Forest History Society Photograph Collection Images from the "Views From the National Forests" Auxiliary Photo Collection / Views5th.jpg

Image ID:   Views5 Image Date:   1918 Image Title:   Timber Image Caption:   [Caption 1:] One of the major objectives of our National Forests is to help control erosion and regulate stream flow by protecting and maintaining an adequate forest cover. Another is to help ensure a perpetual supply of timber. Both objectives are met--under the long-time land-management policy of the Forest Service--through use: such use will assure the greatest good to the greatest number in the long run. So, since timber is a National Forest resource, it, too, is used. Timber-clad slopes on the Columbia National Forest, Washington. (5-365,27 A) [Caption 2:] 1918. S. 31, T. 7-7, Cliff S. of bend in river. NW Mt. [St.] Helens overlooking Lewis River, Eagle Butte and Pine Creek drainage. [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:   Wernstedt, L., 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.