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Native American Blister Rust Crew

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Three men working near a tree. During 1933 Menominee Indians protected over 4000 acres of white pines from the blister rust threat.

Date Created:
1933

Publication Information

Date Created
1933

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
8 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 2736

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013PQD
Legacy ID
WHi 42482

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Native American Blister Rust Crew

Native American Blister Rust Crew

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One of the Native American crews hired to assist with the White Pine Blister Rust eradication effort on the Menominee Reservation. Joe Larock was identified as the crew chief.

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Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Blister Rust Eradication Crew

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Native Americans hired to assist with the White Pine Blister Rust eradication effort on the Menominee Reservation are being trucked to their work site.

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White Pine Blister Rust Eradication Crew

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Six-man crew at Camp Mercer looking for ribes (gooseberries), a stage essential for the transmission of blister rust to white pines, working in a marsh area with two checkers walking behind them.

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Menominee Women's Crew

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Menominee women working to protect their white pines from blister rust.

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William Cowan, the white pine blister rust control foreman on the Menominee Reservation, with his two assistants, Joseph Dodge and Leo Waukechom (right).

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Loading Big Log

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Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the threat of white pine blister rust.

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