Strife log yard in the Town of Webb
Stacks of logs owned by Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation in the Carter Railroad Station area in the Town of Webb. Circa 1950s.
Type of Work: Logging
Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation in the Town of Webb
Pictured is a man driving a Caterpillar Di6 Bulldozer, a man hunched over a transit, and an approaching GMC truck loaded with logs. Circa 1950s. In the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb.
Moving snow with a D6 Bulldozer for Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation in the Town of Webb
Two men pose on and next to a Caterpillar D6 Tractor, being used to move snow. Part of Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation. Circa 1950s. In the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb. Click here for a North Country at Work story on Webb’s transformation from logging […]
Stacking logs for Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation in the Town of Webb
Man rolling a log onto a stack of logs using a peavey. Behind him are horses that skid the logs out of the forest. Circa 1950s. In the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb.
Skidding logs with horse for Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation in the Town of Webb
Man skidding logs with a horse, for Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation. Circa 1950s. In the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb.
Willie Hall driving Caterpillar D4 Bulldozer in the Town of Webb
Willie Hall driving a Caterpillar D4 bulldozer for a logging operation owned by Clarence J. Strife. The work was being done in the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb. Circa 1950s.
Strife’s logging operation loading logs onto GMC truck in the Town of Webb
Clarence J. Strife’s logging operation working in the Carter Railroad Station area, previously the hamlet of Clearwater, in the Town of Webb. Circa 1950.
Loggers guide logs into the flume at the Old Forge Dam
Loggers with peaveys move logs—which they are riding–into the flume to pass by the Old Forge Dam. 1919. Old Forge, NY.
Logs going over the Old Forge Dam
A group of men watch as loggers help guide logs into the flume over the Old Forge Dam in 1919. Old Forge, NY.
Hauling logs with Model A Ford truck in the Town of Webb
A man prepares to move logs using a Model A Ford truck equipped with an early winch, which is hooked to a wooden bobsled piled with logs. Circa 1930s. Town of Webb, NY.