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Land which has been cut over and burned over. After a fire the poplar seems to grow up; most of the land is covered with this scraggly growth of inferior timber. Near Nelma, Wisconsin, in Forest County
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Credit lineLand which has been cut over and burned over. After a fire the poplar seems to grow up; most of the land is covered with this scraggly growth of inferior timber. Near Nelma, Wisconsin, in Forest Count. 1937-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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