Forest History Society Photograph Collection Sample Images: Biltmore Forest School / FHS282th
Image ID: FHS282 Image Date: [1908] Image Title: [Biltmore Forest Fair, 1908.] Image Caption: From Pisgah Forest Station the guests were taken on a tour of the magnificent primeval forest found in Vanderbilt's Pisgah forest.
[In 1908 Carl Alwin Schenck (1868-1955) organized a three-day forest fair on George Vanderbilt's estate in Asheville, North Carolina, to help demonstrate the accomplishments and possibilities of practical forestry. The event was well-attended and generated interest in the new field of forestry in the United States.] Photographer: [unknown] Use Restrictions:Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image. Repository Contact Information: Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.