Forest History Society Photograph Collection Images from the "Views From the National Forests" Auxiliary Photo Collection / Views19th.jpg

Image ID:  Views19 Image Date:   Aug.-Sept. 1927 Image Title:   Domestic Stock Restricted Image Caption:   [Caption 1:] DOMESTIC STOCK RESTRICTED so that National Forest forage contributes, directly, to these* [*See image # Views18] investments and to the social and economic welfare of 5,000 ranch people and of others, nearly, who depend for part of their livelihood upon ranch trade. But use of forage by domestic stock is restricted--as to numbers, seasons, and areas within which they may graze. And always it is correlated with the requirement for feed by wild game. Sheep grazing under permit on the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. (19-222,153) [Caption 2:] Aug.-Sept. 1927. Sheep belonging to Dana Meadows Sheep Co. grazing in the La Plata region adjacent to Libby Creek (Libby Flats). Snowy range in the background. Timber line grass & weed type. [This image is from an album produced in the mid-1930s by the U.S. Forest Service for placement on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's California Limited in an attempt to introduce passengers to the National Forests. Includes 36 black-and-white photographs, dating 1914-1933, from National Forests across the country with accompanying captions addressing such topics as recreation, wildlife, reforestation, timber management and use, fire control, forage, and the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps.] Photographer:   Shipp, E. S., for the U.S. Forest Service 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.