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Steamer "E. Rutledge" in Beef Slough
1885
View from shoreline of the sternwheel steamer "E. Rutledge," owned by Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann's Rock Island Lumber Company, picking up a raft of logs at Beef Slough, for transport to its sawmill do...
At Work in Beef Slough
circa 1890-1899
Elevated view of dozens of workers standing on planks and using poles to maneuver logs in Beef Slough, near Alma.
Moving Logs Through Beef Slough
circa 1890-1899
Panoramic view of workers in Beef Slough arranging logs for transport.
Brailing Pockets — Scalers at Work
circa 1890-1899
Group of lumber workers standing on logs floating in Beef Slough.
