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Logging Camp



Logging Camp
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Title: Logging Camp
Description: Group portrait of men posed standing, sitting and holding tools in a snow-covered logging camp in front of several teams of oxen and horses. One man holds a violin or fiddle.

Image ID: 94171
Creator
Name:
Van Schaick, Charles
City, State: Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Collection
Name:
Van Schaick, Charles : Photographs And Negatives, ca. 1880-ca. 1940*
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information:
This image is part of a larger collection of over 6,000 negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He was the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town, Wisconsin life.
Subjects: Log cabins
Trees
Logging
Lumber camps
Musical instruments
Horses
Ice
Snow
Men
Outdoor photography
Portraits, Group
Beards
Work clothes
Clothing and dress
Tools
Implements, utensils, etc.
Saws
Moustache
Coats
 

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Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society.

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