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Men Posed by Saw

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Description: Men posed using a steam-powered open-air saw, probably using a steam tractor for power.
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Men Posed at Sawmill

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Description: Large group of men posed standing in front of a sawmill. Three men are posed standing in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses wearing fly-nets. One man w...
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The Hotz Sawmill

Date: 01 1928
Description: The sawmill at Newport in winter, with logs and lumber stacked nearby.
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Newport Sawmill

Date: 1925
Description: Logs are stacked beside a sawmill in a winter landscape. The mill has a tall smokestack and stands near the shore.
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Beloit, Wisc. Upper Bridge

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Description: East facing view from the Upper Bridge, featuring the Beloit water tower in the distance.
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Engineer Sawmill

Date: 08 22 1943
Description: The sawmill for the engineers at the military camp on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The soldiers are just ...
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Saw Mill

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Description: A sawmill with workmen sitting outdoors in front of the mill. One man sits on a stack of logs, the other three men stand on a roof which is open sided and ...
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Sawmill

Date: 1932
Description: A steam tractor provides power for a portable sawmill owned by Jake Karken. The large sawblade is still as men pose for the photographer. There is a team o...
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Saw Mill

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow-covered ground towards a saw mill operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Soldiers are loading logs to be processed on to a horse-drawn s...
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Herbert V. Kohler, Jr.

Date: 06 16 2001
Description: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. presented with an oversized wooden mallet at the grand opening of the rebuilt Herrling Sawmill. He is wearing a suit with a boutonni...
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Men Around a Sawmill

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Description: View across open ground towards men posing sitting and standing in horse-drawn wagons in front of a sawmill.
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The Spaulding, Van Hoosier & Company Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: Men pose on top of and in front of the Spaulding, Van Hoosier & Company Sawmill.
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Herling Saw Mill and Dam

Date: 1890
Description: Herling Saw Mill and Dam Southeast elevation.
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Man Standing by a Sawmill

Date: 1900
Description: Man standing in front of a sawmill waterway. In the background on the opposite shoreline are the sawmill buildings.
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Arpin Lumber Co. Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: 90,000 feet of pine logs floating in the storage/sorting pond at the Arpin Lumber Company sawmill. The sawmill and other buildings are in the background. O...
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Sawmill Fire

Date: 1894
Description: A crowd gathers and watches the sawmill on fire.
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Sawmill Crew

Date: 1888
Description: Ed McDill's sawmill crew. Left to right: George Dickerman, George Norton, Charles Norton, Jesse Dickerman and, in a derby, Ed McDill, the owner. The boys a...
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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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Lumber Mill with a Sawdust Burner

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Description: View across field towards a long industrial building with four smokestacks. Probably a lumber mill with a saw dust burner.
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Oxen Pulling a Cart

Date: 05 1902
Description: Two teams of yoked oxen pulling carts used to transport logs to, and lumber from sawmills. There is a large, wood frame two-story building in the backgroun...

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