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Logging Operations

In the Lumber Woods, Skidway

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: JBM90
Category: Lumbering; Logging Operations
Description: Men would cut timber between September and December, until the snow was deep. The sawlogs were gathered into piles for easier hauling. The process of dragging the logs from the stump to the pile was called "skidding," and the road where the logs were piled was the "skidway."
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Source: PSPL
Physical Attributes: 11.6cm x 19.2cm; b/w photograph
Photographer: J.B. Miller
Keywords: logging; lumbering; operations; skidway; skidding; timber; piled; gather; logs; sawlogs; stump; snow;
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