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Ontonagon River

Date: 1900
Description: View from rocky shoreline across river towards a man standing on rocks and holding a stick in front of a rock face on the opposite shoreline. There are lar...
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Arpin Lumber Co. Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: 90,000 feet of pine logs floating in the storage/sorting pond at the Arpin Lumber Company sawmill. The sawmill and other buildings are in the background. O...
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Group with Horse-Drawn Sled in the Timber Lands

Date: 1906
Description: Horse-drawn load of 6000 ft. of pine logs, accompanied by a cornet player and two women, at the Weinkauf & Co. timber lands.
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Locomotive Trailing Logs

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Description: Train-load of logs with wood-burning Heisher geared locomotive and train crew.
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Logging Scene

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Description: Exterior view of a group of men posing standing on top of and around logs on a sled pulled by a team of horses.
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Visiting a Log Drive

Date: 1912
Description: Businessmen visiting a log drive down the Wisconsin River. One man wearing a vest sits in a boat holding a peavey hook over his shoulder. Other men wearing...
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Businessmen Visiting Logging Crew

Date: 1912
Description: View from shoreline over tree branches of three businessmen visiting a logging crew on the Wisconsin River. One businessman sits on a boat while two others...
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Steamhauler

Date: 02 1914
Description: A steamhauler pulling logs on skids to the mill during a snowstorm.
Postcard

Horse-Drawn Logging Sled

Date: 1916
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a horse-drawn sled loaded with logs coming out of the woods. One or two men are driving the sled, and a man is wal...
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Loggers Posing with Team of Horses and Sled

Date: 1889
Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten men standing behind a team of two horses in the snow. Standing directly behind the horses in front of the sled loaded with lo...
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Three Loggers with Team of Horses

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Description: Gust Larson, Morris Anderson and another man stand outdoors behind a team of two horses, snaking logs.
Postcard

Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing on logs are looking at the log jam in the river. Caption reads: "Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River"
Photograph

Copy Photograph; Logging

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Description: Copy photograph of logs being hauled by oxen. A group of seven lumberjacks are standing among the logs.
Photograph

Logging Scene

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Description: Elevated view of logs arranged in piles in a clearing with snow on the ground. Two workmen are standing on a pathway between them. In the background is a m...
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Log Jam

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Description: Elevated view of a log jam. A man is sitting on logs in the center. Trees are along the shoreline on both sides.
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Logging Scene

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Description: View across snow towards men, women and children. Some people in the group are standing in the snow on the ground, and the other people are standing on top...
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Group of People at Logging Camp

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Description: Elevated outdoor group portrait of men assembled at a logging camp. Horses are on the left, and a locomotive hauling cars of logs is in the background.
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Logging Scene

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Description: A view of logs transported by rail heading toward a group of buildings. A man is sitting on a stack of logs on the left. Other logs are floating in the wat...
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Logging Scene

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Description: A group of men are standing around a large load of logs being hauled by a team of four horses.
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International Model DF 405

Date: 1963
Description: Illustration of a man driving a logging truck 6x4 with tandem axle.

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