Historic Forestry and Construction Work

Black and white images of foresters and construction workers in the wilderness, showcasing logging and building operations, highlighted by rugged landscapes and machinery.

Muskwa River Bridge. Original caption: 43-2673 Muskwa Riverm Bridge. Pouring concrete for portion of Pier No. 4. Section E. Original caption: 43-2672 Muskwa River Bridge. Structural steel in place as of april 15. View from east at Pier 1. Section E. State: Alaska. Place: Fort St. John.

Foresters at Work - Wyoming. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Building Alaska Highway. Original caption: 42-4956: Fort St. John - Sawmill in operation above Charley Lake near Public Roads Administration Milepost 57. See Mr. C. F. Capes letter dated - October 22, 1942. Original caption: 42-4957: Fort St. John - elevating grader in operation on Section E. State: Alaska.

Livestock Management - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Muskwa River Bridge. Original caption: 43-2673 Muskwa Riverm Bridge. Pouring concrete for portion of Pier No. 4. Section E. Original caption: 43-2672 Muskwa River Bridge. Structural steel in place as of april 15. View from east at Pier 1. Section E. State: Alaska. Place: Fort St. John.

Paving Operations. Original caption: View of paving operations of J. A. Tobin Construction Co. in vicinity of Sta. 307. Concrete pavement is being laid on a 4" rolled stone base. Photo by M. L. Mackey, 8-17-48. State: Missouri. Place: Boone County.

Loading Logs: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Spreading Gravel Surface on the Natchez Trace Parkway. State: Tennessee.

Making ice cream on asphalt lake, Women carrying large rock on their heads on a road job in Trinidad. State: Trinidad. Place: South America.

Nursery Work: Seed Beds - Nebraska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Making ice cream in asphalt lake, Loading small cars with chunks of asphalt in Trinidad. State: Trinidad. Place: South America.

Experimental Plant Mix Surface. Original caption: Puerto Rico Project S-18(1) Guayabotas Road. Experimental plant mix surface. Rolling plant mix surface. State: Puerto Rico.

Construction Work on Matapeake, Sandy Point Toll Bridge Over Chesapeake Bay. Original caption: Construction Work on Matapeake, Sandy Point Toll Bridge Over Chesapeake Bay. Photo by T. W. Kines, Sept. 27, 1950. State: Maryland.

Shirley Highway Concrete Pouring. Original caption: Concrete pouring, Shirley Highway, Virginia. Photo by C. H. Ritter. June 3, 1949. State: Virginia. Place: Shirley Highway.

Shirley Highway Concrete Pouring. Original caption: Concrete pouring, Shirley Highway, Virginia. Photo by C. H. Ritter. June 3, 1949. State: Virginia. Place: Shirley Highway.

Road Improvements Across Dry Creek at the Second Crossing. Original caption: 44-550: Facing East - here on the west bank of Dry Creek the Utah Construction Co. have improved both the grade and the alignment of the Army road. See 18W 917 for a comparison. Section B2, mile 1448.5, Oct. 23, 1943. Original caption: 44-551: E.W. Elliott bridge laborer using steam to thaw out the frozen ground so that a pile may be driven during the construction of a timber trestel across Dry Creek at the second crossing. Section B2, Mile Post 1448.3 Oct. 24, 1943. State: Alaska.

Pile driving and hauling equipment. Original caption: 49-1821: Pile driving crew trained by Public Roads Group. Original caption: 49-1822: Hauling equipment used in road building.

Canada-Alaska Highway - Whitehorse Division. Original caption: Canada-Alaska Highway - Whitehorse Division - October 14, 1942. Pile buck adjusting cable between tractor and driver during the operation of moving the driver to the army crossing of the Takhini River. Note the log skids. Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Building Alaska Highway. Original caption: Alaskan Highway project. "Caterpillar" Diesel Tractors and LeTourneau Scrapers operated by a colored regiment of the U S Army Engineers. On sections that are comparatively level, the center of the road is built up to insure proper drainage. Sent in by Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, Illinois. Taken by United States Army - 1942. State: Alaska.

Widening Roadway Near Station 30; Retaining Wall Near Station 8. State: Virgin Islands. Place: St. Thomas.

Canada-Alaska Highway - Whitehorse Division. Original caption: Canada-Alaska Highway - Whitehorse Division. Dumping a load of gravel at the end of the road. At this point the army is across the Donjack and with the aid of contractors men and equipment are laying surfacing and fills on frozen ground without removing natures insulation. Note the gravel has frozen in the bed of the truck. October 15, 1942. Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Drainageways along New Jersey Turnpike, Near Exit 1. Original caption: Drainageways along New Jersey Turnpike, Near Exit 1. Photos by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Construction period at Camp Humphreys, Virginia. Standard gauge spur. Log loading onto industrial railroad cars at Belvoir, rain or shine. Photograph taken on May 1, 1918. Image ID: 111-SC-9917. Photographer identified as S.C. De Berri.

Cleared and Burned Area; Trestle Construction Across Chistochina River. Original caption: 44-946: Looking East along new location. R/W clearing and burning complete but no stripping done. Clearing is 150 ft. in width. About 12" to 24" of moss and stumps to be stripped and moved to edges of clearing. Original caption: 44-947: Pile driving operations at east end of new trestle across Chistockina River. This trestle will be approximately 2300 ft. in length with 12 ft. width, and two turnouts along structure. Photos A. B. Lewellen, Sept, 1942. State: Alaska.

Use of Sawdust and Woodchips - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Gravelling a Dirt Road Between Newark and Ottawa. Original caption: Gravel road - A. L. Westgard - 1912. Gravelling a dirt road between Newark and Ottawa. Mr. Westgard, Feb. 1911. State: Illinois Place: Near Newark.

Instrumentation: Climatic - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Underpass Concrete Laying. Original caption: Laying concrete at underpass. FAGH 315-F (2) Photo by Mr. Clifford Shoemaker. October 18, 1943. State: Kansas.

Linnan-loading gravel truck; View west from two miles east of Yerrick Creek. Original caption: 44-1109: Linnan-loading gravel truck for embankment construction. Original caption: 44-1110: View west from two miles east of Yerrick Creek showing completed road except for two course surfacing. Photo by WL Eager. State: Alaska.

Loading Excavation After Rounding Slope. Original caption: Project F-30(3), Vega Alta - Manati. Loading excavation after rounding slope, Km. 40.2. State: Puerto Rico.

Small Sawmills - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A photograph of a large pile of salvaged automobile tires at the Schuylkill Arsenal. The tires are stacked haphazardly and appear to be in various states of wear. This photo was taken on April 10, 1949 and was assigned the identification number SE 47269.

Fire Suppression: Ground Heavy Machinery - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logging: Hauling - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Dowell Construction Company Headquarters. Original caption: 43-4114: Dowell Construction Co. Headquarters Supply Warehouse building #44. Section C. Mile Post in Whitehorse. Photo by Nebozenko. Original caption: 43-4115: Dowell Construction Company - Headquarters Dispatcher's office, equipment office, and truck repairs. Section C. Mile Post in Whitehorse. Photo by Nebozenko. State: Alaska.

Bear Creek Summit snow clearing. Original caption: Snow clearing east of Bear Creek Summit. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff, February 21, 1943. State: Alaska.

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: Planting Oil Palms and Infrastructure Company Soemut. Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 810_30. 1931. Deli, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Concrete aggregate plant under construction. Original caption: A plant for the production of concrete aggregate is shown under construction adjacent to the bridge site on the south bank of the river. A similar plant was also constructed on the north bank. No. 44-3 January 1943. State: Alaska.

Bear Creek Summit snow clearing. Original caption: Snow clearing east of Bear Creek Summit. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff, February 21, 1943. State: Alaska.

North Anchor of the Peace River Bridge. Original caption: Crane removing form from North anchor of the Peace River Bridge. Note cement shed to the left. April 7, 1943. State: Alaska.

Farmers Hauling Oats from Field. Original caption: Farmers hauling oats from field near Epworth, Iowa. Photos by T. W. Kines, Aug. 6, 1948. State: Iowa.

Pulp and Paper: Pulpwood Yards - South Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

View of Sand-silt Clogging Drainage Channel on New Jersey Turnpike. Original caption: Note how silt has nearly covered drain pipe and channel along New Jersey Turnpike, between Swedesboro, New Jersey, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Caption: Mobile Laundry Unit No. 3 at Fort Washington, showing the front of the entire unit. In transit, the center floor and center roof are folded up, forming complete sides for the cars. The tractor pulls all four cars when moving between locations. The pipe from the tractor conveys hot water for washers in the trucks, and the belt connects the flywheel on the tractor to the wheel in the corner of the trucks, turning the washers inside. Photograph taken on May 3, 1919, by Sgt. Combs.

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Florida. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Improvement in Road Alignment and Grade on Army Road section along Kluane Lake. Original caption: A typical unit of improvement of the original Army road alignment and grade on the Utah Construction Co's section along Kluane Lake. Here at Goose Bay bulldozers and carry-alls eliminate several bad curves and a steep grade by reconstruction, while traffic is maintained on the road. The new location is outlined by the clearing and the pipe culvert installed. Photo by Pinkstaff, Aug. 14, 1943. State: Alaska.

"Image capturing the shipbuilding process during World War One. The photograph features shipbuilders at work on a ship named SUMBER. Taken by photographer Ried, the image provides a glimpse into the hectic shipyard environment with workers meticulously constructing the vessels that served in the war."

Bayamon-Aguas Buenas Road. Original caption: 47-1945 - Laborers applying last course of chips on surface treatment (E-85) at Sta. 1082. Original caption: 47-1946 - Distributor about to apply emulsified asphalt at Sta. 1067. Original caption: 47-1947 - Laborers spreading final course of chips for surface treatment at Sta. 15. State: Puerto Rico. Place: Bayamon-Aguas Buenas Road.

Foresters at Work - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

New Construction, Route 30. Original caption: Construction of new location on U.S. Route 30, four miles east of Lisbon, Ohio. Photos by T. W. Kines, Aug. 4, 1948. State: Ohio.

Description: Manchu Iron Works - Anshan, Manchuria. Photographed by U.S. Signal Corps, 12 June 1946. View of tapping side of Number 8 Blast Furnace. Location: Anshan, China Date: 12 June 1946 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Fire Suppression: Ground Heavy Machinery - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Description: Hay Press. Koolberin Location: Koolberin, Western Australia, Australia Description: Wheat. Koolberin. 1924 Location: Koolberin, Western Australia, Australia Date: 1924 Location: Koolberin, Western Australia, Australia australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

Dozer Removing Snow From The Ditches. Original caption: Dozer removing snow from the ditches in an attempt to keep the melting snow from draining onto the road. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Stock Water Improvements - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Road Maintenance - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Two Bridges Built by E.W. Elliott Co. Original caption: 44-558: Bridge at the first crossing of Dry Creek was built by E.W. Elliott Co. Utah Construction Co. has borrowed a large quantity of material for road reinforcement from the pit at left. Section B2, mile none. Original caption: 44-559: E.W. Elliott Co. built this timber trestle across San Pete Creek. Section B2 - mile 1142.3. Photos by Pinkstaff, Oct. 24, 1943. State: Alaska.

Use of Oil Drums to Prevent Culvert Icing; View of Steamboat Mountain. Original caption: 45-74: A wood fire built in an oil drum at the culvert inlet to prevent icing. Original caption: 45-75: View from steamboat Mountain looking across Testa River Valley. Photos by Pryor, Dec., 1943. State: Alaska.

Rancheria River. Original caption: 43-3070-View of Rancheria River looking northwest from highway. Portion of highway can be seen in upper right. Original caption: 43-3071-Bulldozer back-filling ovrer corrugated metasl pipe culvert. Cadmus and Curtiss posed with two bearded men, ther man on the left is in his twenties. State: Alaska.

Description: Excavating Cable Trench Location: Jaffa, Palestine Date: 1922-1923

Communications: Radios - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Hawaii Project S-20(2), WDR 5(2). Original caption: Crushing plant of the Hawaiian Gas Products, Limited, 1/4 mile right of Station 799, from where coral is obtained for the roadway embankment and base course. Hawaii Project S-20(2), WDR 5(2), Nov. 29, 1949. State: Hawaii.

Construction of a rubber plantation of the Deli Maatschappij near Soengei Tassik on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. clearing ~ forest (+ outdoors; in the open air) Sumatra

Grading with a Tractor-drawn Scraper on the Natchez Trace Parkway. State: Mississippi.

Pulp and Paper Woods - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Beaver Creek Bridge. Original caption: 43-3550: Riveting steel girders on the Beaver Creek Bridge. Section E. Mile post 162 N. St. Johns. Original caption: 43-3551: Installing firring strip prior to pouring the concrete deck on the north approach span of the Beaver Creek Bridge. Section E Mile post 162 N. St. Johns. Photos taken by Pinkstaff, Sept. 3, 1943. State: Alaska.

Chisana River Bridge under construction. State: Alaska.

Equipment: Range Improvement - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Auto mechanics at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, from the Subiect 59158 photograph. The photo was taken by the S.A.T.C. University of Missouri on April 27th, 1919. The image depicts the C.A. U. auto mechanics of the university. The photograph is marked as "For Official use only."

Back of a cutter grain machine drawn by horses in a field with grain, c. 1905 - c. 1920 photograph Part of photo album with recordings of harvesting farmers in the United States. United States of America paper. photographic support harvest. farmers. field filled with a crop. harvest (+ machines ~ crafts, industries, agriculture) Washington

Alaska Highway- Engineer of the Public Roads Administration. Original caption: Alaska Highway- Engineer of the Public Roads Administration chopping permanent ice uncovered in August on the Alaska Highway. State: Alaska.

Construction of a rubber plantation of the Deli Maatschappij near Soengei Tassik on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. clearing ~ forest (+ outdoors; in the open air) Sumatra

Man at a seed bed on a rubber plantation on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph It may be a contract worker. Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. working class, labourers Sumatra

Crossing Nisutlin Bay. Original caption: 43-3826: One way road bed nearing completion on the Nisutlin Bay Bridge. Trucks crossing on the ice to the left. Section C Mile post army 97.5 E. Original caption: 43-3827: Canol project workers trucking pipe across the ice of Nisutlin Bay. Section C. Mile post 97.5 E. Photos by Pinkstaff, March 27, 1943. State: Alaska.

Asphalt mulching on Blue Ridge Parkway, Section 2-B, Virginia. Original caption: Asphalt mulching, Section 2- B, Blue Ridge Parkway. Photos by T. W. Kines , Aug 11, 1950. State: North Carolina. Place: Blue Ridge Parkway.

Loaded trucks being pulled through the "Grand Canyon of the Alaska Highway"; Outlets cut into the low side of the roadbed to drain the seepage water and ooze. Original caption: 43-3994. Trucks loaded with supplies, equipment and materials for advanced camps are here shown being pulled through the "Grand Canyon of the Alaska Highway," a ditch formed by the thawing of the frozen silt and the gradual draining away of the resulting muck. Section B2. Mile Post 1426. August 17, 1943. Photo by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-3995. Example of outlets cut into the low side of the roadbed to drain the seepage water and ooze. At intervals along the "Grand Canyon of the Alaska Highway," bull dozers have opened outlets toward the low side of the road to drain the seepage water and ooze. The drainage of this "flowing mud" is increased as the trucks being pulled through the ditch push the mud ahead of them. Occasional boulders hidden in this ooze constantly threaten to damage the underside of these t

Man water plants (Bibit) on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph It may be a contract worker. Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. irrigation ~ cultivation. tobacco. working class, labourers Sumatra

Man at work with germ plants (Bibit) on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph It may be a contract worker. Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. tobacco. working class, labourers Sumatra

Concrete Placing Operation. Original caption: General view of concrete placing operation. Sept 3, 1947. State: New York. Place: Morrisville.

Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Construction of Interchange. Original caption: Construction of Interchange at North 10 Street and Arlington Blvd. Photo by T. W. Kines & C. H. Ritter. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington.

Mills, Milling and Log Storage - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Fishing - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Nursery Work: General - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Cochabamba. Original caption: Cochabamba : Cruez Highway, Pipe factory Camp#1 km 15. State: Bolivia. Place: Cochabamba : Cruez Highway.

Pile bucks keeping warm around a California smudge pot. Original caption: Pile bucks keeping warm around a California smudge pot while working on the Teslin River bridge. Photo by Gail Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Large Sawmills - West Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Liard River Bridge, mile 213; Looking upstream from Liard River Bridge. Original caption: 43-3166 - (figure 77) Liard River Bridge, mile 213. Placing of secking is progressing from four or five separate headings. Each cable is three strands wide, four deep. October 29, 1943. Original caption: 43-3167 - (figure 78) Looking upstream from Liard River Bridge. Suspender cables seem quite small to serve their function adequately. October 29, 1943. State: Alaska.

Nursery Work: Seed Beds - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Lake Creek. Original caption: 43-2012-Section B2. shovel working in lake Creek Gravel bar. Original caption: 43-2013-Section B2. Yukon trapper with a trapped muscrat less than 50 feet from the Army road. State: Alaska.

Equipment: Range Improvement - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Peace River Bridge. Original caption: 43-1784: Section F. Dumping into a cement box during pouring operations on the south anchor of the Peace "River Bridge. April 7, 1943. Original caption: 43-1785: Section F. Koering power shovel pouring cement during construction of the south anchor of Peace River Bridge. April 7, 1943. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Shirley Memorial Highway Pavement Construction. Original caption: Construction of concrete pavement on the Shirley Memorial Highway, Virginia. State: Virginia.

Outside storage of bran and the difficulty in ensuring its preservation is depicted in this photograph. The process involves laying a heavy tonnage of piling covered with compressed hay and slabs from a saw mill. The bran is then piled in cone shapes and covered with tarpaulins that are weighted with logs. This method ensures that no forage is lost in the pile. The photo was taken at Q.M. Depot No. 1 in S.O.S. Nevers, Nievre, France. (Photo by Sgt. G. Rydem, S.C. RECO, 3-1-19)

Administrative Sites - Supervisor's Offices. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Pulp and Paper Woods - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Road Maintenance - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Construction Work on National Pike 6-1/2 Miles West of Frostburg, Maryland. State: Maryland.

Project FI 2562(2). Original caption: 72" R.C. Pipe Cattle-pass, Sta.427. State: South Carolina. Place: Newberry County.

Contract worker carries latex (rubber juice) in buses on plantation on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. working class, labourers Sumatra

Men at a spring over the Soengei Tassik River, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Possibly the majority of men are contract worker. On the left a European supervisor. Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print ferry. plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. working class, labourers Sumatra

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