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1983.10.10403
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Loading logs, circa 1916
Order an ImageLoggers used steam engines called donkey engines or steam donkeys to load logs onto railroad cars. Loops of cable from a pair of donkey engines pulled the logs up an incline and onto the car. The car had stops on the far side to keep the logs from rolling off.
This photo shows a pile of logs at an incline, ready for loading onto a railroad car. It was taken in western Washington state around 1916.
Webster & Stevens number: 54010
This photo shows a pile of logs at an incline, ready for loading onto a railroad car. It was taken in western Washington state around 1916.
Webster & Stevens number: 54010
ID Number: 1983.10.10403
Date: Circa 1916
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10403
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects:
Lumber and Logging
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