Forestry and African Americans

 

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240142 Felling a loblolly pine: the tree falls. Camp Manufacturing Co. lands, Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929.

240146 Loblolly pine logs as they were bucked, before bunching. Camp Manufacturing Co. lands, Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929.

240147 Felling a 19" loblolly pine: making the undercut. Camp Manufacturing Co. lands, Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929.
240148 Felling a 19" loblolly pine: sawing. Camp Manufacturing Co. lands, Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929.
240149 Bucking a loblolly pine. Camp Manufacturing Co. lands, Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929. 
241359 Bunching loblolly pine logs prior to hauling. Camp Manufacturing Co. lands, Nansemond Co., Va. Nov. 1929.
241360 Loading loblolly pine logs on a wagon. Nansemond Co., Va. Nov. 1929.
241363 Loblolly pine logs decked along railroad ready for loading. Same load deck as in picture 241361. Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929.
241372 Loaded log wagon (Loblolly pine). Nansemond Co., Va. Oct. 1929.
291604 Peeled pie pulpwood in 5' lengths. Hill Forest, near Durham, N.C. Sept. 1934.
291607 Stacked cord of 5'shortleaf pine pulpwood, before peeling; made of sticks from 7" d.b.h. trees only. Near Shuford, Lee Co., N.C. Sept. 1934.
292182 Peeling pulpwood bolts with spades which have had the edge of the blade bent back a little, bent slightly concave on the face toward the bolt in the picture, and sharpened; a tool very commonly used in this region. Cooper River Timber Co. lands, Summerville, S.C. Sept. 1924.
294210 Peeling the entire tree length before cutting into 5-foot pulpwood bolts is the ordinary practice in this region. Cooper River Timber Co. lands, Summerville, S.C. Dec. 1934.
294742 Machine used for peeling pulpwood bolts. Cooper River Timber Co. lands, Summerville, S.C. Dec. 1934.
294746 Close-up of machine used for peeling pulpwood bolts, showing hammers which beat of the bark. Cooper River Timber Co. lands, Summerville, S.C. Dec. 1934.
394809 Mules skidding logs to sawmill. Near Lake Lure, N.C. May 1940
394940 High wheels used for skidding out logs. Bottomland hardwoods along Neuse River, near Smithfield, N.C. May 1940
395030 Logging pond pine. Craven Co., N.C. May 1940.