| Timber on the Move: A History of Log Moving Technology |  Harrison, Clare Co., Michigan. Drawing logs with big wheels by raising them under the axle, 1901. Photographer:
W. J. Beal, U.S. Forest Service. | Timber on the Move documents the development of log moving technology and its impact on the land—from the use of oxen in colonial New Hampshire to the introduction of helicopter and balloon yarding in the 1970s in the Pacific Northwest. It includes historical footage of river drives, big wheels, the steam donkey engine, logging railroads, steam loaders, the Lombard log hauler, and early crawler tractors and fairlead arches. Produced and edited by Vester Dick, the award-winning narrated film runs 34 minutes, with segments in color and black and white. Copies are available at a cost of $25.00 for VHS, $20.00 for DVD, or $90.00 for Betacam SP plus shipping. |
