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Logging Crew

Date: 1895
Description: A Knapp, Stout & Company crew with J. Bracklin (in fur coat), logging superintendent.
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Office of Rice Lake Lumber Company

Date: 1890
Description: View across street towards a two-story building, with a sidewalk, low fence and a telephone or power pole in front. There is a widow's walk and a chimney o...
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Downhill Haul of Logs

Date: 1890
Description: Six men are posing on and next to a large stack of logs, which are piled on a sled drawn by two horses. The men are all carrying cant hooks. The initials "...
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2 Ox Power Jammer at Work

Date: 1890
Description: Five men are posing on or near a tall stack of logs on a sled, with more logs being added. Three of the men are carrying cant hooks, and two horses are yok...
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Four Horses Pulling a Haul of Logs

Date: 1890
Description: Five men are posing on or near a sled piled high with logs, which is being hauled by a team of four horses.
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Oxen in Harness with Haul of Logs

Date: 1887
Description: Seven men are posing on or near a haul of logs loaded onto a sled. Some of the men are holding cant hooks. A team of oxen are yoked to the sled.
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Horse-Drawn Haul of Logs

Date: 1905
Description: Eleven men are posing on or near a tall stack of logs on a sled. Some of the men are holding cant hooks. The logs are being hauled by a team of four horses...
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Workers with a Haul of Logs

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Description: Group portrait of seven men posing on or around a pile of logs. Some of the men are carrying cant hooks. The logs are being hauled on a sled pulled by two ...
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Downhill Haul of Logs

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Description: View down snow-covered hill towards five men posing on or next to a haul of logs on a sled, which are being pulled by a team of four horses through trees.
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Tow Boat on Long Lake

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Description: View across water towards a tow boat on the lake. Two men are standing on the top of the boat near a chimney spewing smoke.
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Lumber Piled on Train Cars and in Yard

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Description: View of a trainyard, with several carloads of lumber on the train. Men are standing on the lumber. Additionally, several large stacks of lumber are in the ...
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Train with Lumber

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Description: View across field towards a train loaded with slatted lumber piled into train cars. Telephone poles are along the railroad tracks.
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Trainload of Logs

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Description: Several men are posing among logs on the ground near a train engine, which has continuous track (caterpillar) wheels and is pulling a load of logs on sledg...

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