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Logging with oxen, Redmond, Washington, ca. 1910s
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| Title | Logging with oxen, Redmond, Washington, ca. 1910s |
| Photographer | Wallace, Winfred |
| Date | ca. 1910s |
| Caption | A 1907 resource guide to Washington state describes Redmond as "a small village on a branch line of the Northern Pacific railway" where most residents farmed or worked in the lumber industry as loggers or mill hands. According to early residents, it was not unusual to see teams of up to 12 oxen hauling logs to nearby loading areas or sawmills. Some of these logs measured up to 17 feet long and eight to ten feet in diameter.
This photographic postcard, probably made in the 1910s, shows six oxen, yoked in pairs, dragging a load of logs over a skid road near Redmond. Workers built skid roads by placing smaller logs, called skids, across the uneven, muddy path. A crew member greased the skids to make it easier to drag the heavy logs along the road. |
| Notes | On verso: Message: This is Small camp at Redmond hauling logs with oxen.
Original photographic print (postcard): Wallace, Winfred, ca. 1910s. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry. |
| Subjects | Ox teams; Skid roads; Lumber industry |
| Places | Redmond (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.10.40 |
| 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 | Postcard Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 2.25 x 2.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from copy 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 5. |
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