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U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs, 1899-1974View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1911-1956
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.
ID: P 325
Extent: 1.4 cubic feet
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Statement on Access: This collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation: U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs (P 325), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: 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.
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Series 1: Forest Officers and Personnel, 1908-1974 Add to Shelf
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.
Box-Folder 1.01: Allen-Blackwell Add to Shelf
Item 1: Edward T. Allen, 1908-1909 Add to Shelf
1 negative.
Item 2: Fred Ames, 1942 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: Bernard M. Anderson Add to Shelf
R-6, Regional Office, Personnel Management. 10 prints and 1 negative.
Item 4: H. J. Andrews, 1944 Add to Shelf
Regional Forester. Taken by: E. H. Morton, 1944. 2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: Robert Aufderheide, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 1 print.
Item 6: John Baker, 1962 Add to Shelf
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, October 1962. 7 prints.
Item 7: Eldon E. Ball Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California. 3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 8: Ralph Barber, 1955 Add to Shelf
Snoqualmie National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 9: Paul Barden, 1955 Add to Shelf
Gifford Pinchot National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 10: William Bates, 1955 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, 1955. 10 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 11: Chester A. Bennett, 1945-1950 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 12: Vance M. Blackwell, 1956 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 1.02: Blaser-Bowe Add to Shelf
Item 1: Edward Blaser, 1956 Add to Shelf
Personnel, 1956. 18 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 2: Wilburt C. Bokker, 1955 Add to Shelf
Siskiyou National Forest, 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: F. LeRoy Bond, 1962 Add to Shelf
Supervisor, Umpqua National Forest. Taken: May 1962. 3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 4: Phil Brandner, 1944 Add to Shelf
Supervisor, Mt. Baker National Forest. Taken by: Emma H. Morton, September 1944. 3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: Lloyd Brown, 1955 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, February 1955. 1 print.
Item 6: Mason Bruce Add to Shelf
1 print and 2 negatives.
Item 7: J. R. Bruckart, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 8: Dick Bowe, 1953-1955 Add to Shelf
Richard "Dick" Bowe, Regional Office, August 15, 1953 and February 1955. 4 prints and 2 negatives.
Box-Folder 1.03: Bowen-Burke Add to Shelf
Item 1: John Bowen, 1953 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, Personnel Management, April 28, 1953. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: C. J. Buck, 1914 Add to Shelf
C. J. Buck on Mud Creek project, 1914. Taken by: H. W. Harris, Wallowa National Forest. 2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 3: Walter Buckhorn Add to Shelf
Experiment Station (Insect Surveys). 1 print.
Item 4: Dan E. Bulfer, 1959 Add to Shelf
Chief, Division of Personnel Management. Taken: December 1959. 17 prints, 12 negatives, and contact sheets.
Item 5: William E. Bullard, 1956 Add to Shelf
Recreation and Lands, 1956. 9 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 6: Mel Burke, 1955 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, February 1955. 2 prints and 2 negatives.
Box-Folder 1.04: Campbell-Cliff Add to Shelf
Item 1: Howard Campbell, 1955 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: Bus Carrell, 1955 Add to Shelf
Virgil R. Carrell, Division of Information and Education, February 1955. 6 prints and 1 negative.
Item 3: C. S. Chapman, 1909-1911 Add to Shelf
1 negative.
Item 4: Thomas E. Chidsey Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 5: Cleon L. Clark, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Malheur National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 2 prints and 4 negatives.
Item 6: William Clarke, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 7: Edward P. Cliff, 1962 Add to Shelf
Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, March 1962. 24 prints and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 1.05: Code-Erickson Add to Shelf
Item 1: Mark Code, 1955 Add to Shelf
Wenatchee National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: Les Colvill, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: Howard C. Cook, 1955 Add to Shelf
Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 2 negatives.
Item 4: Ralph Cook, 1937 Add to Shelf
Ranger Ralph Cook in full uniform with his horse, Mt. Baker National Forest. Taken by: Ray M. Filloon, August 1937. 2 prints.
Item 5: Harold S. Coons Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Whitman National Forest, at Baker, Oregon. 6 prints and 1 negative.
Item 6: Ralph W. Crawford, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 2, 1950. 4 prints.
Item 7: W. Cryder Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 8: L. H. Douglas, 1944 Add to Shelf
Assistant Regional Forester. Taken by: E. H. Morton, 1944. 1 print.
Item 9: John L. Emerson Add to Shelf
5 prints.
Item 10: H. F. Erickson, 1956 Add to Shelf
Engineering, 1956. 7 prints and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 1.06: Everts-Frankland Add to Shelf
Item 1: A. B. Everts, 1955 Add to Shelf
Fire Control, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: C. Ewing Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: Herman J. Fittinger, 1956 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, Engineering, 1956. Retired in 1961. 7 prints and 1 negative.
Item 4: Fleming, 1956 Add to Shelf
6 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: Frank B. Folsom, 1948 Add to Shelf
Assistant Regional Forester (Deceased 1961). Taken by: George E. Griffith, 1948. 7 prints.
Item 6: C. V. Fontaine, 1956 Add to Shelf
O-Radio Shop, 1956. 7 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 7: James Frankland, 1944 Add to Shelf
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.
Box-Folder 1.07: Gillmor-Guthrie Add to Shelf
Item 1: Lloyd G. Gillmor, 1965 Add to Shelf
November 1965. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: C. M. Granger, 1925-1930 Add to Shelf
1 negative.
Item 3: A. W. Greeley, 1964 Add to Shelf
6 prints and 1 negative.
Item 4: Raymond F. Grefe, 1952 Add to Shelf
Regional Engineer, 1952. 2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: George E. Griffith, 1933-1934 Add to Shelf
Taken by: Emma H. Morton, about 1933-1934. 4 prints and 1 negative.
Item 6: J. D. Guthrie, 1930-1939 Add to Shelf
2 prints and 2 negatives.
Box-Folder 1.08: Hall-Hiatt Add to Shelf
Item 1: J. Alfred Hall Add to Shelf
Director of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 prints.
Item 2: Carl Hamilton, 1955 Add to Shelf
Mt. Hood, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: Vernon O. Hamre, 1969 Add to Shelf
April 16, 1969. 13 prints and 1 negative.
Item 4: Edward J. Hanzlik, 1951 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 5: Dorothy Harlan, 1953 Add to Shelf
Dorothy Harlan, now Mrs. Perrin, resigned from the Division of Information and Education on September 11, 1953. 1 negative.
Item 6: V. L. Harper Add to Shelf
5 prints.
Item 7: Ernest A. Harris, 1956 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, 1956. 2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 8: Henry A. Harrison, 1953 Add to Shelf
Supervisor, Mt. Baker, 1953. 2 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 9: Harlan Hiatt, 1954 Add to Shelf
1954 (Deceased 1961). 1 print and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 2.01: Hicks-Hunt Add to Shelf
Item 1: Vernon E. Hicks, 1955 Add to Shelf
January 1955. 4 prints and 1 negative.
Item 2: Carl Hildman, 1955 Add to Shelf
Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: Homer J. Hixon, 1953 Add to Shelf
Supervisor, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, July 15, 1953. 4 prints and 1 negative.
Item 4: Robert L. Hobba, 1956 Add to Shelf
Recreation and Lands, 1956. 7 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: Allen H. Hodgson, 1935 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: F. V. Horton, 1940 Add to Shelf
Assistant Regional Forester, 1940. Taken by: Emma H. Morton. 3 prints.
Item 7: William W. Huber, 1950 Add to Shelf
Forester, Division of Information and Education. Later part of Division of Wildlife and Range Management, August 1950. 4 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 8: Herb Hunt, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 2.02: Iler-Johnson Add to Shelf
Item 1: James C. Iler, 1946-1959 Add to Shelf
James C. Iler, Division of Operation. Taken by: George E. Griffith, December 1946 and November 1959. 17 prints and 9 negatives.
Item 2: Douglas C. Ingram, 1925 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: John F. Irwin Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 4: Floyd Iverson Add to Shelf
4 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: George Jackson, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 6: Guy Johnson, 1955 Add to Shelf
Fire Control, February 1955. 2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 7: William H. Johnson, 1950 Add to Shelf
William H. "Howard" Johnson, supervisor of the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 2, 1950. 1 print and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 2.03: Jolley-Kummel Add to Shelf
Item 1: L. G. Jolley, 1956 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, 1956. 16 prints and 6 negatives.
Item 2: Fred H. Kennedy, 1946 Add to Shelf
Assistant Chief, Division of Wildlife and Range Management. Taken by: George E. Griffith, December 1946. 1 print.
Item 3: Claude Kincaid, 1955 Add to Shelf
Malheur, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 4: Dahl J. Kirkpatrick, 1946 Add to Shelf
Division of Timber Management (in charge of Cooperative Sustained Yield work under Public Law #273). Taken by: George E. Griffith, December 1946. 6 prints.
Item 5: L. F. Kneipp Add to Shelf
1 print.
Item 6: Victor L. Kreimeyer, 1973 Add to Shelf
6 prints, 36 negatives, and contact sheets.
Item 7: John C. Kuhns, 1944 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 8: Julius F. Kummel Add to Shelf
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.
Box-Folder 2.04: Lindberg-Mays Add to Shelf
Item 1: Raymond C. Lindberg, 1951 Add to Shelf
Training and Safety Officer, Division Personnel Management (Deceased August 7, 1955). Taken by: Frank Flack, December 18, 1951. 5 prints and 1 negative.
Item 2: C. Otto Lindh, 1944 Add to Shelf
Assistant Regional Forester. Taken by: Emma H. Morton, October 1944. 1 print.
Item 3: Kermit Linstedt, 1955 Add to Shelf
Fire Control, February 1955 (Deceased April 30, 1966). 7 prints and 12 negatives.
Item 4: J. Malcolm Loring, 1948 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of Chelan National Forest. Taken by: George E. Griffith, 1948. 1 print.
Item 5: Merle S. Lowden, 1950 Add to Shelf
Assistant Regional Forester, Division of Information and Education, Regional Office, Portland, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 14, 1950. 7 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 6: Everett H. MacDaniels Add to Shelf
2 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 7: Elmer E. Matson Add to Shelf
Experiment Station. 2 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 8: Fred Matz Add to Shelf
Retired on December 31, 1945. Taken by: G. E. Griffith. 3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 9: Larry Mays, 1954 Add to Shelf
Operation, 1954. 3 prints and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 2.05: McCool-Neal Add to Shelf
Item 1: Shelby McCool, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: L. E. McDaniels Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: John E. McDonald, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Fremont National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, February 28, 1950. 1 print.
Item 4: G. L. Mercer, 1955 Add to Shelf
OM, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 5: A. D. Moir Jr. Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 6: Lester Moncrief, 1933 Add to Shelf
Assistant Forest Supervisor, May 25, 1933. Associated Press negative given to U.S. Forest Service. 1 print.
Item 7: Dave Morgan, 1955 Add to Shelf
Okanogan, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 8: Thorton T. Munger, 1924 Add to Shelf
Thorton T. Munger, Division of Silviculture, in his office in the Beck building in 1924. 1 print.
Item 9: Bill Naylor, 1955 Add to Shelf
Deschutes, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 10: Carl Neal, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Olympic National Forest, Washington. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 1, 1950. 1 print.
Box-Folder 2.06: Nelson-Quam Add to Shelf
Item 1: Roger Nelson, 1954 Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: Herschel C. Obye, 1950 Add to Shelf
Supervisor of the Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. Taken by: Frank Flack, March 1, 1950. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: Phil Paine, 1954 Add to Shelf
5 prints and 3 negatives.
Item 4: Al Peffer, 1954 Add to Shelf
Wenatchee, 1954. 2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 5: Norman J. Penick, 1946 Add to Shelf
Mt. Hood Forest Supervisor. Taken by: George E. Griffith, November 11, 1946. 2 prints.
Item 6: Ervin L. Peterson Add to Shelf
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in charge of Federal-States Relations. 1 print.
Item 7: H. T. Phelps, 1951 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 8: Herbert L. Plumb, 1973 Add to Shelf
Forest Supervisor, Olympic National Forest, April 1926-September 1935, from office of Olympic National Forest Supervisor, 1973. 1 print.
Item 9: P. F. Wallace Prater Add to Shelf
Operation. 2 prints.
Item 10: H. K. Pyles, 1964 Add to Shelf
5 prints.
Item 11: Clyde Quam, 1955 Add to Shelf
Willamette, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 3.01: Radke-Robertson Add to Shelf
Item 1: Harold Radke, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: Clarence Rand, 1955 Add to Shelf
Umpqua, February 1955 (Deceased March 1967). 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 3: D. Irvin Rasmussen, 1964 Add to Shelf
Washington Office, NFRM, 1964. 5 prints.
Item 4: Hugh B. Raubin Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 5: Charles E. Remington, 1956 Add to Shelf
Engineering, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.
Item 6: Glenn Rhoton, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 7: Charles A. Rindt, 1955 Add to Shelf
Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 8: Elliott P. Roberts, 1956 Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 9: F. Dale Robertson, 1973 Add to Shelf
1973 (to Siuslaw Supervisor). 15 prints, 22 negatives, and contact sheets.
Box-Folder 3.02: Roskie-Simpson Add to Shelf
Item 1: George F. Roskie, 1960 Add to Shelf
Range and Wildlife (to Great Falls, Montana), April 1960. 3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 2: Arthur W. Sampson Add to Shelf
1 negative.
Item 3: Earl Sandvig, 1955 Add to Shelf
Personnel Management, February 1955. 4 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 4: Gordon Sanford, 1955 Add to Shelf
Umpqua National Forest, Diamond Lake District, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 5: J. M. Schmidt Add to Shelf
2 prints and 1 negative.
Item 6: Dr. Selke Add to Shelf
Deceased October 2, 1970. 1 print and 5 negatives.
Item 7: Fritz Sethe Add to Shelf
Fritz Sethe, Ranger, 1910-1915. Wind River Ranger District, Columbia National Forest, Washington. 1 print.
Item 8: William A. Shiley, 1956 Add to Shelf
Engineering, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.
Item 9: Carl Simpson, 1967 Add to Shelf
Deceased November 2, 1975. 6 prints, 4 negatives, and contact sheets.
Box-Folder 3.03: Smith-Stratford Add to Shelf
Item 1: Alexander E. Smith, 1961-1967 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 2: Jack Smith Add to Shelf
9 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 3: Janie Smith, 1955 Add to Shelf
Rogue River, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 4: William Sommerville, 1955 Add to Shelf
Division of Operation, February 1955. 3 prints and 3 negatives.
Item 5: A. R. Standing, 1944 Add to Shelf
Assistant Regional Forester, 1944. Taken by: Emma H. Morton. 7 prints.
Item 6: David R. Stewart Add to Shelf
BUZ. 2 prints, 8 negatives, and contact sheets.
Item 7: Donald B. Stickney, 1956 Add to Shelf
Taken in Regional Office, 1956. 7 prints and 1 negative.
Item 8: H. J. Stratford, 1955 Add to Shelf
Fiscal Control, February 1955. 2 prints and 2 negatives.
Box-Folder 3.04: Thalhofer-Weiner Add to Shelf
Item 1: Joe A. Thalhofer, 1955 Add to Shelf
Ochoco National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 2: Glenn C. Todd Add to Shelf
3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 3: Robert H. Torheim, 1970 Add to Shelf
Personnel Officer, 1970. 5 prints and 5 negatives.
Item 4: Rex Wakefield, 1952 Add to Shelf
Supervisor, Siuslaw National Forest, May 1, 1952. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 5: Stanley C. Walters, 1924 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: Lyle F. Watts Add to Shelf
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.
Item 7: John Weigant, 1955 Add to Shelf
Siuslaw National Forest, February 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 8: A. A. Weiner, 1956 Add to Shelf
Regional Office, 1956. 8 prints and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 3.05: Weisenborn-Wood Add to Shelf
Item 1: Hilbert R. Weisenborn, 1955 Add to Shelf
February 1955. 4 prints and 2 negatives.
Item 2: Lage Wernstedt Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: Conrad P. Wessela, 1955 Add to Shelf
Timber Management, January 1955. 1 print and 1 negative.
Item 4: Wayne West Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 5: Wallace E. Wheeler, 1952 Add to Shelf
1 negative.
Item 6: Wilton T. White Add to Shelf
Soil Conservationist, Division of Range and W. Mgmt. 1 print.
Item 7: Albert Wiesendanger Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 8: Lawrence Wilsey Add to Shelf
1 print and 1 negative.
Item 9: K. Wolfe, 1954 Add to Shelf
Retired on January 31, 1955 (1954). 3 prints and 1 negative.
Item 10: Jack H. Wood, 1974 Add to Shelf
Taken by: Jim Hughes, 1974. 8 prints, 6 negatives, and a contact sheet.
Series 2: Forest Operations, 1899-1970 Add to Shelf
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.
Box-Folder 4.01: Fire Damage and Reproduction, 1910-1937 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Region wide insect damage, 1910 Add to Shelf
Galleries of Dendroctonus brevicornis marked on the sapwood of yellow pine, Siskiyou National Forest. Taken by: J. M. Miller, November 5, 1910. 2 prints.
Item 2: Douglas-fir reproduction, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: Timber type, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 4: Burned out areas, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 5: Douglas-fir reproduction, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: Pine type selection cutting, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 7: View of log pond, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 8: Columbia National Forest, 1937 Add to Shelf
Spud Hill fire at time of crowning and jumping to Canyon Creek Ridge, August 4, 1937. 1 print.
Box-Folder 4.02: Fire Suppression, 1924 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Mount Hood National Forest, 1924 Add to Shelf
Fire fighting, Summit C. fire, Mount Hood National Forest. Taken by: F. W. Cleator, August 1924. 32 prints.
Box-Folder 4.03: Fish and Game, 1921 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Whitman National Forest, 1921 Add to Shelf
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.
Box-Folder 4.04: Forest Types, 1911-1945 Add to Shelf
Item 1: West of Cascades Add to Shelf
Pilchuck Valley, Snoqualmie National Forest. A dense forest composed largely of rather young western hemlocks. 1 print.
Item 2: West of Cascades, 1911 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: East of Cascades - Pine, 1936 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 4: West of Cascades - Douglas-fir, 1937 Add to Shelf
Two large douglas-firs in La-Wis-Wis Forest Camp, Gifford Pinchot National Forest (Ranger William Sethe). Taken by: Ray Filloon, 1937. 3 prints.
Item 5: West of Cascades, 1941 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: West of Cascades - Douglas-fir, 1945 Add to Shelf
Virgin stand of old growth douglas-fir, near Baker Lake, Mt. Baker National Forest. Taken by: Ray Filloon, June-July 1945. 1 print.
Box-Folder 4.05: Grazing, 1964-1970 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Sheep in Ochoco National Forest, 1964 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 2: Sheepherder, 1970 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: Sheep grazing Add to Shelf
Sheep grazing. 1 print.
Box-Folder 4.06: Historical Buildings, 1907-1949 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Toll gate and house on Barlow Toll Road, 1907 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 2: Hemlock Ranger Station, 1910 Add to Shelf
4 prints.
Item 3: Snoqualmie, 1910 Add to Shelf
Snohomish County, Washington. Silverton Ranger Station looking northeast. Taken by: L. A. Treen, August 19, 1910. 1 print.
Item 4: Snoqualmie, 1910 Add to Shelf
Part of nursery at Silverton Ranger Station. Taken by: L. A. Treen, September 16, 1910. 1 print.
Item 5: Rainier, 1923 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: Old school house, 1925 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 7: East Flat Top Lookout, 1945 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 8: Billee Web, 1949 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 9: Logging Camp Add to Shelf
Logging crew in front of camp buildings. Taken by: Ashael Curtis. 1 print.
Item 10: Lookout Add to Shelf
1 print.
Box-Folder 4.07: Historical Logging, 1899-1911 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Lumbering douglas spruce, 1899 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 2: Lumbering crew, 1902 Add to Shelf
Lumbering crew with large douglas-fir log near Hoquiam, Washington, 1902. 1 print.
Item 3: Snoqualmie National Forest, 1911 Add to Shelf
Road donkey, chute road, and loading crew at work, Snoqualmie. Taken by: H. G. Varela, August 5, 1911. 2 prints.
Item 4: Snoqualmie National Forest, 1911 Add to Shelf
Loading cars with gin pole and crotch line, Snoqualmie National Forest, August 5, 1911. 1 print.
Item 5: Logging Add to Shelf
4 prints.
Item 6: Logging and lumbering Add to Shelf
1 print.
Box-Folder 4.08: Historical Railroad Hauling, 1902 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Railroad hauling, 1902 Add to Shelf
Railroad hauling, logging, and lumber. Taken by: G. H. Linden, 1902. New negative made from print, December 1969. 1 print and 1 negative.
Box-Folder 4.09: Planting, 1910-1924 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Operations - Camps and crews, 1910 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 2: Denuded area - Siuslaw, 1910-1911 Add to Shelf
Portion of Mt. Hebo reforestation project, 1910-1911. 3 prints.
Item 3: Operations - Planting and seeding, 1911 Add to Shelf
Crew broadcasting Sitka and Norway spruce seed on Mt. Hebo, Siuslaw National Forest. Taken by: J. F. Kummel, January 22, 1911. 2 prints.
Item 4: Operations - Planting and seeding, 1911 Add to Shelf
Broadcasting maratime pine seed on Umpqua Flats. Plating black walnut nuts with dribbles. Taken by: A. E. Cohom, 1911. 1 print.
Item 5: Sand dunes, 1911 Add to Shelf
Broadcasting maratime pine seed on Umpqua Flats - Sand Dune Exp., Douglas County. Taken by: A. E. Cohom, March 1911. 2 prints.
Item 6: Sand dunes, 1911 Add to Shelf
Planting willow cuttings. Umpqua Flats - Sand Dune Exp., Douglas County. Taken by: C. P. Crane, March 1911. 1 print.
Item 7: Denuded areas - Snoqualmie, 1924 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 8: Denuded areas - Snoqualmie, 1924 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 9: Denuded areas - Siuslaw Add to Shelf
Portion of Mt. Hebo reforestation project. 4 prints.
Item 10: Denuded areas - Siuslaw Add to Shelf
Saddle Mountain seeding area. 2 prints.
Box-Folder 4.010: Recreation, 1922-1970 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Zigzag River, 1922 Add to Shelf
Zigzag River girls get a fish once in awhile, September 5, 1922. 3 prints.
Item 2: Winter sports, 1951 Add to Shelf
"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.
Item 3: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 1962 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 4: Winter sports - Mt. Hood, 1963 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 5: Hiking in Okanogan National Forest, 1968 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 7: Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 8: Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 9: Water sports - Wenatchee National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
A happy family begins a day of boating on Lake Kachess, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. Taken by: James W. Hughes, July 1969. 1 print.
Item 10: Water sports - Siskiyou National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 11: Water sports - Siskiyou National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 12: Water sports - Siskiyou National Forest, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 13: Camping, 1969 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 14: Riding horses in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 1970 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 15: Riding horses in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 1970 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 16: Hiking in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 1970 Add to Shelf
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.
Box-Folder 4.011: Scenic, 1910-1970 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Willamette National Forest waterfalls, 1910 Add to Shelf
Springs that form Lost Creek, August 1910. 1 print.
Item 2: Umpqua National Forest, 1923 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 3: Umpqua National Forest, 1924 Add to Shelf
Mount Thielsen from north shore, Diamond Lake. Taken by: Walter H. Leve, May 22, 1924. 1 print.
Item 4: Olympic National Forest, 1927 Add to Shelf
McGravey Lake. Taken by: F. W. Cleator, August 1927. 14 prints.
Item 5: Snoqualmie, 1928 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 6: Upper McKenzie Falls and Cascades, 1931 Add to Shelf
Taken by: F. W. Cleator, June 1931. 1 print.
Item 7: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 1937 Add to Shelf
Mt. Adams from Olallie Lake (Columbia Listing). Taken by: Ray M. Filloon, August 1937. 6 prints.
Item 8: Mt. Hood National Forest, 1937 Add to Shelf
Punch bowl, Eagle Creek Trail, August 1937. 5 prints.
Item 9: Mt. Hood National Forest, 1930-1946 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 10: Umpqua National Forest, 1947 Add to Shelf
Mount Thielsen from the west side of Diamond Lake. Taken by: L. J. Prater, September 13, 1947. 2 prints.
Item 11: Mt. Baker National Forest, 1952 Add to Shelf
Glacier Peak through the trees, with fog bank in center. Taken by: William N. Parke, August 20, 1952. 3 prints.
Item 12: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 1970 Add to Shelf
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.
Item 13: Willamette National Forest Add to Shelf
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.
Item 14: Mt. Baker National Forest Add to Shelf
Waterfalls, Summit Fork, Thunder Creek, and Park Creek Pass, Mt. Baker National Forest (formerly Washington National Forest). 1 print.
Box-Folder 4.012: Slash Disposal Add to Shelf
Item 1: Crater Lake National Forest Add to Shelf
Slash disposal, Crater Lake National Forest. Taken by: A. G. Varela. 4 prints.
Box-Folder 4.013: Training, 1934 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Cispus CCC Camp, 1934 Add to Shelf
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.