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Lumber Camp Fiddler and Jig Dancer
Two men in a lumber camp bunkhouse. The man on the right is sitting on a stump playing a fiddle, while the man on the left is dancing.
Ole Emerson's Lumber Camp Bunkhouse
1902
Lumbermen in their bunk house at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. Several of them have pipes in their mouths and their socks are hanging to dry.
Logging Crew in Bunkhouse
1900
A logging crew poses inside their bunk house. In the upper left corner, one of the loggers holds a cat.
Lumber Camp Dining Room
1890
Group of men posing in the dining room at August Mason's lumber camp. Three men are playing stringed instruments. Posters are displayed on the wall behind the men.
Loggers Dining at Camp
1907
Loggers at dinner in the woods north of Glen Flora. The man in the center is filing his saw.
Lumberjacks Eating
Lumberjacks eating in a cook shanty; probably early twentieth century.
