Peeling Back The Bark
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The Oberlaender Trust and American Forestry
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Wood in the Space Age: Forest Products at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair
By Eben Lehman on April 21, 2022On April 21, 1962, the Century 21 Exposition (better known as the Seattle World’s Fair) opened to the public. From a vacation home in Florida, President Kennedy pressed a telegraph key to officially start the fair. The Seattle World’s Fair …
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The ‘Ace Photographer’ and Paul Bunyan: Berenice Abbott’s Red River Lumber Company Photos
By Eben Lehman on April 13, 2022In February 1944 a new photograph exhibition opened at a San Francisco gallery, featuring a new set of images by the talented American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898-1991). The location where she had shot was a radical departure for the …
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The Bureau of Land Management at Seventy-Five: Who Will Celebrate with Them?
By Guest Contributor on March 29, 2022In 2021, the Bureau of Land Management turned 75 but with little if any fanfare. Historian James R. Skillen, who's written extensively about the BLM, reflected upon its history. This article appears in the 2021 issue of Forest History Today.…