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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.171 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | U.S. Department of Agriculture press release, Last Year Memorable for Forest Fire Destruction; U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Forester, Forest Service business card |
| Date | 23 September 1909 |
| Author | United States. Department of Agriculture. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | A dry season, compared with indifference toward small fires the previous year led to a large amount of forest fire destruction. There are certain measures which can be taken to keep fire losses at a minimum. |
| Subjects | Forestry Firefighting Government and Civics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |