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Farmer Cuts Wood with Power Saw

Date: 05 16 1928
Description: Farmer cutting wood with a circular saw powered by a McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 HP engine.
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International TD-6 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1940
Description: Seldon Starcher, owner and operator of an International TD-6 Diesel TracTracTor (crawler tractor), uses his tractor both in logging and oil field work. Sta...
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Moving Lumber with an I-12 Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: Man pulls a lumber dolly with an International I-12 tractor owned by A.N. Foote Lumber Company. According to the original caption, the dolly was "loaded wi...
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Power Unit at Lumber Site

Date: 1938
Description: A man sits on a metal barrel near an International I-30 tractor modified into a P-30 power unit. The power unit was used with a Skagil hoist at a lumber si...
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Husker and Shredder in Farm Yard

Date: 1902
Description: Group of men working with a tractor-powered husker and shredder in a farm yard. Men are standing on wagons, and there is a pile of boards in the yard. Part...
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Pulling Lumber with I-4 Tractor at Duke Lumber Company

Date: 1947
Description: Man operates an International I-4 tractor while another man loads lumber onto the trailer at the Duke Lumber Company. Another man is standing under an open...
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Men Sawing Wood

Date: 1926
Description: Three men use circular saws to cut wood in a forest. The tractor on the right appears to be providing belt-driven power to the saws.
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

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Description: A view of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, at 502 3rd Street. Several men are fishing off the bridge/dam over the river.
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W.I. Wilkie Lumber Company with Truck

Date: 1942
Description: A group of men load cut logs onto the back of an International truck in a wooded area. The writing on the truck cab reads: "W.I. Wilkie Lumber Co. Smithto...
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Cutting Logs at a Sawmill

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Description: Elevated view of two men cutting logs at a sawmill. The men stand, one on either side, of a large circular saw, guiding a log through. Piles of cut logs si...
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Goodyear Mill

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Description: Lumberyard with railroad lines and a sawmill, probably the Goodyear Mill, three miles south of Saddle, or a mill located in McKenna.
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Men Posed by Saw

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Description: Men posed using a steam-powered open-air saw, probably using a steam tractor for power.
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Cherries in Bloom

Date: 05 25 1919
Description: The photographer's wife Clothilde admires the view of the Gibraltar Orchard in full bloom. The is a pile of lumber on the left; stones are piled under tree...
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Sawmill

Date: 1932
Description: A steam tractor provides power for a portable sawmill owned by Jake Karken. The large sawblade is still as men pose for the photographer. There is a team o...
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Building a Silo

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Description: Three men pause in their work of building a silo nest to a barn. The steel rings of the silo are in place, with wood scaffolding.
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Men Posing on Dock Unloading Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View of men on a dock with binder. There are town buildings in the background.
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Men Posing at Lumber Yard

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Description: View across field of scrub grass towards a group of men, some in work clothes and other men wearing suits, standing in a lumberyard at a logging camp. Ther...
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Man Operating Lifting Jack for Hay Press

Date: 11 08 1910
Description: Man outdoors operating lifting jack for a hay press. There is a large pile of wood in the background and a fence.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 06 23 1911
Description: View across field towards a man using a horse-drawn manure spreader. In the background is a fence and beyond are tall stacks of wood or pallets, and buildi...
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Men Using Farmall Tractor to Power Saw

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Side view of two men using a Farmall tractor to power a saw that they are using to cut logs. Behind the woodpile is a bell on a small wooden tower. In the ...

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