Forest History Society Sample Images: Logging -- Scaling / FHS5464th.jpg

Image ID:  FHS5464 Image Date:  July 1944 Image Title:  Big timber. Image Caption:  There's enough lumber in this big log to build several ordinary houses. Giant Douglas firs in the Pacific northwest are being replaced by sturdy young trees as harvesting of aged virgin timber prevents losses from disease and decay. 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.