Watts, Lyle F. (Lyle Ford), 1890-

Chief of U.S. Forest Service, Lyle F. Watts, fishing for wall-eyes along the international border near Curtain Falls in the Superior National Forest.

(L to R) U.S. Forest Chief Lyle Watts, Forester Salminen, Ranger Valentine, and Forester Pike with walleyes caught below Curtain Falls on the international border between Iron Lake and Crooked Lake in Superior National Forest.

Portrait of Lyle F. Watts. The page reads, "Our New Chief, Lyle F. Watts, Regional Forester R-9, March, 1936." Photos #2009-3080-01 through 2009-3080-107 were originally mounted in a leather bound binder with the gold embossed title, Picture Memories of Region Nine. Region nine, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, covered twenty states in the Eastern Region: Maine, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware, and New Jersey. Mr.

Lyle Watts, left, with two unidentified foresters wearing foresters work clothes stand comfortably among the trees. Photo made from original glass negative included in this collection.

Lyle Watts (front row center in dark suit) with co-workers in the U.S. Forest Service. Photo made from original glass negative included in this collection.

Lyle F. Watts, head of the U. S. Forest Service, and Smokey Bear each extend a hand of greeting at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Photo made from the original glass negative.

Chief of U.S. Forest Service Lyle Watts with Smokey Bear at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Group Photo of a Timber Management, Timber Survey, and Photo Interpretation Meeting at the "Trees for Tomorrow" Camp in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Lyle Watts, Chief of U.S. Forest Service is seated center.

Smokey Bear Stands with Lyle Watts, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. Photo made from original glass negative.

Lyle Watts, Chief of Forest Service, stands by his car while on a range observation trip in Tonto National Forest, Arizona. U.S. Forest Service logo is on the door of the car and reads, "Department of Agriculture, Forest Service." Photo made from original glass negative.