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1. Deforestation in West Virginia Highlands

IDNO:
001620
Title:
Deforestation in West Virginia Highlands
Date:
undated
Text on back reads, 'The natural restocking on the old fields is where it is scattered and 'spotty' should be supplemented by planting.'

2. Cleared Hillsides

IDNO:
001622
Title:
Cleared Hillsides
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on back reads, 'The natural restocking on the old fields is where it is scattered and 'spotty' should be supplemented by planting.'
Yellow poplar growing on a steep hill. It seeded on this cool slope from the mature trees above. Such steep slopes should never be cleared. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18489.

3. Yellow Poplar on Slope

IDNO:
001627
Title:
Yellow Poplar on Slope
Date:
undated
Description:
Yellow poplar growing on a steep hill. It seeded on this cool slope from the mature trees above. Such steep slopes should never be cleared. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18489.
Caption on back reads, 'Throughout the gently rolling 'glade' area of Nicholas and Webster Counties the recently abandoned crop and pasture fields give rise to dense reproduction of oak. Such growth should be encouraged by protection from fire and by occasional thinnings.'

4. Oak Trees Growing on Abandoned Fields

IDNO:
001630
Title:
Oak Trees Growing on Abandoned Fields
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Throughout the gently rolling 'glade' area of Nicholas and Webster Counties the recently abandoned crop and pasture fields give rise to dense reproduction of oak. Such growth should be encouraged by protection from fire and by occasional thinnings.'
Farm house and fields and timber surrounding it. Caption on back reads, 'Much of the farm woodland is adjacent to the farms and often forms large contiguous tracts of timber easily exploited.' U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18443.

5. Scenic View of Farm and Land

IDNO:
001641
Title:
Scenic View of Farm and Land
Date:
undated
Description:
Farm house and fields and timber surrounding it. Caption on back reads, 'Much of the farm woodland is adjacent to the farms and often forms large contiguous tracts of timber easily exploited.' U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18443.
'Virginia stand mixed spruce and hardwood, Gauley River. Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service.'

6. Forest View by Gauley River, West Virginia

IDNO:
025532
Title:
Forest View by Gauley River, West Virginia
Description:
'Virginia stand mixed spruce and hardwood, Gauley River. Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service.'
Chapter 39 page 520

7. Typical Forest and Road Scene

IDNO:
025600
Title:
Typical Forest and Road Scene
Description:
Chapter 39 page 520
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.View of Blackwater Canyon and Blackwater River during second growth.

8. "Blackwater Canyon, Second Growth" in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050616
Title:
"Blackwater Canyon, Second Growth" in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.View of Blackwater Canyon and Blackwater River during second growth.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

9. View of a Fire in Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
050701
Title:
View of a Fire in Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

10. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052575
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959

11. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052576
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959

12. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052577
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959