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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Felling White Pine

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Description: Two lumberjacks pose at the base of a tree with a double-handled saw poised to cut.
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Two Lumbermen with Saw

Date: 1880
Description: Two lumbermen posing with a two-man crosscut saw they are using on a fallen tree trunk, cutting the pine into manageable sizes for hauling.
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Logging Crew

Date: 1895
Description: A Knapp, Stout & Company crew with J. Bracklin (in fur coat), logging superintendent.
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Two Men Sawing a Tree

Date: 1890
Description: Sigvart Solbrg, (left) and Anton Follstad, (right) sawing a tree down during winter.
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Cutting Crew in the Woods

Date: 1900
Description: A cutting crew of three men posing in the woods with a work horse next to felled trees.
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International D-30 Truck in Orchard

Date: 05 13 1938
Description: A man places a large branch in the back of an International D-30 truck while another man sits in the driver's seat. The original caption reads: "An Interna...
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Three Men in Clearing

Date: 09 1910
Description: Three man stand in a small clearing on a steep rocky hill amid fallen trees. The small waterfall behind the men was the water power for the Leighton-Wyomin...
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Saw Filer and Logging Crew

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Description: Logging crew and horses posed in snow.
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Lumber Sled

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Description: Horse-drawn lumber sled loaded with logs. Five lumbermen are standing on and near sled.
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Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 05 03 1892
Description: Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with ...
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Construction Workers

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Description: Construction workers on the job, with horse-drawn wagons in the background.
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Men with Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Men with a horse-drawn mower in a field. One man is working with a hand implement in a pile of hay, and another is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage in the...
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Logging Camp

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Description: A group of people, presumably loggers and camp employees, pose with horses at a logging camp. A muddy puddle is in the foreground, and behind the group are...
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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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Men Logging

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Description: Large group of men posed standing and holding logging tools with several teams of oxen and horses in the woods.
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Men Logging

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Description: Large group of men posed standing and holding logging tools with several teams of oxen and horses in the woods.
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Men Logging

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Description: Four men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of two oxen. Two other men are sawing a tree with a two-handled saw.
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Men Logging

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Description: Five men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of two oxen in a snow-covered forest.
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Men Logging

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Description: Eight men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of oxen in the forest.

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