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Yellow Poplar in Pisgah Forest

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Item information

Title:
Yellow Poplar in Pisgah Forest
Description:
This photograph shows an ax stuck in a yellow poplar tree. "Yellow Poplar in Pisgah Forest photo by Dr. H.D. House, assistant director & dendrologist at the Biltmore Forest School"
Topics:
Forestry
Original Format:
Kallitype
Extent:
6 3/4 x 4 1/2
Item identifier:
schenck-treestem_nd_img1
Photographer:
House, Homer D. (Homer Doliver), 1878-1949 more info on House, Homer D. (Homer Doliver), 1878-1949 
Created Date:
circa
Names:
Biltmore Forest School more info on Biltmore Forest School 
Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) more info on Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) 
Location:
Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Manuscript Collections