Redwood Region. Hammond Lumber Company, Maple Creek (Big Lagoon operations). Uncut block between "A" and "D" railroad lines below gap. Block left for fire protection, but entered by fires of 1936 and 1945. "Redwood won't burn." Many trees killed. 150 thousand or more per acre. 8-22-49, E.F
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable No people present in picture
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fritz_metcalf-4781
Subject
Sequoia sempervirens - Fire damage Fire fighting Fire-killed wood Lumber companies - Hammond Lumber Company - Maple Creek - Big Lagoon Fires - Effects on vegetation Trees - Killing of - Fire Sequoia sempervirens Trees - Death of Humboldt County
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