Three men standing on a load of giant logs in Edwards
A horse drawn bobsled of large logs marked with chalk. Three men stand on the logs, which were destined for the Woodcock sawmill. 5781 board feet. Circa 1900. Edwards, NY.
Type of Work: Logging
Loggers stand on the banks of the Raquette River during a log drive in Colton
Driving logs down the Raquette River during a spring log drive. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.
Logging families at Bert Frank lumber camp in Colton
Loggers, children, and a woman on the far left pose for a photo outside in the snow, at Bert Frank’s Lumber Camp. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.
Loggers standing on log pile in the middle of the Racquette River in Colton
Racquette River Log Drive. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.
Loggers amidst a log jam on the Racquette River in Colton
Men standing between logs on the Racquette River. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.
Loggers during a spring log drive on the Racquette River in Colton
Men in the foreground and background work to dislodge logs move them back into the Racquette River. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.
Log drive on the Racquette River in Colton
Log drive on the Racquette River. Three people at the center of the photo look posed—may not be actual workers. Circa 1900. Colton, NY.
Lumber company workers on steam locomotive in Newbridge
Robert H. Higbie Co. Engine No. 1 with boxcars on the Newton Fall and Northern railroad. This was the railroad that served the mill in Newbridge. Two railroad workers are visible in engine window and door. 1882. Photograph by Henry M. Beach. Newbridge, NY.
Sawmill yard in Newton Falls
Exterior of a sawmill in Newton Falls. Pictured in the yard are wagon hitches, horses, stumps of cut trees. On the left is the entrance to the sawmill and milled lumber. Circa 1890. Newton Falls, NY. Photo by Dwight Seog.
Lumber camp under snow in Clare Township
Lumber camp filled with loggers and horses in the Clare township. Circa 1900. Clare, NY.