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Trout Lake Nursery, First Furrow
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View across field towards a number of men working to clear a field. There is a team of horses pulling a plow to create a furrow, with a pine forest in the background.The back of the photograph is inscribed:T L nursery, May, 1911 First furrow.
May 1911
Harrington, C. L.
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WHi 107619
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CLH and Ranger Mac
1911
Cornelius L. Harrington and Ranger McNeel planting tree seedlings at the Trout Lake nursery.
Planting Camp North End of Trout Lake
May 1911
Trout Lake was the site of the first forest planting or nursery. This camp was at the north end of Trout Lake.
Nursery: Wisconsin State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake
1911
Elevated view of garden plots at the state nursery at Trout Lake. Young pines must be grown for two years in the nursery before being planted. In this photograph about 2,500,000 seedlings are growi...
Nursery; Wis. State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake
View of the nursery. There is a fence along the side of the field in the background, and trees beyond. Caption reads: "Nursery; Wis. State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake."
Man Working at Trout Lake
A man is crouching and working on plantings at the nursery. A fence is in the background.
First Forestry Building at Trout Lake Headquarters
1911
The first forestry building at Trout Lake Headquarters. It served the crew for eating and sleeping while they were clearing for the nursery site in progress for first seeding in 1911. There is a lo...
