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Six P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoists

Date: 1912
Description: Six Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoists at a lumber mill (probably Pacific Lumber Co.). There are men on the ground as well as operating the cran...
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P&H 3-Ton Standard I-Beam Monorail Hoist in Lumber Mill

Date: 1912
Description: A standard Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit in a lumber mill. There is an operator in the cab, as well as a man with ...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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Lumber Yard

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Description: Elevated view of workings of the Port Hammond Lumber Company, including monorail hoists, tracks and men working with large stacks of lumber. There are larg...
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Lumber Planing Mill

Date: 1899
Description: Several wagon loads of lumber stand in the yard of a planing mill.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks of Cross Plains train depot. A man in the foreground walks away from the depot. A train, exhausting steam, is stopped at the plat...
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McCormick Works and Industrial Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of factory buildings and smokestacks from across a river or industrial canal. The factory is probably the McCormick Reaper Works as seen from across t...
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Group in front of Sawmill

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Description: View down hill of a large group of men, some displaying horses, in front of a sawmill and its power plant. One of the men is holding a dog, and two of the ...
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Lumber at Railroad Yard

Date: 11 20 1920
Description: Elevated view of lumber stacked in a railroad yard. A man is standing inside a New York Central Lines railroad car in the background on the left. Two men a...

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