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1983.10.6887
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Horse team pulling log on skid road, circa 1902
Order an ImageAt first, loggers used oxen to haul logs out of the woods. Later, they used horses, which were more intelligent and easier to handle. The teams pulled the logs along skid roads to a river or railroad line. Skid roads were built of logs laid across or along the track. Greasing the skid road logs made it easier to pull the newly-cut logs through rough and muddy areas.
Handwritten on sleeve: Skid road in timber with crew, horses skidding log out of brush.
Webster & Stevens number: 2439
Handwritten on sleeve: Skid road in timber with crew, horses skidding log out of brush.
Webster & Stevens number: 2439
ID Number: 1983.10.6887
Date: Circa 1902
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.6887
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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