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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1895 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 12 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 20.68 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Sacking the Rapids
1890
Log driving crew maneuvering logs through rapids below a dam, probably on the Wisconsin River.
Log Driving Crew
1910
Logging crew standing on planks and logs possibly in a sorting works on the Yellow River. One man holds a ledger and the others hold long cant hooks.
Log Driving Crew
May 1909
A log driving crew at Eagle Rapids Dam on the Chippewa River. Bottom of print reads: "Eagle Rapids Jam. May, 18-09."
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company Log Driving Crew
1905
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log driving crew on the Chippewa River.
Place's Rapids on the Peshtigo River
1905
Loggers known as "river pigs" round up stray logs with pikes and peaveys at Place's Rapids.
