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FHS4920Ath

Image ID:  FHS4920A
Image Date:  1951
Image Title:  [Log drivers.]
Image Caption:  1951 log drive is noted for its longevity. One of the reasons can be seen in this photograph where logs had to be shoved and pushed off of rocky bars and huge boulders just under the surface of the water. Note the man in the cold, icy Clearwater River up to his hips.
Photographer:  [unknown]
Use Restrictions:  Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image.
Repository Contact Information:  Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.