NMFSH

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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Fire lookout Thelma Duke operates her radio atop the Chase Mountain lookout tower in Oregon in 1943.

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A smokejumper gathers his chute after landing near Seeley Lake, Montana in 1940.

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This battery operated Smokey Bear Jeep from 1960 features flashing lights and a siren.

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Picking huckleberries is a fun summer activity for hikers in the Northwest. This handmade picker dates to 1920.

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Seven companies of Buffalo Soldiers, African-American U.S. cavalry, were brought in to fight the Big Burn of 1910.

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Campers settle in at the Ellery Lake Campground on the Mono National Forest in 1934.

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John Ramsey teaches a group of African-American pre-forestry students at Tuskegee Institute in 1970.

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In 1974, Mary Barr became the first female pilot to join the U.S. Forest Service.

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Learn about the minerals we use every day that are mined from our national forests. https://t.co/vJeMbJhfhc

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Happy Earth Day! In 1970, millions of Americans attended rallies like this one in Philadelphia. #EarthDay

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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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April is National Volunteer Month. In 1972, the Forest Service established the Volunteers in National Forests Act.

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Rudy Wendelin, the best-known artist behind Smokey Bear, painted "Careless People are the Problem" in 1982.

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Children get ready for Easter egg rolling at the White House in 1911. #Easter

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This broadax from 1895 was found on the Medicine Bow National Forest. Broadaxes were once used to cut railroad ties.

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President John F. Kennedy meets with the U.S. National Forestry Queen, holding a Smokey Bear doll, in 1961.

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The first woman fire lookout was Hallie M. Daggett, who was hired by the Klamath National Forest in 1913. #WHM2016

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The Forest Service has been developing technology for its employees for over 70 years. https://t.co/ZEz0YilPoc

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This year is the 125th anniversary of the Forest Reserve Act, the legislative start to our national forest system.

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America’s first African-American forester was Ralph Brock, who graduated from forestry school in 1906. #BHM2016