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Sawing Logs

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Two men use a crosscut saw to cut a hemlock log while a third watches. A splitting maul and a splitting wedge rest on a tree stump in the foreground. Smoke rises from a brush pile.

Date Created:
January 1928
Creator:
Hotz, Ferdinand

Publication Information

Creator
Hotz, Ferdinand
Date Created
January 1928

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
9 x 16 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 6706.54.6
Classification
Archives

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
United States
Country
Wisconsin
State
Door
County
Liberty Grove
Community

1920-1929
Decade
Unique ID
W012GZ4
Legacy ID
WHi 93639

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