Leslie Lawrence driving horse-drawn bobsled, with a load of logs. Circa 1890-1910. Wilmington, NY. Written on the back of the photo in Leslie’s hand (with original misspellings): To Harry from Leslie Lawrence. We diden’t have eny road to draw even this load. if we thought we would tip we put our cap on the other […]
Pete Liberty’s lumber camp; employees pose for a photo in the snow. Circa 1890-1900. Ausable Forks, NY. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Liberty, October 4, 1977. Photographer was named Cheeseman (other details about photographer unknown).
River drivers freeing caught logs after the main log drive on the Ausable River. Each holds a log pike, used to move logs during a drive. Circa 1890-1900. Jay, NY.
Horse drawn bobsled transporting logs in winter in front of Roberts & Nichols dry goods store. Looking west from River street. Circa 1890-1900. Elizabethtown, NY. Donated by H.M. MacDougal.
Twelve of Frank Peterson’s log drivers on the Boquet River. Drivers’ names from left : Frank Peterson, unidentified, Philip Ezro, Lewis Lashway, Fred Longware, Nelson Fleury, John Rumney, Peter Fleury, Tuffield Fleury, unidentified, Albert Pierce, George Lashway. Circa 1900-1908. Essex County, NY.
The tunnel camps. Looking north, showing Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Raymond, cook and caretaker. Peter Lobdell was the logging foreman. Photo taken by Grant W. Humes, 1922. Harrisville, NY.
L.D. Raymond at the tunnel camp foreman’s office, headquarters for the logging operation. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1890.
Tunnel camps, housing for loggers, in use up to about 1920. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1900.
The crib tunnel dam, a temporarily dam built when logs were being driven on the river. Dam would be closed so the water backed up behind it. When there was enough water and logs built up behind it, the dam was released to allow logs to float downstream to the mills. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1900.
Lyman Humes and Jesse Wicks with load of logs being drawn out of Lyman’s sugar bush. Harrisville, NY. Circa 1930.
