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Lumberjack releasing logs downriver in Essex County

Lumberjack releasing the binding pole  on a load of logs, late winter. The opposite of “tensioning,” “unbinding” released the logs for floating downstream. From the pictured location (precise location unknown), logs were floated to Willsboro and Waddhams. Circa 1900-1910. Essex County. Donated by H.M. MacDougal.

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