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- Collection: Grand Traverse Region Historical Photograph Collection
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Lumber crew in front of remaining standing forest, ca. 1890
Lumber crew in front of remaining standing forest, ca. 1890. MR65-7.
Lumber crew rolling logs with cant hooks, ca. 1950
Lumber crew rolling logs with cant hooks, ca. 1950. MR65-16.
Frank Verns Camp crew, 1896-1898
Frank Verns Camp crew, 1896-1898. On back of photograph, "Armstrong Lake, near Oviatt (Benzie County). Aunt Nancy cooked here, Uncle Dale." Written on photograph, John Doren sitting in sled, Dale and Nancy near cookhouse. MR65-18.
Fulgham Mill, Traverse City, ca. 1890
Fulgham Mill, Traverse City, ca. 1890. MR65-19.
Lumber crew at Jacktown, 1895
Lumber crew at Jacktown, 1895. Jacktown, or Osborn, was a small town in Empire Township, Leelanau County. MR65-8.
Jacktown lumber crew with sled of logs, 1895
Jacktown lumber crew with sled of logs, 1895. MR65-5. D. Roach is identified as many furthest to the right in the foreground.
Empire lumber crew, 1895
Empire lumber crew, 1895. Man second from left is identified as Ackerman. MR65-6.
Old Brickyard at Keystone, ca. 1890
Old Brickyard at Keystone, ca. 1890. In Traverse City. MR65-21.
Pete Stormer lumber crew, Peterville, Michigan, ca. 1898
Pete Stormer lumber crew, Peterville, Michigan, ca. 1898. Peterville was likely a short-lived lumber town. Handwritten note on photograph claims that Peterville was "Past Empire." MR65-17.
Interior of cook shanty at lumber camp, ca. 1890
Interior of cook shanty at lumber camp, ca. 1890. Location unknown, men unidentified. MR65-20.