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Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
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Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
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Ice Harvesting on the Black River

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Description: Six men harvesting ice, probably from above the river dam on the Black River, in front of the railroad bridge. There is a horse standing on the ice on the ...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posed standing in a snow-covered logging camp. In the background a man stands with an ox, and another man displays a team of two horses.
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Men Posed Around Logs

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Description: Group of men and children posed in front of large piles of snow-covered logs, ready to be dumped from landings into the river after the spring thaw.
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Men Posed on top of Stacked Logs

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Description: Group of men posed atop and among stacks of logs on landing.
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Log Dam on the Black River

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Description: Seven men posed sitting and standing on a log dam a hundred yards north of a railroad bridge crossing the Black River. Remnants of each end still exist.
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Logging Camp

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Description: Group portrait of men posed standing, sitting and holding tools in a snow-covered logging camp in front of several teams of oxen and horses. One man holds ...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men posed standing and holding logging tools in snow-covered logging camp in front of log buildings.
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Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posed standing and holding logging tools while standing in a line on the snow-covered ground in front of two log buildings.
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Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posed standing and sitting on benches on the snow-covered ground in front of log buildings and several horse teams.
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Men Sitting on Pile of Logs

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Description: View over snow-covered ground or a frozen river of a group of men sitting on piles of logs. Behind them on the right is a log sorting pier. There are two b...
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Snow-Covered Road

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Description: Winter scene down the middle of a road with two boys standing in the snow. The road is lined by trees laden with ice.
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Men and Rocks by a River

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Description: Three men are standing among rocks on the shore of the river. Snow is on the ground, and in the background are buildings along a hill.
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Group of Children Wearing Ice Skates in front of Price House

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of five children posing standing on ice, with a large house in the background. The house is identified as the Price house. Three of ...
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Family and Their Log Home

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Description: Group portrait of a man, girl, and a woman holding a broom, standing in front of a log house, surrounded by snow-covered ground. There is another person st...
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Ice Skating Party and Double Exposure

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Description: View across ice towards a large skating party posing for a group portrait. In the background along the shoreline is an exposed cliff with bushes and trees ...
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Group Portrait of Unidentified Family and Unidentified Residence

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Description: Group portrait of a man, a woman and four children posing in front of their log home. A small girl is standing on a sled near the doorway.
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Loggers at a Logging Camp

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Description: View across snow towards a group of loggers, including two women, one holding a child in her arms, at a logging camp in winter.

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