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Portrait of Elers Koch, Son of Peter G. Koch, Bozeman, Montana
              Title: Portrait of Elers Koch, Son of Peter G. Koch, Bozeman, Montana   Date: ca 1900   Location: Bozeman, Montana   Photographer: Schlechten, Alfred
Description: Elers Koch (1881-1954), son of Peter Koch, brother of Stanley Koch. Elers was a U.S. Forester from 1903-1943. He was one of the first foresters in the northwest, responsible for the Lolo Forest around 1910, when the entire northwest region was burning from lightning fires. He was a forester under the supervision of Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the forest, who helped start the U.S. Forest Service with President Theodore Roosevelt. Vintage 5x7 in. print.
Format: image/jpeg    Source: Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive
Rights: Copyright restrictions available from the Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive   
Catalog Number: 85.44.49   
Subjects: Men--Portraits | 
Surname:   Koch, Elers 
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