Monticello A & M College of Forestry [Leister (left) and Freeman count the rings of a loblolly pine] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1957.

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Monticello A & M College of Forestry [Leister (left) and Freeman count the rings of a loblolly pine] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1957.

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Negative taken for November 5, 1957, Arkansas Gazette article "Arkansas A & M Playing Vital Role in Forest Industry," 1B:2. Randall Leister (left) of El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, and William (Bill) Freeman of Monticello, count the rings of a loblolly pine at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College at Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas. Dated September 24, 1962, but actually taken in September of 1957.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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