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River Drivers
1895
Crew of river drivers moving logs off of rocks below a dam probably on the Wisconsin River.
Log Driving Crew
May 1909
A log driving crew at Eagle Rapids Dam on the Chippewa River. Bottom of print reads: "Eagle Rapids Jam. May, 18-09."
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.
Place's Rapids on the Peshtigo River
1905
Loggers known as "river pigs" round up stray logs with pikes and peaveys at Place's Rapids.
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company Log Driving Crew
1905
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log driving crew on the Chippewa River.
