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Original forests in Pennsylvania consisted of trees of a size rarely seen today. This 1923 photograph shows old growth trees on a small tract of land that was protected from logging. Note the comparative size of the man standing next to the tree, in the center of the photograph.

Credit: Courtesy Pennsylvania State Archives

Original forests in Pennsylvania consisted of trees of a size rarely seen today. This 1923 photograph shows old growth trees on a small tract of land that was protected from logging. Note the comparative size of the man standing next to the tree, in the center of the photograph.

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