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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Lumber Camp

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Description: Elevated view of lumber camp with loggers posing in front of a train loaded with logs.
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Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1875
Description: Group portrait of a large logging crew posing outdoors in the snow at their camp in front of a log building. One of the men is playing a fiddle or a violin...
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Men at Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posing standing on the snow-covered ground in front of a log building. In the foreground one man is sitting on a pile of logs.
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Madeline Island Logging Camp

Date: 1910
Description: Madeline Island logging camp near Big Bay. Men preparing logs for a building, with three log buildings in background.
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Logging Camp at Big Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Logging Camp dock and buildings made of logs. Madeline Island shoreline on the bank of Lake Superior.
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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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Men Carrying Dead Lambs

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men carrying dead lambs back to the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp.
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Men Preparing to Butcher Lambs

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men preparing to butcher sheep at the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. A cabin is visible behind them on a hill.
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Dankoler at Mining Camp

Date: 09 1910
Description: Harry Dankoler, with an unidentified man, standing in front of horses and a wagon associated with the Leighton-Wyoming mining operation. Two other men sit ...
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Men In Front of Pile of Timber

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men standing in front of a pile of timber or possibly a broken down log cabin associated with the Leighton-Wyoming mining operation.
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Men Clearing Area Near Log Cabin

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men from the Leighton-Wyoming mining operation clearing the area directly around a log cabin that is either in the process of being built or being destroye...
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Men Sitting near Broken Down Cabin

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men in the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp taking a break from clearing the area directly around a log cabin that is either in the process of being built or b...
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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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Boiler for Mining Camp

Date: 09 1910
Description: A large upright boiler functioning as part of the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp.
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Men Working at Sawmill

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men working at a sawmill outdoors in the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp.
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Men Working at Sawmill

Date: 09 1910
Description: Three men working outdoors at a sawmill in the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. In the background is a two-story industrial building.
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Lumbercamp

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward two buildings at the lumber camp. A man stands outside of the structure nearest the camera. In the foreground are logs, with...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a logging camp, with a dozen or so men posing by the wagons, piles of logs and machinery. There are both logs and milled lumber. ...

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