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Log Driving Crew

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Log driving crew for the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company. Crew members are in the process of breaking a jam at the Big Eddy. One of the men is carrying a young boy on his shoulder.

Date Created:
1905

Publication Information

Date Created 1905

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Collection Information

Source Collection Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Call Number Album 20.25

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W014DOD
Legacy ID
WHi 1895

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Log Jam at Big Eddy

Log Jam at Big Eddy

1905

Log jam at Big Eddy on the Chippewa River during the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log drive. There is a bridge in the distance, and trees are along the shoreline.

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Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company Log Driving Crew

Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company Log Driving Crew

1905

Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log driving crew on the Chippewa River.

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Log Driving Crew

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."

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Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River

Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River

1910

Two men standing on logs are looking at the log jam in the river. Caption reads: "Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River"

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Log Jam

Log Jam

circa 1880-1889

Log jam, perhaps on the Black River or the Chippewa River in the Black River Falls area.

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Breaking Log Jam on Chippewa River

Breaking Log Jam on Chippewa River

1903

Three barefoot boys stand on a pile of logs in the foreground looking across the river at a group of men working to free a log jam in the Big Eddy on the Chippewa River.

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