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Loggers in Bateaux

Date: 1900
Description: Log driving crew on river in five bateaux. In the background on the left is a bridge.
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Log Drive at Jim Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Men in bateaux for the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's log drive on the Chippewa River at Jim Falls.
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St. Croix River

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Description: Wanigans tied to the banks of the St. Croix River among floating logs.
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Women in Two Rowboats

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Description: Four women, two in each boat, row near a pile of logs along a shoreline.
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Logging, Waccamaw River

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Description: Logging scene on Waccamaw River. On the right is a group of logs floating in a contained area in front of a boat. In the background on the left is another...
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River Drivers Lunch

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Description: Log driving crew sitting down for lunch on the bank of a river (probably the Trap River or Rib River). There is a batteau at the water's edge, and one man ...
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Pier and Warehouse

Date: 1920
Description: View from hill looking down at a wood framed warehouse building on a pier with boats docked alongside. Near the warehouse are fish net drying reels. Wooded...
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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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Black River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a small boat on a body of water near the shore and a large group of logs. Location identified as the Black River.

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