At the boom, floating timbers chained between piers caught and contained logs for sorting and measuring and rigging into rafts. At one time, the Stillwater boom extended a distance of 9 miles and employed 400 men to sort, scale and raft timber.
A picture of the Frederick Holcombe family in Stillwater, Minnesota. Frederick and Elizabeth are the parents, Inet Elizabeth and Dwight Morvelle are the children.
A picture of the Frederick Holcombe family in Stillwater, Minnesota. Frederick and Elizabeth are the parents, Inet Elizabeth and Dwight Morvelle are the children.
A portrait of the Frederick Holcombe family in Stillwater, Minnesota. Frederick and Elizabeth are the parents, Inet Elizabeth and Dwight Morvelle are the children.
A picture of the Frederick Holcombe family in Stillwater, Minnesota. Frederick and Elizabeth are the parents, Inet Elizabeth and Dwight Morvelle are the children.