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1) 2534.0001 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 1

Footage of a crowd of people, some of whom are holding umbrellas, standing around in a forest. Notes on can: “Fisher Memorial Dedication” Notes in can: “Fisher Memorial Dedica...

10) 2534.0002 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 2

Footage of broken and downed trees as a result of a hurricane intercut with shots of workmen using a crane and dump trucks to move large rocks, build a retaining wall and clear ...

15) 2534.0003 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 3

Footage of workers unloading logs from trucks with pick poles and measuring them. A shot of men loading logs onto a truck. A shot of a horse twitching, or dragging, logs. A s...

16) 2534.0004 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 4

A shot of wind blowing through a snowy forest. A shot of workers cutting branches and logs with a circular saw. A shot of a woman walking along a wooden shed. A shot of worke...

25) 2534.0006 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 6

Intertitle: “The Forest of tomorrow” Footage of workers in the forest, including digging and loading a truck. Intertitle: “Three generations of Harvard Forest workers” A shot...

6) 2534.0007 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 7

Footage of a stream running over some rocks. A few shots of boards stacked high in a lumber yard. Footage of trees and brush in Harvard Forest intercut with workers marking an...

6) 2534.0008 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 8

Intertitle: ”Harvard Forest Students of 1930 Left to Right: Lotti, Daley, Herr, Branch” A shot of four men sitting by a tree. Intertitle: ”Field Headquarters for Old Growth Fo...

2) 2534.0009 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 9

Intertitle: “Petersham Views Southern End of the Barre Woods” A shot of a man pointing at a sign that reads “Harvard Forest Boundary”. A few shots of a road through the woods....

8) 2534.0010 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 10

Intertitle: “White pine in need of thinning Wind causes crown friction” A shot of a man in the woods followed by a few shots of tree tops blowing in the wind. Intertitle: “Mar...

7) 2534.0011 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 11

Footage of a man cutting small trees and weeding in Harvard Forest intercut with intertitles explaining the process and the types of trees involved. Donor Notes: “R.T. Fisher W...

10) 2534.0012 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 12

Footage of men cutting small trees, weeding and inspecting trees in Harvard Forest intercut with intertitles explaining the process and the types of trees involved. Donor Notes...

11) 2534.0013 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 13

Footage of men weeding, pruning, thinning, inspecting, and measuring trees in Harvard Forest and Petersham Town Forest intercut with intertitles explaining the processes and the...

13) 2534.0017 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 17

Footage of workers at construction sites, including workers unloading equipment, unloading gravel from a dump truck and working on scaffolding. Donor Notes: “Bricklayers + gene...

12) 2534.0018 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 18

Intertitle: “Glimpses of making Forestry Models at Guernsey and Pitman’s Studio, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., 1933.” Footage of craftsmen making miniature models of Harvar...

14) 2534.0023a The Five Outposts of Harvard (Part 1)

The footage contains intertitles from a film entitled The Five Outposts Of Harvard about two observatories, two botanical gardens and Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. Donor Not...

16) 2534.0023b The Five Outposts of Harvard (Part 2)

The footage contains intertitles from a film entitled The Five Outposts Of Harvard about two observatories, two botanical gardens and Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. The inte...

17) 2534.0023c The Five Outposts of Harvard (Part 3)

The footage contains intertitles from a film entitled The Five Outposts Of Harvard about two observatories, two botanical gardens and Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. The inter...

6) 2534.0024 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 24

Intertitle: “Dyeing hemp green.” Footage of a person stirring dye in a bowl of water and then putting hemp rope into the dye and stirring it around. “Dyed strands wired at int...

19) 2534.0028 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 28

Footage of trees blowing in the wind, many of them surrounded by snow with ice on their branches, including a shot of a sign that reads “R.P. - W.SP. Planted 1925 2-2 Stock Old ...

36) 2534.0029 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 29

A shot of a field. Footage of a building with columns and a steeple and spire. Footage of boards stacked on top of each other in a lumber yard intercut with a few shots of roa...

7) 2534.0030 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 30

Footage of boards stacked on top of each other in a lumber yard. A few shots of men working in Harvard Forest. A shot of a hanging sign that reads “Headquarters Of The Harvard...

26) 2534.0031a The Five Outposts of Harvard (Part 4)

The footage contains intertitles from a film entitled The Five Outposts of Harvard about two observatories, two botanical gardens and Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. The inter...

31) 2534.0031b The Five Outposts of Harvard (Part 5)

The footage contains intertitles from a film entitled The Five Outposts of Harvard about two observatories, two botanical gardens and Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA. The inter...

24) 2534.0032 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 32

Footage of a stream running through Harvard Forest. Footage of the forest, including a few shots of men inspecting trees and split wood that is a result of cutting, known as sl...

28) 2534.0033 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 33

Footage of various pieces of scientific equipment. A shot of an office. A shot of a small building. Footage of the top of the Oak Ridge Observatory rotating. Footage of the ...

21) 2534.0035 [Harvard Forest Films] Reel 35

Donor Notes: Reel 34 is a film about an experiment to test the nutrient qualities of soils in the Black Rock Forest with intertitles throughout to explain the footage. Footage...

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