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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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Breaking Log Jam on Chippewa River

Date: 1903
Description: Three barefoot boys stand on a pile of logs in the foreground looking across the river at a group of men working to free a log jam in the Big Eddy on the C...
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Dells of the St. Louis River

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Description: Dells of the St. Louis River, below the Caldron. A man is sitting on rocks at the edge of the river.
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At Work in Beef Slough

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Description: Elevated view of dozens of workers standing on planks and using poles to maneuver logs in Beef Slough, near Alma.
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Swing Boom, Beef Slough

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Description: Two men on an 1,150 foot long swing boom above Alma, which is in the distance on the opposite shoreline.
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International RDF-402 Logging Truck

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Description: Workers loading logs onto an International RF-230 logging truck owned by George M. Pierson. A man is in a forklift behind the truck, and another man is sta...
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Logging on a Reservation

Date: 1909
Description: A group of Native American Indian loggers pose on piles of logs at the Courtes Oreilles Reservation.
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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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Selective Logging Practices

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Description: Man measuring a tree for selective logging.
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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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Logging T-20 TracTracTor

Date: 03 24 1938
Description: Two men use an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) to log in a forest.
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Logging with International Equipment

Date: 1938
Description: A man uses an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) and PD-40 owned by Andrew Hedstrom to log, saw, and finish work on the Gun Flint Trail. The ...
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International Pulpwood Special Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Men load logs onto the back of an International KBS-6 Pulpwood Special truck in a wooded area. The original caption reads: "The International KBS-6 pulpwoo...
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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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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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Men Logging

Date: 1941
Description: Men use two pieces of lumber to unload or load cut logs from the back of a truck outfitted with snow chains near Blairhampton in Ontario, Canada. On the ri...
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Farm Woodland

Date: 1930
Description: A man stacking cut logs on a neatly stacked pile in a wooded area. More stacks are behind him among the trees.
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Log Transport

Date: 1940
Description: Two men are loading logs onto the bed of an International D-Line truck. A forest and mountain are in the background.
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Group in front of Sawmill

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Description: View down hill of a large group of men, some displaying horses, in front of a sawmill and its power plant. One of the men is holding a dog, and two of the ...

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