Forest History Society Photograph Collection Images from the Urania Lumber Company Auxiliary Photograph Collection / Urania38th

Image ID:  Urania38
Digital Image Size (in pixels):  300 x 226 pixels
Image Scan Resolution:  75 dpi
Original Image Size:  3 2/16" x 4 2/16" negative; 3 2/16" x 4 2/16" B/W print
Image Title:  [Stone monument with plaque.]
Image Caption:  [Bronze tablet memorial dedicated 15 May 1939 in Urania, Louisiana's Hardtner Memorial Park to honor Henry E. Hardtner (1870 - 1935), known as the "father of reforestation". The memorial is fastened to a large boulder and includes a bust outline of Hardtner at the top. Underneath the profile likeness is the following inscription: "HENRY E. HARDTNER, pioneer of southern forestry. Founded Urania Lumber Co., 1898. Chairman Louisiana conservation commission 1908 - 1912. Author Louisiana reforestation act, 1910. Sponsor first severance tax law in United States, 1910. Co-operation with U.S. forest service in research, 1913. Initiated reforestation on Urania forests, 1915. First permanent remeasured sample plots in South, 1915. Co-operated with Yale school of forestry at Urania, 1917. Branch of southern forest experiment station established, 1921. Experiments in controlled burning for longleaf pine, 1928. An inspired leader in forest conservation. A courteous and beloved friend. 1871 - 1935."]

[This image is from the Urania Lumber Company Collection, consisting of 66 black-and-white photographs and negatives, 1938-1939, of the Urania Lumber Company at Urania, Louisiana, the Southern Experiment Station at Urania, and the visit of the Yale School of Forestry to Urania. Images include scenes of the Yale students and of the facilities at Urania. Urania Lumber Company, in its cooperative research program with the Southern Experiment Station and the Forestry School, was a pioneer in the study of reforestation.]
Image Date:  [1939]
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.