Photograph
Lumberjacks Resting and Logs Rolling Down the Track
| Two views in postcard format. The view on left is of two lumberjacks sitting in front of a tree, each holding an axe. To the left is a large saw used for felling trees. A third lumberjack lays on the tree stump, inside of a wedge hacked out of the trunk. The view on right is of a large log waiting to be shipped out by rail. To the left in front of the log is a railroad cart, and behind the log is a railroad car. Printed on the log: "Length 132 ft. Diameter 8 ft. 5 in." |
| Image ID: | 73228 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| State: | Washington |
| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A6)01761 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| P. L. Hegg |
| Deforestation |
| Shoes |
| Work clothes |
| Saws |
| Log transportation |
| Logging |
| Men |
| Railroad cars |
| Railroad tracks |
| Railroads |
| Lumberjacks |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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