Pine Mountain fire lookout station manned by Barbara Mortensen

Gorham, New Hampshire (vicinity). June, 1943. Pine Mountain fire lookout station manned by Barbara Mortensen
Title: Gorham, New Hampshire (vicinity). June, 1943. Pine Mountain fire lookout station manned by Barbara Mortensen
Creator(s): Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer
Related Names:
United States. Office of War Information.
Date Created/Published: 1943 June.
Summary: Photographs show Pine Mountain fire lookout station manned by Barbara Mortensen. Sighting smoke through fire finder, reporting to ranger station, which notifies local wardens. Plane spotting for interceptor command. Paper work connected with the job. Writing letters to her husband in the Navy. Bringing in supplies, preparing meals, eating, reading, explaining operations to visitors, raising the flag. Barbara's great dane, her only companion. Views of surrounding area from tower.
Notes:
Photographed by John Collier for the U.S. Office of War Information.
This record contains unverified data from the old P&P shelflist card.
Negative nos. 33225-33234, 32963-33036; control card nos. 1851, 1852.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
Forms part of the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Photographic prints--1940-1950.
Bookmark /2004677847/
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