The Topping of a Spar Tree. The first picture shows the high climber being hoisted to adjust the string of powder. The second shows removal of the top. It also shows the forked top which made removal difficult by sawing. Photo taken near Central Camp, Sugar Pine Lumber Company, by Honeycutt (?). 1923
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable One person present, name unknown
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-2250
Subject
Sequoia sempervirens - Logs Log transportation - Cable Lumber companies - Sugar Pine Lumber Company Pruning - Topping Trees - Spar trees Trees - Crowns Sequoia sempervirens Fresno County
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