A team of horses hitched to a bob sled in Tupper Lake
A man atop a bob sled pulled by a team of horses, used for carrying lumber, logs and other materials. Circa 1910. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Type of Work: Logging
Hauling a bob sled of logs in Tupper Lake
A horse-drawn bob sled carrying a load of logs. Circa Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Winter logging with a Linn tractor in Tupper Lake
A Linn tractor hauling six sleigh loads of logs in Tupper Lake. Circa Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Hauling lumber with a Linn tractor in Tupper Lake
Lumbermen hauling three sleigh loads of logs with a Linn tractor. Circa Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Pulp wood and conveyor in Au Sable Forks, NY
View of a gigantic pulp wood pile and conveyor in Au Sable Forks, NY. Circa 1910.
Steam powered wood splitter in Lowville
Six workers pose in front of a steam powered wood splitter. Note pile of split wood in rear, hand tools near men. Circa 1900-1910. Lowville area, NY.
Pulpwood logs in Rock Island Bay in Tupper Lake
Two men (possibly owners of a mill or managers of the job) sitting on pulpwood logs in Rock Island Bay. The logs were destined for the Piercefield Paper Mill. Circa 1920s. On Big Tupper Lake, NY.
Lumbering with a portable sawmill in Colton
Sawyer Dick Shea using a portable sawmill in Catamount Forest. 2006. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.
A sawyer using a portable sawmill in Colton
Local sawyer Dick Shea using a portable sawmill in Catamount Forest. 2006. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.