Title

Cut-over long leaf yellow pine forest, Near Kiln, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Cut-over long leaf yellow pine forest. The tract extends for thirty-seven miles. A lumber industry owner did no replanting and cut out on 1931 after eighteen years of operations. They employed approximately 3000 men. Near Kiln, Mississippi.

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A51_053

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,2Mb (2,7Mb) / 16,5in x 13,0in / 4960 x 3891 (300dpi)

Keywords

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