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Bark logging camp buildings in woods near Harrisville

Two bark structures with inhabitants posing outside. Building on left was temporary housing, structure on right possibly for storage. These structures were built of large sheets of bark and were used to house loggers in the late spring/early summer, when loggers would be stripping trees of their bark.

Circa 1880-1890. Town of Diana, NY. This photo was found in the home of Cora and Ted Luther of Harrsiville, NY.

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