Lumber Industry: Circa 1938

Jeff · June 28, 2003, 04:33:52 PM

I wanted to share part of my collection with you. This is a folder containing 16 photos. The folder is entitled:

OUR WORLD IN PICTURES
THE LUMBER INDUSTRY

Published by
THE IDEAL SCHOOL SUPPLY CO

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Captions for following photos:
Picture of Folder,
MEASURING THE TREE
FELLING THE TREE
BUCKING THE LOG
TRACTOR SKIDDING
LOADING THE LOGS
LUMBER TRAIN
DUMPING LOGS INTO RIVER
LOGS AWAITING SAWMILL
LUMBER RAFTS
FLUME
CROSS CUTTING
BAND SAWING
GRADING LUMBER
AIR DRYING/KILN DRYING
VENEER CUTTING
WOODWORKING PLANT

Tom · June 28, 2003, 04:38:31 PM

Thanks!

I especially like the logs dumping in the water, bandsawing and cross-cutting pictures

CHARLIE · June 28, 2003, 07:45:52 PM

I learned some stuff from comparing the picture titles with the picture. Thanks Jeff.

Fla._Deadheader · June 28, 2003, 08:30:05 PM

Nice pics. I can relate to most of it, but, the loggers here didn't use dozers, well, not in the swamps anyways. :

;D

Wade · June 28, 2003, 11:31:14 PM

Standing in front of that cut off saw looks like a scary place to be :D :D ! Wade

Rusty · June 29, 2003, 09:44:13 AM

Good ones Jeff ,reminds me of a book I've got called Gifts from the Forest.It's dated 1952 but alot of the photos are older it looks like to me.It's geared toward a younger generation.Thanks for the effort ! I really like that stuff, I've been picking it for years mostly on a southern theme .It seems there's less of it than the other regions but i like it all.
Rusty

Jeff · January 28, 2025, 11:49:13 AM

I've updated this post. I put the images togther in a video display. Hope you enjoy.

GRANITEstateMP · January 28, 2025, 12:49:22 PM

In the photo "loading logs", are they using a " swamp donkey" to move said logs?

Resonator · January 28, 2025, 01:42:12 PM

Neat photos!

I like that one titled "Tractor Skidding", looks to be a Caterpillar RD8 outfitted for logging. It's pulling a heavy tracked log arch, that uses the cable winch off the tractor. Guessing those were photographed somewhere in the Pacific northwest by the size of the timber.

Jeff · January 28, 2025, 01:47:15 PM

Quote from: GRANITEstateMP on January 28, 2025, 12:49:22 PMIn the photo "loading logs", are they using a " swamp donkey" to move said logs?

I think its called a Donkey engine.

GRANITEstateMP · January 28, 2025, 07:28:21 PM

Jeff,

I think I see some puddles and ferns and stuff...so, that can now be known as SwampDonkey2.0! Well, wait, its a photo from 1938, right? So, I think that makes our @SwampDonkey the 2.0... I think

SwampDonkey · January 28, 2025, 07:45:28 PM

This is a swamp donkey circa 1890's and early 1900's. Tommy the moose.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/canadian-stereotype-domesticated-moose-1.5369308

barbender · January 28, 2025, 09:54:15 PM

Steam Donkey engine. They used those around here, with either a stiff leg jammer and cross hauling the logs, or a swinging boom jammer. I can't remember the name of the one unit, it was elevated and the cars went right underneath it. That one was kind of the pinnacle of the steam loadersaround here.

barbender · January 28, 2025, 10:03:30 PM

The McGifford Loader. Ive been to the Depot in Duluth and looked it over, but it's been a while.

https://youtu.be/cW5R5-EmvRA?si=ym2dHdPjmNKbFZOA

barbender · January 31, 2025, 04:21:00 PM

Alright, Ray wrote me to let me know my link was not what I said (it was for Lock n Lube grease gun) this should be a video of the McGifford Loader they have at the Depot in Duluth. Thanks Ray!