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Sorting Logs

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Description: View from shoreline of two men posed standing on log sorting piers half a mile above the Railroad Bridge on the Black River. There is a large log jam behin...
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Sorting Logs

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Description: Loggers near a log jam under a railroad bridge.
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Log Jam

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Description: View from shoreline of a log jam under a railroad bridge about half a mile from the Black River Falls Dam. On the opposite shoreline, men sit atop a fence....
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Logging Clean-Up Crew

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Description: Group of men and a boy posed holding logging tools and standing in front of tents on the banks of a river, probably just south of Black River Falls. A man ...
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Log Driving Crew

Date: 1890
Description: View from shoreline of a driving crew standing on a log raft on the North Branch of the Popple River, a tributary of the Pine River. They are holding long ...
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Driving Crew on the Logs

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Description: Driving crew posing on the logs. They are holding peaveys and cant hooks, tools used to move logs. The man on the left is holding a pail and the man in the...
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View of Sawmill

Date: 1900
Description: Semi-panoramic view of a river town showing extensive sawmill operations.
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Log Driving Crew

Date: 05 1909
Description: A log driving crew at Eagle Rapids Dam on the Chippewa River. Bottom of print reads: "Eagle Rapids Jam. May, 18-09."
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Copy Photograph; Log Jam

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Description: Copy photograph of a log jam on a river. A lone logger is sitting in the center.
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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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Meal with the Log Drivers

Date: 1912
Description: View towards shoreline of log drivers eating lunch on the edge of the riverbank. Visiting businessmen share a meal with the log drivers who are sitting and...
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Log Drivers Lunch

Date: 1912
Description: View towards shoreline of log drivers eating lunch on the edge of the riverbank. The men wait in line along a buffet table filled with provisions. The busi...
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Posing on the Cooks Tent

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down from riverbank of four businessmen and the log driving cook posing on the cooks tent barge during the log drive.
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Lunch on the Log Drive

Date: 1912
Description: Four businessmen standing around a table, eating along the banks of the Wisconsin River. The table is set with a stack of bowls and a crate of apples. Logs...
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Logs in the Black River

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Description: Outdoor view of large groups of logs along the shores of a body of water. Identified as the Black River.
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"
Postcard

Log Jam on Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of log jam. A sand bluff is across the river in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "Log Jam on Chippewa River."
Postcard

Half Moon Lake and Island

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Description: Black and white illustration of Half Moon Lake with log jams and an island. Caption reads: "Half Moon Lake and Island, Eau Claire, Wis."
Postcard

Log Drive on Brule River

Date: 1909
Description: A group of men driving logs down the Brule. Caption reads: "Log Drive on Brule River, Near Florence, Wis."

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