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Men at Sawmill
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Two men, left, are standing near the circular blade of a sawmill which is set up in a forested area. A third man in the center is peering over a pile of lumber of various dimensions. The steam engine which powered the mill is on the right.
1910
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Engine for Powering Sawmill
April 14, 1928
A man is standing under an open-sided shed. An engine in the foreground is powering a sawmill.
Sawing Wood with a Steam Engine
April 3, 1901
Crew of men sawing wood with the use of a steam engine. A large pile of wood is stacked behind the saw. Alexander Krueger is standing between the steam engine and the belt-driven saw, while August ...
Will's Saw Outfit
1905
Will von der Sump, second from left, is watching as two men guide a log into the circular saw blade of a portable sawmill. A steam engine at left powers the saw. Two other men are posing at right a...
Saw Rig
1910
Five men and a boy are posing around a portable sawmill. There is a steam tractor at far left. A large belt is running from the tractor to drive the blade at center. There are piles of sawdust in t...
Saw Mill
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 protects the belt-driven engine. A river o...
Logging Scene at Park Falls
July 1936
Stacks of logs cover a large flat area in the foreground, and in the distance is a complex of buildings at a sawmill. There are many large stacks of lumber in the background. Three smokestacks and ...
