First Tree Planting Machine

Creator

John G. Guthrie

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Preferred Citation

Mississippi Forestry Association Records, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University

Description

First tree planting machine bought by Bank of Wiggins, made by Mincher Tractor Co., Hattiesburg, with Illinois Central Railroad blueprints under direction of John G. Guthrie. Chester Pratt, Editor, Stone Co. Enterprise; Paul Farlow, General Agricultural Agent, Illinois Central Railroad blueprints.; Otho Rowell, Co. Agent, Stone Co.; Murphy E. Cooper, Pres., Bank of Wiggins; Robert J. Watts, Mayor of Wiggins.

Subjects

Mincher Tractor Co. (Hattiesburg, Miss.); Bank of Wiggins (Wiggins, Miss.)--Photographs.; Logging--Machinery--Mississippi--Wiggins--Photographs.; Watts, Robert J.--Photographs.; Pratt, Chester--Photographs.; Farlow, Paul R.--Photographs.; Rowell, Otho--Photographs.; Cooper, Murphy E.--Photographs.

Keywords

CHARM

Date

1948

Geographic Location

Wiggins (Miss.)

Time Period

1940-1949

Object Type

Image

Format (Original)

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 8.9 cm.

Format (Digital)

JPEG

Digital ID

416-162

Related Materials

Deeply Rooted; CHARM

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Mississippi Forestry Association Records, Forest History files/Photographs/Guthrie, John G. folder

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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