.
	Training	1934
Box/Folder
4.013	Cispus CCC Camp Cispus CCC Camp, Columbia National Forest. Left to Right: C. J. Buck, Thornton T. Munger, Chester Morris, Robert Fechner, J. R. Bruckart, F. A. Silcox, James Frankland, John Kirkpatrick. Taken by: Lester Moncrief, August 1934. 1 print.	1934

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Forest fires--Oregon--Prevention and control.
Forest fires--Washington (State)--Prevention and control.
Forest reserves--Oregon.
Forest reserves--Washington (State)
Forests and forestry--Oregon.
Forests and forestry--Washington (State)
Logging--Northwest, Pacific.

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United States. Forest Service--Employees.

Form or Genre Terms

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Photographic prints.

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Personal Names
- Williams, Gerald W. (creator)

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