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Title:
Bernhard Fernow
Description:
A photograph of Dr. Bernhard Fernow. Fernow (1851 - 1923) headed the Division of Forestry within the Department of Agriculture. Dr. Carl Schenck met Fernow on a visit to Washington D.C. in 1895. Fernow was later a lecturer at the Cornell forestry school.
Topics:
Forestry
Subjects:
Forestry schools and education
Forestry teachers -- United States -- History
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
8 1/4 x 6 1/2
Item identifier:
schenck-nd_img21
Names:
Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923 more info on Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923 
Digital Project:
Manuscript Collections