Walter Julius Damtoft Collection
PHOTOGRAPHS 201 - 300 (Yale Forestry School and Board of Conservation and Development)
Box Folder Item I.D. # Description Thumbnail
    dam_201 Two men in tents  
    dam_202 Man in uniform sitting in tent  
    dam_203 Tents  
    dam_204 Man cooking in tent  
    dam_205 Man standing in front of tents  
    dam_206 Four men wearing suits and hats standing in woodland clearing ; "WJD, GEM, Carl Byraum, CEB"  
    dam_207 Eighteen men lounging on grass  
    dam_208 Nine well dressed people (Possibly a wedding ceremony)  
    dam_209 Group of eight people [Poor quality]  
    dam_210 Six well dressed women in hats, with one holding a bouquet,  standing in front of body of water  
    dam_211 Seven women in hats sitting around a standing man in a field  
    dam_212 Two young girls using a mule as a telephone ; "Rocky Mt. Hello line"  
    dam_213 Man and woman sitting on a fence  
    dam_214 "Hank [and] Dammy" wearing suits and hats  
    dam_215 Four people sitting on rocks [Damtoft thought to be right rear]  
    dam_216 Six people standing under a young tree in front of a cornfield  
    dam_217 Man sitting cross legged on wooded hillside  
    dam_218 Five men dressed in overcoats and wearing hats standing in a residential street  
    dam_219 Man wearing a bowtie and sitting in an office ; "1941" stamped on reverse  
    dam_220 Man wearing lederhosen standing in front of a house with a dog sitting at his feet  
    dam_221 Five men sitting in a buggy, with sixth man standing with right foot resting on wheel of buggy  
    dam_222 Long view of a stand of bare trees ; "Dispatch Printing Co. Union Hill, N.J." stamped on reverse  
    dam_223 View of snow covered valley and mountains  
    dam_224 View of snow covered valley and mountains, with track running through valley  
    dam_225 Train tracks and  industrial (lumber?) plant, with a covering of snow and mountain backdrop  
    dam_226 Two men in a cabin ; snowshoe, satchel, clock and pictures are hanging from wall and a lamp and other items are on the table one of the men is sitting on  
    dam_227 Stack of filled sacks (sandbags?)  
    dam_228 Man [thought to be Damtoft] standing on front of evergreen on a snow covered slope with train tracks at base of slope  
    dam_229 Train tracks and  industrial (lumber?) plant, with a covering of snow  
    dam_230 Man standing beside stack of filled sacks (sandbags?)  
    dam_231 "Waldo Barlow, Myron Thompson, Yale Forest School Camp, Spring 1911" ; on a postcard  
    dam_232 Four men sitting on log holding a measuring instrument ; Damtoft on far left  
    dam_233 "Stand of spruce pulpwood near top of Mt. Mitchell, N. Car. 1916" ; man in hat and with backpack walking through snow covered forest  
    dam_234 "At Yale Forest School planting seedlings" ; Damtoft second from left ; (1910?)  
    dam_235 Two men [Damtoft on right] standing in front of rail car ; (Thought to be Yale Forest School field trip to Frazier, Colorado, 1911)  
    dam_236 Postcard ; "Arrow, Colorado. On the Moffat Road. Elevation 9585 feet." ; postmarked October, 1911 ; sent to Mr. F. V. Damtoft,98 Beechwood Ave, Bridgeport, Conn ; Message reads: " Dear Kid, This shows the entire town of Arrow - now practically deserted. Sleep in the building on the left. Handle a tool all day - good would love to develop muscle. Am awaiting letter from you. Kid."  
    dam_237 Three men with mules and rig ; with typed notes that read: "WJD (right) and an early timber moving rig. This pix made during Yale Forestry School filed trip in Texas, 1911. Return to: Walt Damtoft, 3000 Idlewood Cir., Charlotte 9, N.C."  
    dam_238 Two men of snow covered hillside, Damtoft on right ; "1911, Frasier, Colo - USFS" written on reverse  
    dam_239 Group of nine men standing in front of pitched tents, Damtoft on far left ; (forestry camp?)  
    dam_240 Group of nine men men sitting between tents ; Damtoft third from right and wearing a tie  
    dam_241 Postcard, group of seventeen men standing and four sitting ; with typed notes that read: "WJD at Yale forestry camp, Milford, Pa. 1910 WJD directly behind snake and cloth. Return to Walt Damtoft, 3000 Idlewood Circle, Charlotte, 9, N.C." ; postmarked Jul 29, 1910 ; sent to  Mrs. F. V. Damtoft,98 Beechwood Ave, Bridgeport, Conn ; Message reads: "Dear Mother - Thank you for yesterday's letter. Well a (?) to what you ask. Am very busy now. We start work this morning at 7:30 so must hurry. With love, Kid"  
    dam_242 Postcard, large number of men sitting at tables in mess hall (at Yale Forestry Camp?) ; Damtoft third from left  
    dam_243 Two men wrestling with fifteen men standing in semi circle watching, Damtoft in center wearing tie ; tents (Yale Forestry Camp?) in background  
    dam_244 Two groups of men sitting amidst tents (at Yale Forestry Camp?)  
    dam_245 Group of four men ; "W.J.Damtoft, Vice Chairman, Board of Conservation and Development and Chairman of the Committee on Forestry ; George R. Ross, Director of Conservation and Development ; C. Sylvester Green, Member of the Board and Chairman of the Committee for the Conservation Congress ; Miles J. Smith, Chairman, Board of Conservation and Development ; Taken on the occasion of the opening of the North Carolina Conservation Congress, at Raleigh, North Carolina, November 17, 1952"  
    dam_246 Morehead City, 1941 ; group of men in shirts and ties standing at a harbor, Damtoft on far left ; attached to letter dated August 7, 1941 and sent to Damtoft from Charles Parker, manager of the State news Bureau, with text: "We are enclosing a print of the Conservation Board group taken at Morehead City which we though you might like to have"  
    dam_247 "July 1941 Williston, N.C. Elmer Willis' Clam Bake" ; with typed notes that read: "WJD lighter side, square dancing N.C. Conservation and Development Commission meeting. Would guess this to have been made in late 40s. Return to: Walt Damtoft, 3000 Idlewood Cir., Charlotte 9, N.C." ' photograph by Hemmer. retrun to Bill Sharpe, N.C. State News Bureau, Raleigh, N.C."  
    dam_248 "Board of C & D, 1949" ; nine men standing, and seven men and one woman sitting, for group photo ; names of board members on typed page taped to back of photo  
    dam_249 "Members - Board of Conservation and Development, Morehead City, July 19, 1952" ; group of eight men standing and six sitting ; names of members (including absentees), and cities they were from, typed on back  
    dam_250 "North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development, 7/27/53" ; members are seated around table ;  names of members taped to reverse ; mounted on card  
    dam_251 "Board of Conservation & Development, North Carolina, summer meeting - July 1954, Morehead City, N.C." description and names of members typed on paper previously taped to reverse [now removed]  
    dam_252 "Board of Conservation and Development, photograph made at last meeting with Governor Luther H. Hodges, Chairman, at Hickory, October 16-18, 1960. Left to right........" ; names of members includes ; stamp on reverse of photo reads, "North Carolina News Bureau, Dept. Conservation & Development, Raleigh, North Carolina" [Same negative as dam_253 but with different cropping and printing]  
    dam_253 "Board of Conservation and Development" ; October 1960 ; names of members and hometowns stapled to photo [Same negative as dam_252 but with different cropping and printing]  
    dam_254 Board of Conservation and Development, April 23, 1961, Sanford, N.C. ; stamp on reverse of photo reads, "North Carolina News Bureau, Dept. Conservation & Development, Raleigh, North Carolina"  
    dam_255 Group of thirteen men (Board of Conservation and Development?) seated around a long table  
    dam_256 Group of seventeen men (Board of Conservation and Development?) standing behind a table ; "photo by Roy Eubanks, Beaufort, N.C"  
    dam_257 Group of seventeen men and two women (Board of Conservation and Development?) sitting and standing around a table ; names of participants, and some roles, typed on paper taped to reverse  
    dam_258 Group of men, women and children (Board of Conservation and Development and families?) on the deck of a boat ; photo by N.C. Dept. Conservation and Development, Raleigh, N.C.  
    dam_259 Group of fifteen men standing, and two sitting, behind large wooden desk ; (Board of Conservation and Development?)  
    dam_260 Group of men and women dining on patio ; ( Board of Conservation at US Army Signal Corps. Fort Bragg) ; Office of Public Relations, Fort Bragg, North Carolina  
    dam_261 Group of thirty men (from Champion Paper and Fibre?) ; Damtoft far left of second row ; "Communication Center Photo Number 1001" stamped on reverse  
    dam_262 "D.A.D. (Dorothy A. Damtoft) and Art Nelson" sitting on couch holding framed (award or diploma?)  
    dam_263 Man and woman (Dorothy A. Damtoft and Art Nelson) sitting on couch holding framed (award or diploma?)  
    dam_264 Man and woman (Dorothy A. Damtoft and Art Nelson) sitting on couch holding framed (award or diploma?)  
    dam_265 Two men talking, man on left wearing name tag "John B. Hollister" ; "27" stamped on reverse  
    dam_266 Ten men seated in cafeteria (listening to?) another man standing and facing them ; "29" stamped on reverse  
    dam_267 Nine men seated in cafeteria (listening to?) another man standing and facing them ; "30" stamped on reverse  
    dam_268 Large roll of paper with four men standing and talking behind ; "33" stamped on reverse  
    dam_269 Three men eating at a table ; "40" stamped on reverse  
    dam_270 Four men [only three visible] talking (in a restaurant?) ; man on right wearing nametag, "Dr. Logan Robertson" ; "42" stamped on reverse  
    dam_271 Man standing behind a podium with Champion Paper crest on it ; other men standing and sitting in foreground and background ; "44" stamped on reverse  
    dam_272 Lakeshore with two men sitting facing lake, three people near lake and horseshoe pits on hillside ; "48" stamped on reverse  
    dam_273 "Catalooche Ranch - Annual Meeting of Appraisers of Sands in Smokey National Park, May 1967. Left to right [list of names] ; fourteen men standing in front of stone wall building ; also included is a cutting from the Asheville Citizen-Times, Sun, May 21, 1967 that includes the same photograph, the names of attendees and a description of the event  
    dam_274 Seven men sitting around a table in an office ; written on back: "1947 [names and roles of those pictured] The Champion Paper & Fibre Co. Canton Div. - Canton, N.C."  
    dam_275 Clipping from Champions, Oct '49, photo of seven men standing in front of an "attractive tree farm sign" ; caption includes names of those photographed ; stapled to paper with typing that reads: "Early sign inviting public attention to CP&FCo conservation practices. This sign located near CPFCo nursery (is it still there?) at Willetts. Date uncertain but personal recollection places it somewhere in mid to late 30s. Include it for possible 'then and now' use with picture that appeared in Oct. '49 LOG. Return to Walt Damtoft, 3000 Idlewood Circle, Charlotte 9, N.C."  
    dam_276 "Labor Day 1950" [9/4/1950] ; large group of older men sitting on float in a parade ; "Champion Old Timers 40 Years" written on side of float ; Damtoft seated third from right on back row  
    dam_277 Three young men receiving award, flanked by seven older men ; taped to reverse is clipping from the Canton Enterprise, Sept. 28, 1950 that includes the photo and captioned, "Three 4-H Club members were given special recognition......." ; caption describes those in photo and the awards  
    dam_278 Six men standing ; attached typed note read: "This was taken at the dedication of Ralph Edwards Nursery 1957. Reading from right to left..............."  
    dam_279 Group of sixteen men [ten standing, six sitting] around a table in an office ; Damtoft standing fourth from left  
    dam_280 Group photograph of the "Downtown Club, Asheville, N.C., July18. 1959" ; members are identified by number ; card mounted ; "photo by B.A.Culberson, Asheville, N.C." stamped on reverse  
    dam_281 Downtown Club, Asheville, N.C. ; group photograph of members  
    dam_282 Long single storey building with basement windows and three doors opening to cobble street ; "(Presto?) Pharmacy where I met mother" written on reverse ; [Photo is party torn on top edge and has water damage]  
    dam_283 Two men (with small child behind?) seated in a field and a third man standing holding a theodolite, with a horse in background ; on reverse: "Smokies 20s, left to right: Elmer Osbourne, W J Damtoft, Bob Montoni" and stamp for A. M. Eckenrod, Box 236, Canton N.C.  
    dam_284 Man [Damtoft] sitting in the brow of a small boat  
    dam_285 Man [possibly Damtoft] standing on stony hillside ; written on reverse: "Cassie Branch Scotch Pine Summer 1932, Willets Bdry (boundary?)"  
    dam_286 Signboard: "Double-Top-Mountain in the background has been carefully logged & protected by the Champion Fibre Company note the excellent second growth" ; "Willets" written on reverse  
    dam_287 Group of men standing on steps in front of building ; "July 1947 Old Naval Base - to become "View of the Sea" written on reverse which is also stamped "Foto by Hemmer, return to Bill Sharpe, N.C. State News Bureau, Raleigh, N.C." ; Damtoft in middle of back row ; (Possibly Board of Conservation?)  
    dam_288 Timber nursery and (mill?) ; accompanying typed notes read: "Early WJD Reforestation Projects: At the top is now non-existant [sic] nursery which used to be on top of Fibreville hill in Canton. WJD says he and Roy Jolly got thid going on their own time. It is CPFCo initial nursery. At bottom is Willetts (spelling?) nursery, a more extensive operation that was started soon after the Canton nursery. Date of Canton nursery start is early 1920's. Return to Walt Damtoft, 3000 Idlewood Cir., Charlotte 9, N.C."  
    dam_289 Damtoft seated cross legged on ground in front of building of the (word not visible?) Mercantile Company  
    dam_290 Two elderly gentlemen wearing suits standing in front of building of (Town?) Mercantile Company  
    dam_291 Man sitting with a small dog ; ""Bim" and Dock Tipton" written on front  
    dam_292 Man [thought to be Damtoft] standing with two mules and a dog  
    dam_293 Man  (Damtoft?) with a begging dog ; ["Feb. 20 1967" is written on reverse but photo is obviously much earlier than that, possibly 1910's]  
    dam_294 Group of five white males and a elderly African American man standing in a clearing ; names are written on front as: "WJD, Sid Bailey, Chas James, Roy Jolly, P.C. Coates, "Uncle" Barney"  
    dam_295 Large group of men sitting and standing around a camp, (Damtoft fourth from right in second row?) ; (Yale Forest School camp?)  
    dam_296 Men grouped around a cabin fireplace, U.S. flag and school pennants on wall ; (Yale Forest School students?)  
    dam_297 Large group of men and women  
    dam_298 Five men seated outside tent, Damtoft second from right ; (Yale Forest School camp?) [2 copies]  
    dam_299 Group of twenty one older men wearing (Yale) jackets ; written on reverse: "To Walt Damtoft with compliments of Bob Chamberlain 1910s group at Reunion headquarters 45th Yale reunion"  
    dam_300 Three men and three women seated on a rustic porch ; written on back: "Elizabeth Robertson, Clint Donald, Dorothy Atkinson, Ruby Robertson, front ??" and has a return address label for "Walter A, Damtoft, 65 Edgemont Rd. Asheville, NC" ;  includes photocopy of image and part of handwritten note from "Ken" that includes the comment, "The 3 generation photo is real nice"