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WHi 1894
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Log Driving Crew
1905
Log driving crew for the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company. Crew members are in the process of breaking a jam at the Big Eddy. One of the men is carrying a young boy on his shoulder.
Log Jam at Big Eddy
1905
Log jam at Big Eddy on the Chippewa River during the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log drive. There is a bridge in the distance, and trees are along the shoreline.
Paine Lumber Company Yards
1925
View from bridge or boat railing of piles of lumber in the Paine Lumber Company yards on the banks of the Fox River. There is a boat house on the left shoreline, and a commercial building is behind...
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company Log Driving Crew
1905
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log driving crew on the Chippewa River.
Lumber Raft on the Mississippi River
Elevated view of lumber raft on the Upper Mississippi River with shoreline in the background.
Big Mill
May 30, 1889
View of the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's Big Mill beyond the Wagon Bridge over the Chippewa River.
