Logging Operations in North America

Black-and-white images of logging practices in various locations, featuring workers, machinery, and stacked timber amidst natural forests.

Logging: Loading Logs - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Logging: Loading Logs - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Tractor & Aerial Skidding: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Road Construction - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Scaling - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Road Construction - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Pulp and Paper Woods - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Georgia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Scaling - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Mining - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Skidding with Animals - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Brush Disposal - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging Camps and Crews - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Transportation: Log Drive - South Dakota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Transportation: Rafting - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Indian - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Road Maintenance - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Mining - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Livestock Management - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Timber Management - Partial Cutting - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Road Maintenance - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Mining - Ohio. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Hauling - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Timber Stand Improvement - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Transportation: Rafting - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Mining - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Scaling - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Transportation: Log Drive - Maine. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Farm Products - Pennsylvania. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Mills, Milling and Log Storage - Wyoming. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging Camps and Crews - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Small Sawmills - South Dakota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Roads - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: High Lead Log Skidding - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging Camps and Crews - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Tree Seeding - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Dipping and Spraying - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Commercial Fishing - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: High Lead Log Skidding - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Fire Suppression: Ground Mop Up - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Road Construction - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Skidding with Animals - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: High Lead Log Skidding - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Clearing Slush Ice. Original caption: Laborer clearing slush ice to expedite flow from glacier to keep it from piling up. Section Haines Road. Mile post Hailes Road 3298. February 1, 1943. Photo by K.A. Johnson. State: Alaska.
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Logging: Falling: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Skidding with Animals - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Two caterpillar tractors and two trailers are used to transport the cable bent sections. Original caption: Two caterpillar tractors and two heavy dute trailers were used to transport the cable bent sections to the bridge site. The section of structural steel shown in the picture weighs approximately 17 tons. No. 132-6 April 1943. State: Alaska.
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Foresters at Work - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Seasoning and Shipping Lumber - New Mexico. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: High Lead Log Skidding - West Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Scaling Logs: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Loading Logs - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Farm Products - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Chemical Wood - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Fire Suppression: Ground Handtools - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Dredging for gold and silver with doodle-bug. Baker County, Oregon 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Baker County
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Fish Hatcheries - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Skidding with Tractors - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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The Alaska Highway. Original caption: 43-3576: General view facing north of the Mill Creek Bridge, a twin span steel deck plate girder structure under construction by Dufferin Paving Co., Ltd. Section D Mile post 66 N. Ft. Nelson Sept. 5, 1943 Photos by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-3577: This photo shows the normal flow of water in Mill Creek. However, during the flood period a tremendous volume of water cuts at the bank and changes the channels at will. The summer floods changed the channel to the point shown in this picture. A fill will be constructed across this stream to the south abutment of the bridge and the water will be turned back so that it will run under the bridge. Section D Mile post 66 N. Ft. Nelson. Sept. 5, 1943. State: Alaska.
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Range Improvements - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Canadian timber was a pushover for contractor Thompson. Original caption: Canadian timber was a pushover for contractor Thompson's powerful tractors in clearing the way for a section of the Alaska Highway. State: Alaska.
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Logging: Camps & Crews: Exterior. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Historical Miscellaneous - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon from the woods to the mill over road three miles long which members built with pick and shovel. Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho. See general caption 48. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Ola, Idaho , Gem County, Lumber industry, Cooperatives
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Foresters at Work - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Equipment: Range Improvement - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Large Sawmills - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Fish Hatcheries - South Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Winter Excavating on Alaska Highway. State: Alaska.
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Seasoning and Shipping Lumber - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Foresters At Work: Outdoors. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: High Lead Log Skidding - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Fish Hatcheries - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Falling: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Hauling - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Loading Logs: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging Camps and Crews - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: High Lead Log Skidding - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Skidding with Animals - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Logging: Transportation: Log Drive - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Historical Transportation - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Forest Fire Equipment: Tool Caches - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Road Maintenance - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Large Sawmills - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Part of the National Motor Road System Under Construction from Kassel to Gottingen. State: Germany.
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Pipeline at Wiseman. Alaska Task Force Photographs
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Logging Camps and Crews - New York. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Historical: Logging. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Checking Mining Claim Identification. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History