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Lumberjacks in the Bunkhouse
1904
Lumberjacks posing together in a bunkhouse at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. There are lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Two of the men are holding fiddles (violins).
Lumber Camp Dining Room
1890
Group of men posing in the dining room at August Mason's lumber camp. Three men are playing stringed instruments. Posters are displayed on the wall behind the men.
Lumber Camp Cook Shanty
Two men preparing a meal in a lumber camp shanty or bunkhouse.
Riverboat With Lumberjacks
Five lumberjacks, one of whom is playing the fiddle, pose by a docked riverboat with a rowboat nearby.
Logging Crew in Bunkhouse
1900
A logging crew poses inside their bunk house. In the upper left corner, one of the loggers holds a cat.
Lumber Camp Scene
1911
Group portrait of loggers and support staff in a lumber camp. In front (holding dog) is T.J. Thompson, a man that traveled using a sled pulled by his dog. He traveled among the lumber camps, sellin...
