IMAGE
Spraying against the Tussock Moth Item Info
- Title:
- Spraying against the Tussock Moth
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1960
- Approximated Date:
- yes
- Description:
- A Ford twin motor from the Johnson flying service discharges a curtain of spray. The swatch covered by the Ford using a wing boom type sprayer is 300 feet in width. During a good day's spraying the planes of the two contracting companies were able to cover upwards of 20,000 acres. The Fords were ideal ships -- slow speed with sufficient power to fly near tree top level.
- Subjects:
- airplanes aircraft spraying (coating)
- Location:
- United States;Idaho;Clearwater County;Clearwater National Forest
- Latitude:
- 46.593609
- Longitude:
- -115.219527
- Source:
- Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives, 1900-2007, MG 457, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
- Finding Aid:
- https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40829
- Source Identifier:
- 457_204_86_002
- Type:
- image;stillimage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Spraying against the Tussock Moth", Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/items/plcphotos748.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at [libspec@uidaho.edu](mailto:libspec@uidaho.edu). The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/