Photograph of Bur Oak on a City Lot in Columbus, Ohio
Original caption: Bur Oak on city lot. Columbus, Ohio. Historic Photographs
Photograph of View Eight Miles Northwest of Zanesville Across the Road...
Original caption: 8 miles N.W. of Zanesville across road from Federal Erosion Farm. Large gully with dam and trees. Mulching of trees in comparison of growth of red pine with locust on gullied land. Work on C... More
Photograph of View Looking up Gully on C. Mitchell Farm
Original caption: Looking up gully on C. Mitchell farm. Project 12. View of structures and planting of red pine. Notice construction of combination pole and brush dam. Farm on Siverly Rd., 9 mi M.W. of McArthu... More
Photograph of Oxen Being Used in Vinton County
Original caption: Oxen being used in Vinton County. Camp Vinton PE-77. Historic Photographs
Photograph of East Field at Charles Law Farm in Decatur Township in Wa...
Original caption: Chas. Law farm Decatur Twp., Washington Co., east field. Structures built and seeding completed, but planting not completed. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hillside View of B. A. Linn Farm on Siverly Road
Original caption: Hill side view of B.A. Linn Farm on Siverly Road, 8 miles N.W. of McArthur. Planting of red pine on erosion in early stages. Camp Vinton PE-77. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Planting Red Pine Along Route 50
Original caption: Planting red pine along Rt. 50, on M. Boss farm, 5 miles east of McArthur, Camp Vinton. Historic Photographs
Photograph of B. Simpson Farm - U.S. National Archives Public Domain p...
Original caption: B. Simpson farm, Decatur Twp. Washington Co. east of farm buildings. Structure built, but not planted. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Second Growth White Oak Stand on Collins Tract
Original caption: Second growth white oak stand on Collins Tract, Vinton County, Ohio. This soil is an undisturbed one. Muskingum stony silt loam. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Eight Year Old Pine Plantation Near Rickmondale, Ohio
Original caption: Eight-year old pine plantation near Rickmondale, Ohio. Planted on stony muskingum soil - abandoned field - extreme erosion. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Garage at Ranger Station at the Wayne National Forest in...
Original caption: Garage at ranger station, Athens, Ohio, Wayne Nat' Forest. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Guard Rail and Warehouse in the Wayne National Forest in...
Original caption: Guard rail and warehouse, Ranger Station, Athens, Ohio, Wayne Nat'l Forest. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Sign and Guard Rail at Shawnee Tower
Original caption: Sign and Guard Rail. Shawnee Tower. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Warehouse - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photo...
Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Vesuvius Furnace Stack, National Forest Service photogra...
Original caption: Vesuvius furnace stack. This was one of the first iron blast furnaces in the famous Hanging Rock Iron District in Southern Ohio. Built in 1833, used charcoal and air blast similar to other fur... More
Photograph of Ohio State Fire Warden F. J. Etterling
Original caption: F. J. Etterling, Sciotoville, Ohio State Fire Warden, who helped supervise the planting is showing the height of the trees to Aileen Bennett and Paul Garrett who helped plant the trees when th... More
Photograph of Special Use House
Original caption: Special Use house occupied by Miss Kate Suttin for over 80 years. She was born there and has never lived anywhere else. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Little Scioto Ranger Station
Original caption: Little Scioto Ranger Station, Portsmouth, Ohio. The knob on which Two Mile Hill picnic area is located is in background. Historic Photographs
Photograph of District Ranger Tony Quinkert
Original caption: District Ranger Quinkert shows George Willard Bailey of Pine Grove how much this white pine grew in 1939. This old field planting was made in 1935 by CCC. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Swimming Beach, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Swimming beach. Two Lakes Picnic Area. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Minford School Plantation, National Forest Service photo...
Original caption: Minford School Plantation, Minford, Ohio. Established by students in April, 1932. General view of the plantation. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Typical Scene in the Better Low Land Areas
Original caption: Typical scene in the better low land areas. Patches of corn, cattle grazing, hay fields, patches of woodland on the knoll tops. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Area Stripped of All Trees in 1936
Original caption: Area stripped of all trees in 1936. Shows how the area has come back in three years by natural seedings on the area at time of cutting and from sprouts from the stump. In the background is see... More
Photograph of Erosion Control Planting
Original caption: Erosion control planting 3 years after planting, showing how quickly these areas can be healed using lespedeza and black locust. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Vesuvius Dam from West End
Original caption: Vesuvius Dam from west end (from Loop Road). Historic Photographs
Photograph of Hartman's Pond, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Hartman's Pond near Orrville, O. Youngsters from adjacent county swimming. Historic Photographs
Photograph of A. Bennett and P. Garrett in the Plantation
Original caption: A. Bennett and P. Garrett in the plantation reliving the days when they helped plant these trees. Minford School Plantation. Historic Photographs
Photograph of the Plantation, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: View of the plantation - including a portion of the school building. Aileen Bennett, age 19 and Paul Garrett, age 21, who were students in the 6th grade when this plantation was established, a... More
Photograph of Sawing a White Oak Log on the Portable Sawmill on the Wi...
Original caption: Sawing a white oak log on the portable sawmill, Wm. Arbaugh logging operation. Athens RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Sign for the Cooperative Forest Plantation of the Ohio A...
Original caption: Sign located on state highway #141 marking the location of the Cooperative Forest Plantation - Ohio Ass'n. of Garden Clubs and the School Children in Ohio in cooperation with the Wayne NF. His... More
Photograph of Workers on the William Arbaugh Logging Operation Loading...
Original caption: Workers on Wm. Arbaugh logging operation loading short #2 & better oak lumber on truck for hauling to Malta, Ohio. (Truck makes one round trip a day where it is used for handle stock (plows, w... More
Photograph of Aerial View Showing the Hilliness of this Country
Original caption: Aerial View showing the hilliness of this country, cultivated areas following along the road (State Rt. 33) erosion to a greater or lesser degree on the cultivated hilltops. Athens R.D. Histor... More
Photograph of a Ridge Pond Constructed to Create a Reservoir of Water
Original caption: A ridge pond constructed to create a reservoir of water for stock & wildlife. The surrounding hillside have been planted to locust & pine to reduce erosion. Athens R.D. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Sign Located for the Pedro High School Cooperative Plant...
Original caption: Sign located on state highway #75 marking the location of the Pedro High School Cooperative Plantation. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Aerial View of a Coal Mine Stripping Area
Original caption: Aerial view of a coal mine stripping area showing how the surface layer of soil, slack (fine coal) & bone coal (defective, had not fully formed yet) is stripped back to expose coal which is su... More
Photograph of a Yoke of Oxen Skidding an Oak Log onto the Deck of the ...
Original caption: A yoke of oxen skidding an oak log onto the deck of the portable sawmill on the Wm. Arbaugh logging operation. Athens RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Aerial View of the Brick Manufacturing Plant and the Cul...
Original caption: Aerial view of the brick manufacturing plant & the cultivated fields along the Hocking River Valley near Nelsonville, Ohio. Athens R.D. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Sailboat on Lake Vesuvius
Original caption: A sail boat on Lake Vesuvius, an artificial lake formed by water impounded by a dam constructed by the Forest Service. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Two Horsewomen from Portsmouth
Original caption: Two horsewomen both of Portsmouth, riding on one of the riding trails on the Two Mile Hill Recreation Area. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Aerial View of Buchtel, Ohio
Original caption: Aerial view of Buchtel, Ohio, a stranded decadent coal mining community. Note the heavily over-grazed & eroding hill in the center of this view. Athens R.D. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Aerial View of Murry City, Ohio
Original caption: Aerial view of Murry City, Ohio, coal mining town. Note the "gob pile" from coal mining & mine tipple in the center foreground. Athens R.D. Historic Photographs
Photograph of an Open Tulip Poplar of Good Form
Original caption: An open Tulip poplar (Uriodendron tulipifera) of good form. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Sawing a White Oak Log on the Portable Sawmill on the Wi...
Original caption: Sawing a white oak log on the portable sawmill, Wm. Arbaugh logging operation. Athens RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Poor Corn Crop on a Small Piece of Bottom Land
Original caption: Poor corn crop on a small piece of bottom land. Lower slope (right) formerly cultivated but now abandoned is coming in naturally to shortleaf pine seeding-in from larger trees at the top of th... More
Photograph of Sign Marking the Location of 38 Acre Memorial Forest of ...
Original caption: Sign marking the location of 38 acre Memorial forest established in 1938 by the Federated Garden Clubs of Cincinnati and vicinity in cooperation with the Wayne NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Gob Pile from Coal Mining
Original caption: Gob Pile from coal mining (consisting of slack (fine coal), bone coal (defective, has not fully formed) and slate) on the outskirts of murray City, Ohio. Note mine tipple in background. Athens... More
Photograph of Aerial View of Cultivated Fields Along the Hocking River
Original caption: Aerial View of cultivated fields along the Hocking River. The highway on right is State Route 33; view taken between Athens & Nelsonville, Ohio. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Aerial View of a Typical Hilltop Under Cultivation
Original caption: Aerial view of a typical hilltop under cultivation and the resulting erosion. Such areas should be under forest cover. Athens R.D. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Thrifty Stand of Second Growth Hardwoods Predominantly W...
Original caption: Thrifty stand of second growth hardwoods, predominantly white oak. Note the twin white oaks of sprout origin in center background. Note also the large white oak in the right foreground where a... More
Photograph of Sawing a White Oak Log on the Portable Sawmill on the Wi...
Original caption: Sawing a white oak log on the portable sawmill, Wm. Arbaugh logging operation. Athens RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Students Gathered Around the Council Ring at the Locust ...
Original caption: Students in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at the East side school in Athens, gathered around the council ring in the Locust Heights Recreation Area, located in the hills behind the Athens RD. H... More
Photograph of White Oak Stump of a Tree Cut in 1940
Original caption: White oak stump of a tree cut in 1940. The stump is about 15" in dia. The pencil is at the center of the tree. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Abandoned Field with Natural Reproduction of Shortleaf P...
Original caption: Abandoned field with natural reproduction of shortleaf pine coming in. Note the seed trees in the upper right. This field was pastured lightly this year by 1 cow and 2 horses, which do not fee... More
Photograph of Mrs. J. M. Donahue and Mrs. Lester A. Lusher with Forest...
Original caption: Mrs. J. M. Donahue, State Regent, and Mrs. Lester A. Lusher, Conservation Chairman, with Forest Supervisor F.R. Crow at sign, at time of dedication of Ohio Society, D.A.R. Cooperative forest.... More
Photograph of Cultivated Land Under Special Use Permit to Asa Pickett
Original caption: Cultivated land under special use permit to Asa Pickett. Note the scattered shocks of corn, indicating low productive capacity of the soil (Production is about 10 bushel of corn per acre) and ... More
Photograph of One-Fourth Acre Game Food Patch in the Vesuvius Game Pro...
Original caption: 1/4 acre game food patch (millet and soybean mixture) in the Vesuvius Game propagation Area established in cooperation with the Ohio Division of Con and Natural Resources. Combination of a dry... More
Photograph of Boat Dock at Vesuvius Recreation Area
Original caption: Boat dock, Vesuvius Recreation Area. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Sign on the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) C...
Original caption: Sign on D.A.R. Cooperative Plantation, established 1939, 1-0 Virginia pine. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Sign for "Louis J. Taber Forest" on the Juvenile Grange ...
Original caption: Sign on Juvenile Grange Cooperative Plantation, established 1941. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Preparing a New Charcoal Pit for Firing
Original caption: Preparing a new charcoal pit for firing. Using a ladder the collier climbs to the top of the cordwood pile (already covered with its layer of lapwood) and is shown putting on a layer of wet le... More
Photograph of Charcoal Pit, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Charcoal pit. Sacking charcoal for hauling by truck to freight cars. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Drawing a Charcoal Pit
Original caption: Drawing a charcoal pit. The cordwood which has been converted to charcoal has been removed and is being raked away from the slowly burning pile by David Malone (left) while Floyd Malone rapid... More
Photograph of Charcoal Pit, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Charcoal pit. After the drawn charcoal has cooled it is put into sacks for hauling to freight cars. This pit, which has burned for 7 days is now about 1/3 its original size. One more day of dr... More
Photograph of C. A. Masie Preparing a New Charcoal Pit for Coaling
Original caption: C.A. Masie, Collier, preparing new charcoal pit for coaling. Here he is shown placing lapwood (small dry branches) over cordwood so the latter will coal when pit is fired. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Preparing a New Charcoal Pit for Coaling
Original caption: Preparing a new charcoal pit for coaling. C.A. Masie, collier (left) and David Daniels putting wet leaves and then dirt over the lapwood so that the cordwood will burn in a deficiency of oxyge... More
Photograph of Typical Pastured Woodlot
Original caption: Typical "Patured woodlot" belonging to Peter Suiter. 50 years ago this woodlot was unpastured and well-managed. Now trees are limby and open grown. Few are merchantable. Tops of dead tree show... More
Photograph of Products of Selective Cutting in Mixed Hardwood Stands o...
Original caption: Products of selective cutting in mixed hardwood stands on the Flagg Estate in Southern Ohio. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Products of Selective Cutting in Mixed Hardwood Stands o...
Original caption: Products of selective cutting in mixed hardwood stands on the Flagg Estate in southern Ohio. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Cooperative Plantation of the Garden Clubs of Cincinnati...
Original caption: Cooperative plantation - Garden Clubs of Cincinnati and Vicinity. Showing growth of white ash seedling. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Cooperative Plantation of the Ohio Association of Garden...
Original caption: Cooperative plantation - Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, near Scioto-Furnace, on Highway 140. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Cooperative Plantation of the Garden Clubs of Cincinnati...
Original caption: Cooperative plantation - Garden Clubs of Cincinnati and Vicinity. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Cooperative Plantation of the Ohio Association of Garden...
Original caption: Cooperative plantation - Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, near Scioto-Furnace, on Highway 140. Historic Photographs
Photograph of the Ohio River, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Looking up the Ohio River from a point near Hockingsport. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Dean State Forest, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Dean State Forest, 1919 red and white pine plantings. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bathing Beach at Lake Vesuvius
Original caption: Lake Vesuvius. Bathing Beach. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Diving Float at Vesuvius Recreational Area
Original caption: Diving float, c-1 unit, Vesuvius Recreational Area. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bathers at Beach at Vesuvius Recreational Area
Original caption: Bathers at beach, c-1 unit. Vesuvius Recreational Area. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Fall Scene Looking East into the Ash Cave Area
Original caption: Fall Scene, looking east into the Ash Cave Area. Taken on State Route 56, Hocking County, Ohio. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Battered Signs at Entrance to Loop Road
Original caption: Battered signs on entrance to Loop Road, Vesuvius Recreation Area, Ironton RD. Battered signs on entrance to Loop Road, Vesuvius Recreation Area, Ironton RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Ailene Bennett Calahan with Her Son Gary at the Minford ...
Original caption: 10 year repeat photo of the Minford School Plantation. Shown are Mrs. Ailene Bennett Calahan with her 5 year old son Gary. Mrs. Calahan helped plant the trees in this plantation in 1932 when s... More
Photograph of Lake Vesuvius Beach, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Lake Vesuvius Beach. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Lake Vesuvius Beach, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Vesuvius Beach on July 4,1948. Approximately 170 people in picture. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Successful Locust Plantation on Spoil Banks from Coal St...
Original caption: Successful locust plantation on spoil banks from coal strip mining near the Nutter Coal Mine, New Straitsville, Ohio. Athens RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Old Iron Smelter at Vesuvius Recreational Area
Original caption: Old iron smelter at Vesuvius. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Entrance Road to Vesuvius Recreational Area
Original caption: CP3. Entrance road to Vesuvius Recreational area planted in spring 1951 to shortleaf pine. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Shortleaf Pine, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Shortleaf pine planted in Spring of 1951 in Vesuvius Recreational Area. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Collins Tipple on Ironton Ranger District
Original caption: Collins Tipple. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of the Complete Sliding out of the Roadway
Original caption: This picture shows the complete sliding out of the roadway built down to the proposed new beach. A very expensive job of restoration will be entailed with a large volume of fill material to be... More
Photograph of the Corn Crib and Barn on a Property Adjoining Forest Se...
Original caption: This shows the corn crib and barn on the property adjoining Forest Service owned land. Property line lies not over 10 feet away from the back end of the building and shows the brush and dirt s... More
Photograph of the Main Slippage of the Trail Leading to the Top of Ves...
Original caption: This photo shows the main slippage of the trail leading to the top of Vesuvius. It is the slide from this point of the road which is threatening the corn crib on adjoining privately owned land... More
Photograph of Concrete Slab Upon Which the Warehouse at Portsmouth, Oh...
Original caption: This picture shows in the foreground the concrete slab upon which the warehouse at Portsmouth, Ohio rested. In the background are cracked concrete slabs which had been placed there in the hope... More
Photograph of the Main Slippage on the Truck Trail
Original caption: This photo shows the main slippage on the truck trail to the top of the recreational area at Portsmouth, OH. It shows the leaning trees caused by the slippage of soil, the tangle of honeysuckl... More
Photograph of Slide Along the Recreational Road
Original caption: This is a slide along the recreational road at Vesuvius. Roadbed is shown in the lower left foreground and Regional Engineer M.B. Arthur in the distant background to the left of the picture an... More
Photograph of the Main Slippage of the Trail Leading to the Top of Ves...
Original caption: This photo shows the main slippage of the trail leading to the top of Vesuvius. It is the slide from this point of the road which is threatening the corn crib on adjoining privately owned land... More
Photograph of Memorial Marker at Louis J. Taber Memorial Forest
Original caption: Memorial marker at Louis J. Taber Memorial Forest, erected by Belmont Juvenile Grange. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Family Enjoying Lake Vesuvius
Original caption: Family enjoying Lake Vesuvius. Ironton District. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - ... More
Photograph of Planting on Strip Mined Spoil Bank
Original caption: Planting on strip mined spoil bank. Note gentle slops of bank. Black locust and tulip poplar used. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Small Shovel Working in Tandem
Original caption: Small shovel working in tandem. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, construction, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions i... More
Photograph of Crowd on Beach and in Water at Lake Vesuvius
Original caption: Crowd on beach and in water at Lake Vesuvius. Only one developed beach insufficient for people who want to enjoy this lake. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Picnickers and Bathers at lake Vesuvius
Original caption: Picnickers and bathers at Lake Vesuvius. Ironton. Historic Photographs