Binder 2 - Forestry and Logging Operations
Photographs in this binder primarily document forestry and logging operations of the Southern Pine Lumber Company, including timber, equipment, employees, log transportation, signage, and finished products from the 1940's-1960's.
Logging with Machinery and Mules
Logging with Machinery and Mules
A woods crew uses machinery and mules to load logs.
Kenneth Nelson - Houston County Pruned vs. Not Pruned Tracts, January 1949
Kenneth Nelson - Houston County Pruned vs. Not Pruned Tracts, January 1949
Kenneth Nelson poses at an unpruned pine plantation in Houston County on Jan 5, 1949.
Kenneth Nelson - Cherokee County Pine Released by Poisoning Hardwood, January 1949
Kenneth Nelson - Cherokee County Pine Released by Poisoning Hardwood, January 1949
Kenneth Nelson stands in Plot 3, Cherokee County, Texas, on January 5, 1949. The Pine in this plot was released by poisoning the surrounding hardwoods.
Kenneth Nelson - Houston County Johnson Survey Before Cutting, January 1949
Kenneth Nelson - Houston County Johnson Survey Before Cutting, January 1949
Kenneth Nelson with sign before cutting standing next to a sign that reads, "Wm. Johnson Survey, Houston County, TX, Jan. 5, 1949"
Kenneth Nelson and Group of Foresters
Kenneth Nelson and Group of Foresters
Southern Pine Lumber Company officials, from left: unidentified, Ed Strickland, Chris Nelson, Kenneth Nelson, and Francis Cooke.
Kenneth Nelson in Forest
Kenneth Nelson in Forest
According to the June 30, 1948 Buzz Saw, Kenneth Nelson is standing in underbrush that was cleared in 1947 during an experimentation program by the Land and Timber department of Southern Pine Lumber Company.
Kenneth Nelson and Group Marking Pine Trees
Kenneth Nelson and Group Marking Pine Trees
Kenneth Nelson and a crew mark fire damaged timber in Houston County in 1948.
Kenneth Nelson and Coworker in Woods
Kenneth Nelson and Coworker in Woods
Moxie Moore (left), and Kenneth Nelson ca. 1950. Mr. Moore was Mr. Nelson's assistant, or inspector.
Group on Lunch Break in Woods
Group on Lunch Break in Woods
A woods crew takes a lunch break.
Planting Timber with Tractor
Planting Timber with Tractor
Bill Nichols plants timber while W. A. Neal drives a tractor in December 1950 during Southern Pine Lumber Company's inaugural mechanized tree planting project at Rayville Ranch.