Smokey Bear with Lyle Watts at National Zoo
Smokey Bear with U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle Watts at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
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Lyle Watts with Smokey Bear
U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle Watts with Smokey Bear at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts Welcome Smokey Bear to the National Zoo
Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts welcome Smokey Bear at his dedication ceremony at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The banner reads, "Welcome, Smokey!" Spicer Conant, 8, who accepted Smokey on behalf of the children of Washington, D.C. stands in the center wearing a striped shirt. Behind him, left, is Lyle Watts, U.S. Forest Service Chief. Behind him, right, is U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle Watts with Smokey Bear
As U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle Watts (left) looks on, the real Smokey Bear is presented with a fireman's helmet from an unidentified fire chief, right. The occasion was Smokey's dedication ceremony at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Deer Feed on Reindeer Moss Growing on the Rock Ledge in Superior National Forest
A doe and a fawn feed on reindeer moss growing on the rock ledge in Superior National Forest. 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.
Sarah Lake in Minnesota
Sarah Lake was photographed during the American Forests Trail Riders Canoe Trip. Two of the canoes are in the foreground. 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.
Locust Plantings on the Spoil Banks of a Strip-Mining Company in Ohio
Locust plantings on the spoil banks of the Nutter Coal Company which was doing strip-mining in Staitsville, Ohio, in Wayne National Forest.
Chief of U.S. Forest Service, Lyle F. Watts, Fishing near Curtain Falls
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.
U.S. Forest Chief Lyle Watts and Other Rangers with Walleyes near Curtain Falls
(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.
Beaver House on the Kawishiwi River
Beaver House on the Kawishiwi River in Minnesota. 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.