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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Lumber Rafts in Narrows

Date: 1887
Description: Two lumber rafts with men aboard floating down the Wisconsin River.
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Men Loading Logs onto Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Two men load logs from a clearing onto the bed of an International KB-5 Pulpwood Special truck owned by the Johnson-Manville Corporation. The truck had a 1...
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Logging Scene

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Description: A view of a logging scene. White and African American workers are posing for a group portrait. Oxen are pulling logs, and other large logs are piled on bot...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a logging camp, with a dozen or so men posing by the wagons, piles of logs and machinery. There are both logs and milled lumber. ...
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Man with Saw Near a Fallen Tree

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Description: A man is standing next to a large, fallen tree holding out a saw against the log. Directly behind him is the stump. Caption reads: "The Bucker at Work, Owe...
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Transporting Logs from the Forest

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Description: A man in the background is standing on top of the logs that are being loaded onto a railcar. Four African American men at ground level are working to hoist...
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Horses Pulling Logs

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Description: View across snow-covered ground toward a man posing on top of a stack of logs while holding the reins of the horses who are pulling. In the background are ...
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Horses at a Logging Camp

Date: 1884
Description: The logging camp of Bruno Vinett. About a dozen horses, most in harness, and a similar number of men stand in front of a barn-like building and a small woo...

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