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NMFSH @fsmuseum

The National Museum of Forest Service History is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of the US Forest Service.

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NMFSH@fsmuseum
12 Jul 2016
Fire lookout Thelma Duke operates her radio atop the Chase Mountain lookout tower in Oregon in 1943.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
2 Aug 2016
A smokejumper gathers his chute after landing near Seeley Lake, Montana in 1940.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
26 Jul 2016
This battery operated Smokey Bear Jeep from 1960 features flashing lights and a siren.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
16 Jul 2016
Picking huckleberries is a fun summer activity for hikers in the Northwest. This handmade picker dates to 1920.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
20 Jun 2016
Seven companies of Buffalo Soldiers, African-American U.S. cavalry, were brought in to fight the Big Burn of 1910.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
1 Jun 2016
Campers settle in at the Ellery Lake Campground on the Mono National Forest in 1934.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
14 May 2016
John Ramsey teaches a group of African-American pre-forestry students at Tuskegee Institute in 1970.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
30 Apr 2016
In 1974, Mary Barr became the first female pilot to join the U.S. Forest Service.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
24 Apr 2016
Learn about the minerals we use every day that are mined from our national forests. tinyurl.com/z3x7hpn
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
23 Apr 2016
Happy Earth Day! In 1970, millions of Americans attended rallies like this one in Philadelphia. #EarthDay
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
16 Apr 2016
This 1930’s era fire lookout, built for the Smithsonian’s Folk Life Festival, sits on the future site of the NMFSH.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
6 Apr 2016
April is National Volunteer Month. In 1972, the Forest Service established the Volunteers in National Forests Act.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
1 Apr 2016
Rudy Wendelin, the best-known artist behind Smokey Bear, painted "Careless People are the Problem" in 1982.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
27 Mar 2016
Children get ready for Easter egg rolling at the White House in 1911. #Easter
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
18 Mar 2016
This broadax from 1895 was found on the Medicine Bow National Forest. Broadaxes were once used to cut railroad ties.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
12 Mar 2016
President John F. Kennedy meets with the U.S. National Forestry Queen, holding a Smokey Bear doll, in 1961.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
7 Mar 2016
The first woman fire lookout was Hallie M. Daggett, who was hired by the Klamath National Forest in 1913. #WHM2016
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
27 Feb 2016
The Forest Service has been developing technology for its employees for over 70 years. tinyurl.com/j2zfmnz
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
20 Feb 2016
This year is the 125th anniversary of the Forest Reserve Act, the legislative start to our national forest system.
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NMFSH@fsmuseum
13 Feb 2016
America’s first African-American forester was Ralph Brock, who graduated from forestry school in 1906. #BHM2016
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