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Loading logs, ca 1916

Loading logs, ca 1916


Title	Loading logs, ca 1916
Photographer	Webster & Stevens
Date	ca. 1916
Caption	Loggers 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.
Subjects	Lumber industry; Logs; Railroads
Places	Washington (State)
Digital Collection	Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number	1983.10.10403
Ordering Information	To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit Line	PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
Repository	Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository Collection	PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection
Type	Image
Physical Description	1 negative : glass, b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction Information	Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4.
Photographer's Reference Number	W&S 54, 010

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