Forest History Society Photograph Collection Sample Images: Alaska / FHS113th

Image ID: FHS113
Image Date: August 1951
Image Title: [Weir used to count salmon on the Old Tom Creek Natural Area in Alaska.]
Image Caption: A fish-counting weir at Old Tom Creek Natural Area, August 1951. A gate in the weir is raised to allow adult salmon to pass upstream; fry that pass downstream are counted in order to determine survival rates. Research here has been conducted since about 1940.
Photographer: [unknown]
Use Restrictions: Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image.
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