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Title:
Timber injured by roadside signs
Description:
Transcribed from back: Willful or Thoughtless destruction of the other fellows property. Poor advertisement at best. Within a space of 1/4 mile these beautiful trees and 45 others have been damaged by nailing signs to them. The otherwise valuable first log of these trees has been made WORTHLESS by being filled with nails. Mr. Merchant did legitimate advertising. R. W. Graeber, Extension Forester; Transcribed from accompanying material: Timber injured by roadside signs, N. C. Highway No. 10, between Durham and Hillsboro. Immediately west of the Grove Park Service Station.
Topics:
Community and Extension
Forestry
Subjects:
Agricultural extension work
Forests and forestry
Signs and signboards
Timber
Trees -- Wounds and injuries
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-008-bx0034-012-003
Photographer:
Graeber, R. W. (Robert Walter), 1888-1967 more info on Graeber, R. W. (Robert Walter), 1888-1967 
Created Date:
Location:
North Carolina
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs