Lyle F. Watts, Chief U.S. Forest Service, in Idaho City, Idaho Graveyard. The tombstone reads, "In Memory of Henry P. Cooper, Born July 7, 1828, Died Oct. 27, 1882, Age 54 years." Notes say to notice the Ponderosa Pine tree growing up through the grave. Photos 2009-2970 through 2009-2987 are from a typewritten notebook with a title page which reads, "United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Inspection Trip. Lyle F. Watts, Chief, Forest Service. W.B. Rice, Regional Forester. Boise National Forest. August 3 to 4, 1945.
Bull moose swimming in the water. 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, WI, 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. Watts was Regional Forester of Region Nine 1936-1943.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle Watts (second from left) at the dedication of Smokey Bear's new home at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Others in the photo are unidentified.
Unidentified men releasing a fawn from a tagging crate in Chequamegon National Forest in Wisconsin. 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, WI, 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.