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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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Big Falls Logging Crew

Date: 1900
Description: Four men from a logging crew posing standing in the snow with teams of horses and oxen.
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Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1875
Description: Group portrait of a large logging crew posing outdoors in the snow at their camp in front of a log building. One of the men is playing a fiddle or a violin...
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Logging Near Rice Lake

Date: 1872
Description: A group of loggers poses for a group portrait amongst cut logs in a snow-covered wooded area. The men in the middle have their axes in hand, while other me...
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Loading Logs with Pulleys

Date: 1938
Description: A group of men from the Newaygo Lumber Company use a pulley system to lift logs off the snow-covered ground. A team of horses stands on the right.
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Men Logging

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Description: Large group of men posed standing and holding logging tools with several teams of oxen and horses in the woods.
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Men Logging

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Description: Four men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of two oxen. Two other men are sawing a tree with a two-handled saw.
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Men Logging

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Description: Eight men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of oxen in the forest.
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Men Logging

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Description: Group of men posed standing and holding logging tools in the woods during winter next to two teams of two horses and a team of two oxen.
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Loading a Bobsled with Logs

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Description: Four men posed with lumber tools atop a load of numbered logs on a bobsled pulled by a team of two horses. A man is standing near the team, probably James ...
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Loading a Bobsled with Logs

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Description: Man posed sitting on a bobsled loaded with logs and pulled by a team of four horses. Another four men are holding logging tools posed next to the bobsled.
Postcard

Logging

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard of loggers posing with logs piled on horse-drawn sleds. Caption reads: "Logging, Athens, Wis."
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Log Loading

Date: 1886
Description: Men loading logs at D.J. Arpin's Crooked Reef camp.
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Logging Scene

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Description: Exterior view of a group of men posing standing on top of and around logs on a sled pulled by a team of horses.
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Logging Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of loggers with their tools near their lodge.
Postcard

Scene Near Rice Lake

Date: 10 23 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. Th...

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