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Loading Big Log

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Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the threat of white pine blister rust.

Date Created:
1936
Creator:
Thompson, Noel F.

Publication Information

Creator Thompson, Noel F.
Date Created 1936

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 7 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin Plant Industry Division photographs, 1922-1942
Call Number (W525)36025

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0145GW
Legacy ID
WHi 42572

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