Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. IN AUGUST, 1973 A MAJOR FOREST FIRE SWEPT THROUGH 17,470 ACRES OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNT

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. IN AUGUST, 1973 A MAJOR FOREST FIRE SWEPT THROUGH 17,470 ACRES OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR SONORA LAKE IS THE CHERRY VALLEY RESERVOIR,A MAJOR FACILITY IN THE WATER SYSTEM FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE EAST RIDGE OF CHERRY CANYON IS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. THE FIRELINE WAS HELD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CANYON AND THE FIRE DID NOT REACH THE PARK

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O'Rear, Charles, 1941-

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Charles O'Rear (born 26 November 1941, Miss) is an American photographer. His image Bliss was used as the default desktop wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. O'Rear started his career with the daily newspapers Emporia Gazette, The Kansas City Star, and Los Angeles Times; worked for National Geographic magazine; and was part of the Environmental Protection Agency's DOCUMERICA project. He began photographing winemaking in 1978. Since 1998 O'Rear has been associated with Corbis...