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1983.10.6888
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Yarding logs with a steam donkey, April 11, 1903
Order an ImageYarding is the process of hauling logs to a central loading area or landing. Starting in the 1880s, steam engines began to replace animal teams for yarding logs. These steam donkeys or donkey engines were fueled with ever-plentiful wood. A long cable was attached to a log, and the donkey engine reeled it in. Many donkey engines were built on skids so they could be moved wherever they were needed.
Caption on image: Wilcox Donkey on Landing, April 11 '03.
Handwritten on sleeve: Donkey hauling logs to water w/crew - McNeely-Wilcox Logging Co.
Webster & Stevens number: 2440
Caption on image: Wilcox Donkey on Landing, April 11 '03.
Handwritten on sleeve: Donkey hauling logs to water w/crew - McNeely-Wilcox Logging Co.
Webster & Stevens number: 2440
ID Number: 1983.10.6888
Date: 1903
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ; sulfiding
1 glass negative : b&w ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ; sulfiding
1 glass negative : b&w ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ; sulfiding
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.6888
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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