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Men Cut Firewood with Belt-Driven Saw

Date: 08 08 1935
Description: Men cutting firewood with a belt-driven saw powered by a McCormick-Deering Farmall F-30 tractor on the farm of Spencer Johnson.
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Fifth Annual Western Retail Lumbermen's Convention

Date: 02 27 1908
Description: Panoramic view of the Fifth Annual Convention of Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, including the Association members and Lumbermen's Mutual Society. ...
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Logging with an International TD-18 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1940
Description: A man operating an International TD-18 Diesel TracTractor (crawler tractor) in a logging operation. The tractor was owned by the Pacific National Lumber Co...
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MEC&MC Monorail Hoist with Lumber Handling

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company monorail hoist with lumber handling unit on a monorail track with an operator in the cab at Long Bell Lumb...
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MEC&MC Cant Handling Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company cant handing crane at Long Bell Lumber Co. with an operator in the cab. This was reportedly one of sixteen...
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MEC&MC Lumber Crane in Lumber Storage Area

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company lumber crane in a lumber storage area at the Long Bell Lumber Company. The sign on the crane reads "The Mi...
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MEC&MC Lumber Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company lumber crane at the Long Bell Lumber Company. The cab is stamped "Milwaukee Electric Crane & Mfg. Co., 5 T...
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Douglas Fir and Logger

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Description: View of a man standing next to a douglas fir which is fourteen feet in diameter. The man is dressed in work clothes and an axe rests on his hip. In the bac...
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Man with Saw Near a Fallen Tree

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Description: A man is standing next to a large, fallen tree holding out a saw against the log. Directly behind him is the stump. Caption reads: "The Bucker at Work, Owe...
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Lumberjacks Resting and Logs Rolling Down the Track

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Description: Two views in postcard format. The view on left is of two lumberjacks sitting in front of a tree, each holding an axe. To the left is a large saw used for f...
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A Log Raft on the Columbia River

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Description: View of a log raft secured to a dock or barge on the right. Men are standing on the raft chaining the logs together in one compact load. A man is walking n...
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Loading Lumber, Bound for San Francisco

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Description: View of lumber being loaded onto a boat with men on the boat and on the dock. On the dock is a small building, with a group of men, two in suits, leaning a...
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The Assorting Table

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Description: View of lumber transported from the mill and across the assorting table, where it is then moved and sorted into different groups. Men stand on the lumber o...
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E.F. Waggoner McCormick Agency Building

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of dealership building of E.F. Waggoner, general agent for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Text on the side of the building reads: ...
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Eatonville Transfer Company Logging Truck

Date: 02 17 1938
Description: A man is sitting behind the wheel of an International D-246-F logging truck owned by the Eatonville Transfer Company. Several logs are secured onto the tru...
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Tractor with Grid-Iron Grips

Date: 1920
Description: Back cover of a booklet produced by the Grid-Iron Grip Company entitled: "The Tractor Traction Problem Solved: Just like a locomotive, It runs on its own."...
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International Trucks at Grand Coulee Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Three International trucks lined up on the construction site of the Grand Coulee Dam.
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TD-24 — Lumbering

Date: 1950
Description: View uphill towards a man using a TD-24. Subject: "TD-24 — Lumbering." Where Taken: "Pac." Information with photograph reads: "TD-24 at work on a big try-o...

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