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Pete Liberty log yard in Keene

Log yard in Keene, NY. Log yard at the Pete Liberty lumber camp, where logs were stacked at the edge of the Ausable River to await the “spring break-up,”  when the ice melted and the logs could be driven downriver. Circa 1890-1900. Keene, NY on the Ausable River, at a spot called Clifford Brook. (Note: deforested hills in background.)

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