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Logs left in the woods by logging operations, illustrating the great waste of timber accompanying private ownership and exploitation. Wisconsin
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Logs left in the woods by logging operations, illustrating the great waste of timber accompanying private ownership and exploitation. Wisconsin

Lee, Russell · 1937-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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safety film negativeswisconsinunited statescut-over land
Credit lineLogs left in the woods by logging operations, illustrating the great waste of timber accompanying private ownership and exploitation. Wisconsin. 1937-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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