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Peshtigo Log Jam

Date: 1907
Description: Loggers breaking up a log jam in the Peshtigo River area.
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Log Drive on Wisconsin River

Date: 1913
Description: Eight men are in a boat driving logs down the Wisconsin River.
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Chippewa River Log Marks

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Description: A few typical Chippewa River log marks, including bark marks and end stamps.
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Construction Tractor

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Description: View of a man using an International Diesel TD 24 crawler tractor (TracTractor) to haul logs.
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Three Lumberjacks

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Description: Three lumberjacks posing with their tools and a little girl. From right to left are Jule "Buck" Allen," Neil Hauger, and unidentified.
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Log Jam

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Description: Log jam floating by the first railroad bridge over the river.
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The McKinley Stump

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Description: View of a man standing in front of a huge wooden stump called the McKinley stump which is housed under a small gazebo. A sign relates that the tree was cut...
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Mining Camp Workers

Date: 09 1910
Description: Workers in the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. The mining operation stretches up onto a steep hill littered with fallen trees. A two-story cabin is on the le...
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Men with Horses at Mining Camp

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men standing with horses in front of the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. A steep hill rises behind them.
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Men Working at Mining Camp

Date: 09 1910
Description: Workers at the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. Piles of logs and boards are in the foreground.
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Large Mining Camp Building

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men working at the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp stand near a large building, possibly a sawmill, related to the mining operation. A steep hill rises in the...
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International D-405 Truck

Date: 1962
Description: An International D-405 truck owned by the Dougherty & Zion Company of Tacoma, Washington is being loaded with logs while parked in a wooded area.
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Dougherty & Zion D-405 Truck

Date: 1962
Description: A man supervises the placement of logs onto the trailer of an International D-405 truck owned by Dougherty & Zion. The truck is parked on a dirt road runni...

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