Lumber Page 1
Axe cutting and Rollways
Lumber Page 2
Big Wheels
Lumber Page 3
Blacksmiths and buildings
Lumber Page 4
Buildings and lumber camps.
Lumber Page 5
Buildings and camps
Lumber Page 6
Business, money, stores.
Lumber Page 7
Modern images and pictures of lumberjack camps.
Lumber Page 8
Gates, Dams, and Horse sleds with lumber
Lumber Page 9
Horse sleds and lumber
Lumber Page 10
Horse sleds and lumber
Lumber Page 11
Bunk houses, Early hydrolic equipment, and the interior of some sawmills.
Lumber Page 12
Using the railroad to transport logs.
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Gates and Dams Along the River
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1888
Photograph of old sluice-way dam on the Indian River.
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circa 1890
Photograph of loggers constructing a temporary dam to hold backwaters.
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circa 1900
Photograph of sluice gate on a dam on the Muskegon River.
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The General Store (Often the store was owned by the logging company.) |
1912
Baraga Lumber Company camp store.
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1890
Interior of a company store.
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1890
General store interior.
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Horse Sleds Carrying Logs - Additional pictures on page 9.
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circa 1900
Photograph of loaded sled and driver; driving team through town. Driver standing on top of load. Winter scene. |
circa.1950
Logging sled at Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling, MI.
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The pictures above show images of Michigans lumbering industry in the 1890's through the 1920's. Millions of trees were cut and shipped to markets through out the world.
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Lumber Page 13
Log Marks and log piles.
Lumber Page 14
Log salvage, log slides, and maps
Lumber Page 15
Mess Halls
Lumber Page 16
Mess Halls
Lumber Page 17
Oxen teams and river scenes.
Lumber Page 18
Camp pictures.
Lumber Page 19
Camps and general pictures.
Lumber Page 20
Ice sprinklers and sawmills.
Lumber Page 21
Saw crews and shipping
Lumber Page 22
Storage pens and tools.
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