Inventory of the Midwestern Logging Photograph Collection, circa 1890s
What is this document?
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection includes 37 black-and-white photographs depicting various aspects of late 19th-early 20th century logging in the Minnesota-Wisconsin area. Most images depict winter logging scenes showing period equipment and clothing, log yarding, and log hauling via sleds, horses, oxen, and locomotive; a few sawmill shots are included that show rafting, lumber storage, and logs in the water. One image which shows Engine No. 281 of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, and another showing a sled made in Eau Claire. |
| Title: | Midwestern Logging Photograph Collection, circa 1890s |
| Repository: | Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: | 2887 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (37 photographs) |
Collection Overview
The collection includes 37 black-and-white photographs depicting various aspects of late 19th-early 20th century logging in the Minnesota-Wisconsin area. Most images depict winter logging scenes showing period equipment and clothing, log yarding, and log hauling via sleds, horses, oxen, and locomotive; a few sawmill shots are included that show rafting, lumber storage, and logs in the water. One image which shows Engine No. 281 of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, and another showing a sled made in Eau Claire.
Provenance is undocumented, but the best clues to their origins are the numbering sequence beginning with "M" (in lower-left corner of images).
Collection Arrangement
1. Photographs, circa 1890s
Subject Headings
- Loggers -- United States -- Photographs
- Logging -- Machinery -- Photographs
- Logging -- Minnesota -- Photographs
- Logging -- Wisconsin -- Photographs
- Logging -- Equipment and supplies -- Photographs
- Logging railroads -- Photographs
- Sawmills -- Wisconsin -- Photographs
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Photographs, circa 1890s.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Midwestern Logging Photograph Collection, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
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Encoded by Amanda Ross, June 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.