AFS Lantern Glass Slide Collection
Title
AFS Lantern Glass Slide Collection
Subject
Glass slides used by the Australian Forestry School in Canberra and then by the ANU for teaching and research.
Source
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5ba86f5cddc6072f149047ac
Format
Original slides are mostly 2x2 glass slides
Identifier
VC: 1146
Collection Items
AFS_002
Fire Lookout Station on Leek Spring Mountain. This tower is 50ft high at elevation of 7690ft. Lookout house is 14ft Sq with a rim of glass 30in wide around bldg at height where lookout man may view country sitting or standing.
AFS_004
Planting trees on the Nebraska N. in furrows about 6ft apart. Men work in squads of 3's. One carries trees in bucket of water two plant with sapdes.
AFS_009
A log road newly 'scraped' note the depth of snow on each side the width between runners of sleds used on this road is 8ft, bunk 16 feet long, Minn.N.F.
AFS_013
Locating fire with Alidade and segmented circle. Two or more stations report angle on which smoke is located. Intersecting lines on master-map oriented with those at lookout give location of blaze
AFS_018
Forest ranger locating distant forest fire on the map, Mt. Silcox lookout station, Cabinet N.F.
AFS_019
Coyote proof pasture, 8 Miles sq, covering 2,500 acres: 1300 acres heavy forest, 400 open timber, 800 scab glades & small meadows. 1200 ewes & lambs (1000 head) are in the enclosure
