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Logging Operations

The Sleigh Haul

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: Ca1245
Category: Lumbering; Logging Operations
Description: Lumbermen move logs that had been piled along the skidway onto a sleigh for hauling to the mill or the log dump. They are using a "jammer" to lift the logs onto the sleigh, seen at right. The man on the top of the pile is holding a "canthook," used to help grip the logs.
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Source: CT
Physical Attributes: 9.1cm x 16.3cm; b/w photograph
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Keywords: lumbering; logging; operations; equipment; tools; sleigh haul; skidway; jammer; canthook; transport; logs; sawlogs; company; export; lumbermen; lumberjacks; wood; timber; process;
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