A log boom passes through Stillwater, Minnesota on the Saint Croix River. The picture is taken from the Wisconsin side of the river and Stillwater is visible in the background.
A log boom passes through Stillwater, Minnesota on the Saint Croix River. The picture is taken from the Wisconsin side of the river and Stillwater is visible in the background.
A log boom passes through Stillwater, Minnesota on the Saint Croix River. The picture is taken from the Wisconsin side of the river and Stillwater is visible in the background.
Logging in Clearwater County by the Wild Rice Lumber Company. Cut logs are hauled out of the woods with a steam engine. The early days of the county were days of the big logging era. The Wild Rice Lumber Company and many others were the first in and first out of the county.
This photograph shows a logging crew, consisting of Henry Perttula, Jonas Perttula, William Perttula, Emil Kangas, Waino J. Heikkinen, and an unidentified man. Sitting are Abel Palkie and Adolph Peterson.
This photograph shows Albertson's Logging Camp Crew and horses at work in the woods. It is one of a series of 41 photographs titled "Logging on the Midway."
View of a logging camp in the woods in the winter. Log camp buildings are visible in the background as well as a number of horse-drawn sleds loaded with cut timber.
An unidentified logging camp with trees and tree stumps. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
A view of a log jam on the Little Fork River. The river is so full of cut logs that that the water is barely visible. A thick forest grows on both sides of the river.