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Raftsman's Series No. 1425 : Handspiking Off A Bar. A Heavy Lift
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Stereograph of a group of men standing knee deep in water using handspikes probably in an attempt to dislodge a lumber raft from a sandbar or from the shoreline.
1886
Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908
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Raftsman's Series No. 1415: Rafting Over At Foot Of The Dells
1886
Stereograph of men working on rafts.
Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Eating On Board
circa 1890-1899
Stereograph of a group of raftsmen eating at a table onboard a lumber raft near the shoreline.
Raftsman's Series No. 1420: On A Sand Bar. Working A Jack
1886
Stereograph of five raftsmen working a jack on a sandbar.
Raftsman's Series No. 1416: Shipping An Oar In The Dells (High Rock)
1886
Stereograph of four raftsmen shipping an oar in the Dells.
Raftsman's Series No. 1431: Running the Kilbourn Dam. Seen From Shore
1886
Stereograph of Jim Short steering a raft riding the rough waters of the river.
Raftsman's Series No. 1403: The Fleet Just Below The Dam In The Dells
1886
Stereograph view of several groups of men on rafts loaded with felled trees.
