Bobsled load of pulpwood on Chazy Lake in Dannemora
Two horses pull a loaded bobsled on Chazy Lake. Driver is on top of the logs. Photograph by Ernest W. Blue. 1906. Chazy Lake in the Town of Dannemora, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
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Brooklyn Cooperage hoist loads logs onto flatbed rail cars in St. Regis Falls
Steam operated cable log hoist in action loading logs onto flatbed rail car. One man stands atop the log stack, one operates the hoist, and another three are on the ground. The hoist could load one car in 40 minutes. Operations of the Brooklyn Cooperage Company. Written on photo “The Log Loader Loads a Car […]
Logs on pond adjacent to the mill in Thendara
Pond full of logs, mill on right. Some finished lumber is piled on the right. In Thendara, located in the Fulton Chain of lakes, in the western Adirondack region. Written on photo: “The Big Mill and Pond – Fulton Chain, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Thendara, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Two men in front of a pulpwood stack in Newton Falls
Two men stand in front of a pulpwood pile. They hold a two-man crosscut saw. Three men can be seen standing at the very top. Written on photo: “PULP WOOD AT NEWTON FALLS, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. 1910. Newton Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Man stands atop enormous load of logs on a bobsled in Brandreth Park
Man standing on top of an enormous load of logs. Four men stand to the right. A single team of horses pulls the bobsled. Operations of the Mac-A-Mac Lumber Corporation. Written on photo: “NO. 8. BIG LOAD, MAC-A-MAC. CORP.N. ON THE LANDING. BRANDRETH. N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Brandreth Park, NY. Courtesy […]
Seven horse-drawn bobsleds loaded with pine logs being pulled through the Adirondacks
Seven sleds loaded with large white pine logs being pulled by horses through the snow. Mountains in the background. Written on photo: “Hauling Pine in the Adirondacks.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Adirondack region of NYS. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Enormous pile of logs at a skidway in Brandreth Park
People and horses by log pile. In spring, “key log” would be taken out and all of the logs would roll into the water so to be “driven” downstream. Operations of the Mac-A-Mac Lumber Corporation. Handwritten on photo “AT THE BIG SKIDWAY. BRANDRETH, N.Y. MAC A MAC.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Brandreth […]
Timber yarded in the water in Brandreth Park
Logs cover the water. Ready to be floated to market. Handwritten on photograph: “A Fine Lot of Timber on the Flow. Brandreth, N.Y.” Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Circa 1910. Brandreth Park, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Man cuts down spruce tree with double bitted axe in Adirondacks
Man chops down spruce tree for pulpwood. Circa 1930. Adirondacks, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Men cut logs with a crosscut saw during the winter in Big Moose
Cutting logs at Darts Camp. Four men by woodpile. Handwritten on photograph: “Wood cutters / Darts Camp / 1914 or 1915”. 1914-1915. Big Moose, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.