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Crazy Man's Castle
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"Crazy Man's Castle" near Minneiska, Minnesota. Built of lumber salvaged from Mississippi River log and lumber rafts which occasionally lost some of their cargo. The builder, Putnam Gray, lived in the structure with his family and built boats and barges for a living on Belvidere Slough.
circa 1900-1909
Gesell, Gerhard, approximately 1846-
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Brailing Pockets — Scalers at Work
circa 1890-1899
Group of lumber workers standing on logs floating in Beef Slough.
Moving Logs Through Beef Slough
circa 1890-1899
Panoramic view of workers in Beef Slough arranging logs for transport.
Traffic Jam at Beef Slough
1890 - 1899
Three steamers, the "Robert Dodds," the "Stillwater," and, the "Lady Grace," transporting logs in Beef Slough.
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...
Log-Rolling Contest
circa 1900-1909
Log-rolling contest with large group of spectators on shore.
