Logging and Papermaking Lantern Slides

Log Hauler on Road Braked With Hay

View of the back of a log hauler on a forest road in winter.

Sprinkling Lumber Road

A water sprinkler drawn by a team of horses is used to create a layer of ice over the road.

Log Hauler

View of a log hauler towing four sleds of logs through the snow while a group of men supervise.

Typical Lumberman of the Maine Woods

A lumberman stands in the snow in front of a log cabin.

Timberland

View of a timber stand in a mountainous landscape.

Papermaking. Cutting and Trimming

View of a man trimming paper with a machine.

Papermaking. Calander Machine

View of a calander machine operated by women.

Papermaking. Plater Machine

Women sit at a table sorting and finishing large sheets of paper.

Papermaking. Paper Machine from Dry End

View of a paper machine from the "dry end."

Papermaking. Paper Machine from Wet End

View of a paper machine from the "wet end."

Papermaking. Beaters

A man attends to Hollander beaters, which are used to break down cloth and plant fibers to produce paper pulp.

Papermaking. Sorting Rags

Women stand at sinks with large baskets of rags next to them.

Sawmill Carriage

View inside a sawmill showing a log carriage, a vehicle used to carry the log while it is being cut into lumber.

Sawmill

View of a sawmill on the Penobscot River showing many logs in the water in the foreground. Workers are visible guiding logs from the storage pond up jack ladders into the mill to be processed.

Road Building in the Woods

Men use logs to construct a courderoy road through the forest.

Lumber Industry, Road Building

Men build a road in the forest next to a white tent. Smoke is being produced from the process.

Hauling Logs by Tractor

A man operates a tractor that is hauling logs through the snow. Behind the tractor, two horses pull more logs.

Lumbering

Lumbermen lift logs onto horse-drawn sleds.

Big Timber

Lumbermen pose with a large white pine they have felled. Twenty-one men stand on the tree trunk, one stands on the stump, and two stand on the ground near the stump.