Inventory of the Ostrander Photograph Collection, circa 1915
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: |
This collection includes 67 black-and-white prints on the logging and lumbering practices in Hamilton and Essex counties in
Upstate New York around 1915. Many of the photos were taken during the winter and illustrate logging practices at that time
of year. The photographs are attributed to "Ostrander," but their origin is unclear.
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| Title: |
Ostrander Photograph Collection, circa 1915 |
| Repository: |
Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: |
2897 |
| Language of Material: |
Material in English |
| Extent: |
0.5 linear feet
(67 photographs)
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Collection Overview
This collection includes 67 black-and-white prints on the logging and lumbering practices in Hamilton and Essex counties in
Upstate New York around 1915. Many of the photos were taken during the winter and illustrate logging practices at that time
of year.
The photographs are attributed to "Ostrander," but their origin is unclear. It is uncertain whether or not Ostrander is the name of an individual or if the photos are somehow
related to the Ostrander Railway and Timber Company of Ostrander, Washington.
Collection Arrangement
1. Logging Photographs, circa 1915
Subject Headings
- Essex County (N.Y.) -- Photographs
- Hamilton County (N.Y.) -- Photographs
- Logging -- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Photographs
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Logging Photographs, circa 1915.
Captions handwritten on the back of the prints have been listed below.
Image 1Skidding: Skidding of Spruce Tops
Image 2Hauling: Loading from Double Headers
Image 3Lumber Camp
Image 4Hauling: Ploughing Out and Sprinkling Woods with Headed Sprinkler
Image 5Hauling: Logs Landed on Branch Rine above Sims Dam near Clear Pond
Image 6Hauling: Landing Logs on Fishing Brook Flow, TP 20, T&C Pur Hamilton County, New York
Image 7Clear Pond
Image 8Driving: Fishing Brook Flow, TP 20, T&C Pur Hamilton County, New York
Image 9Hauling: Landing of Logs in the Ice in Elk Lake
Image 10Hauling: Load of Logs
Image 11Skidding: Driving Logs over Guiter Road to Skidway
Image 12Skidding: Skidding Spruce Logs
Image 13Hauling: Log Road to Fishing Brook
Image 14Hauling: Road before Ploughing Out and Sprinkling
Image 15Driving: Lower Flood Dam on Branch River near Clear Pond
Image 16Skidding: Guttering Path to Haul Logs to Skidway
Image 17Hauling: Ploughing Snow from Roads near Newcomb, New York
Image 18Felling Timber by Sawing Tree Tops
Image 19Hauling: Load of Logs in Motion
Image 20Driving: Sluicing through Dam on [illegible] Rich Lake near Newcomb, New York
Image 21Ploughing Roads near Newcomb
Image 22Lumber Camp, Hamilton County
Image 23Felling Trees by Sawing
Image 24Hauling: Loading Two Sleigh Teams from Double Header
Image 25Rolling Logs on Skidway
Image 26Felling and Cutting
Image 27Skidding: Hauling to Skidway
Image 28Hauling: Cleaning the Double Headers
Image 29Landing [illegible] at Fishing Brook
Image 30Hauling: Bobbing Logs Down Mountainside with Warps
Image 31Landing Logs on the Ice in Elk Lake
Image 32Driving: Opening Channel on Fishing Brook
Image 33Driving: Sluicing Logs through Rich Lake Dam near Newcomb, New York
Image 34Driving: The Dam on the Hudson River below Newcomb Bridge
Image 35Driving: The Drive on Fishing Brook
Image 36Sawing Logs
Image 37Skidding: Rolling Logs over [Illegible] Ground to Guiter Road
Image 38Skidding: Hauling to Skidways
Image 39Skidding: Hauling Logs to Skidways
Image 40Skidding: Hauling Logs to Skidways
Image 41Hauling: Unloading Bob Team on Double Headers and Loading Strength Team from Same
Image 42Hauling: Bob Teams
Image 43Hauling: Landing logs on Branch River below ----(?) of Elk Lake
Image 44Driving: The Drive on Fishing Brook
Image 45Driving: The Drive in Fishing Brook
Image 46Driving: The Drive on Lake Harris near Newcomb, New York
Image 47Driving: The Drive on Lake Harris near Newcomb, New York
Image 48Driving: Fishing Brook Stream at the Beginning of Winter (negative included)
Image 49Driving: Lestec Flood Dam in Boreas River
Image 50Driving: Breaking Up of Ice and Drive on Hudson near Newcomb
Image 51Elk Lake: Essex County, Mt. Marcy in Distance
Image 52Lumber Camp: on Fishing Brook
Image 53Driving: The Drive on the Hudson River near Newcomb Bridge
Image 54Hauling: Hauling Logs Down from TP 20, T&C Pur Hamilton County, New York
Image 55Skidding: Skidding of Spruce Logs
Image 56Skidding: Hauling to Skidways
Image 57Driving: The Drive in Fishing Brook (with negative)
Image 58Skidding: Hauling Logs to skidway
Image 59Skidding: Hauling Logs to skidway
Image 60The Drive at Rich Lake near Newcomb
Image 62Driving: The Drive in Fishing Brook
Image 63Postcard: The Cook in the Boat near Boat Landing
Image 64Small Photograph: View near Boat Landing on Elk Lake showing the Two-year-old Buck Shot by L. H. O. on October 27, 1915 about
One Mile above McIntyre Camps near the Marcy Trail
Image 65Postcard: View of Elk Lake Camp taken November 5, 1915
Image 66Postcard: Elk Lake View Looking North from Boat Landing
Image 67Small Photograph: Lake Harris House and Lake Taken October 25, 1915
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ostrander Photograph Collection, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
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