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Armstrong Creek Railroad Tracks
circa 1890-1899
A view of the Soo Line Depot and railroad tracks running through the town at Armstrong Creek. A man, child, and a dog are walking on the railroad tracks.
Watt Children in Field with Lamb
1900
Glendora and Russell Watt, the children of Ephraim and Adelaide Watt are standing with a lamb in an open field. Glendora is holding a bottle for feeding the lamb. Both children wear plaid clothing ...
Driving Crew on the Logs
Driving crew posing on the logs. They are holding peaveys and cant hooks, tools used to move logs. The man on the left is holding a pail and the man in the center is holding a pail in one hand and ...
Log Driving Crew
1910
Logging crew standing on planks and logs possibly in a sorting works on the Yellow River. One man holds a ledger and the others hold long cant hooks.
Log Drive
1913
Two businessmen visiting a log drive along the Wisconsin River. They stand atop a log holding peavey hooks.
Cant Hook Man
April 1937
Linoleum cut print of a man using a cant hook to move logs. Other lumberjacks work in the background.
