Snow

Snowy farm house on the Drummond Resettlement Project 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.

Unidentified forester rests in the snow leaning against a tree stump, playfully drinking from a liquor bottle. The tools of his trade, a saw and a shovel as well as a felled tree are in the snow beside him. Photo was made from the original glass negative.

Two unidentified foresters on cross-country skis maneuver a sled of camping gear through the snowy forest. Photo made from original glass negative.

A winter view of the lodge at the Priest River Experimental Forest in Idaho.

Wintertime scene at the Office-Laboratory Building at the Priest River Experimental Forest in Idaho. The Priest River Experimental Forest, established in 1911, was one of the first experimental forests. In 1930 it became a part of the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.

Documentation for a snow study by Lyle Watts. To show scale, a pencil rests beside a pine needled branch nearly covered by snow. Mr. Watts studied the amount of granulation and the effect of the needles on the rate of snow melt.

An unidentified Forester stands in a national forest in Idaho. Back of the photo in pencil reads, "MC -2 Idaho - See two views taken about April 27 This is part of a panorama of 3 pictures taken at same time from same place [illegible]" On a separate line in ink, he writes, "Panorama (C-11-C12-D2)." This would be photos 2009-2940, 2009-2941, and 2009-2946.

Documentation for a snow study by Lyle Watts showing melting snow in a forest in Idaho. The back of the photo reads, "SR - 3. Near SR3 - April 28 Last snow on north side of trees in deep shade."

Documentation for a snow study by Lyle Watts in a national forest in Idaho. Back of photo reads, "4/8/31 - 3PM 5.6 - 1/10s. Bright. Effect of needles on melting snow & granulated condition of snow under OMYP." Photo #2009-2943 is similar to photo #2009-2942.

Documentation for a snow study by Lyle Watts showing a needled branch mostly covered with snow. A pencil lies beside the branch for scale. Mr. Watts measured the granulation of the snow and the effect of the needles on the rate of melting. He has the numbers 257454 at the lower right corner of the photo and may have used this to record his findings. Most of the snow studies were done in Idaho.