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    Logging Photos - Wet Side WA/OR

    I recently purchased these photos, they were mis-marked as Oklahoma photos. They are probably wet side WA/OR. I think many might enjoy the views. So here goes.
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    Nice link for logging.

    Re: Nice Link for Logging Thanks! Yes, I'm to blame for that web site. For various reasons, I've not been updating it for sometime now, but last week I got my ducks-in-a-row, and will start bringing it up to speed. Although I don't have this page linked to the Feature Forest Foto yet, here...
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    Skeleton log cars

    Re: Skeleton Logging Car Thought some might like to see a loaded car, this is a scan from a litho postcard so the quality isn't the best. Jimmy "B"
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    Skeleton log cars

    Stu and others that may be interested, Here are links to two different advertisements for the SC&F built Craig Mountain cars. June 1914 - The Timberman - SC&F Advertisement July 1914 - The Timberman - SC&F Advertisement
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    Skeleton log cars

    Re: Skeleton Logging Car. Jon, Yes it seems to be longer than most Skeleton Logging Cars. It is a 40' car. Here is another advertising cut for a similar car made for the Craig Mountian Lumber Company in Idaho. The only difference Between the two cars types is that the Craig Mtn. car has...
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    Skeleton log cars

    James, Thank you for your kind words. Hopefully I can share more stuff. Jimmy "B"
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    Skeleton log cars

    Another Kind of Log Car Thought some might like this type of car. Similar cars were used by a number of pine loggers in the Pacific pine forest region. Jimmy "B"
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    So,- your into logging!

    Re: So,- Your Into Logging! Casey Feedwater said this: "One of the things that makes Ozarks logging attractive to me (other than the fact that I live in what used to be the Osage River basin - now it's a huge lake) is that it's quite a bit different from logging in the Pacific Northwest or...
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    So,- your into logging!

    shamus said this: "Hi Jimmy, thats a great photo, was Clark Kinsey a relative of the famous Darius Kinsey who photographed many logging area's" As I understand it, Darius Kinsey's wife and his two brothers helped photograph western logging operation. Don't know the name of Darius Kinsey's...
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    Skeleton log cars

    All, I was doing some organizing of my office and came upon this advertisement and thought some might enjoy it. This was gleaned from the November 1912 issue of "The Timberman." Jimmy "B"
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    So,- your into logging!

    Re: Why Logging Drew, I’m glad you liked the photo. I’m happy to be here on this board. I will be posting additional photos from time to time. The photo I posted was taken by Clark Kinsey and was commissioned by the Fruit Growers Supply Company, the buying arm of the California Fruit...
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    So,- your into logging!

    RE: Why Logging! Well, I’d always been a sort-of-independent soul. So, when I graduated from high school with less then the best grades and a SAT score that would allow me Sacramento State or Fresno State, and on a middle son’s budget, options are: Junior College or Junior College. When...
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    Electric Loggers!

    Re: Electric Logging For Those interested: Well in exploring this form, I discovered this thread and thought I might expand on it just a little: Jon introduced the photo of Red River Lumber Co's electrics hauling logs. Here is a link to a piece that appeared in the Timberman on the Red...
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    Ash Creek Photos posted

    Summit (Jeff Moore) Enjoyed the model tour of the Ash Creek Lumber Company's line! Modeling a logging railroad can be so much fun! And a pine logger to-boot! Lassenlogger
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    Important Resource, Overlooked

    Board: I think one of the most overlooked sources of logging/lumbering information is the college text book. Even the oldest logging/lumbering text books are still available via the interlibrary loan system here in the USA. Yes, from time to time they still can be purchased on Ebay or...
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    Logging Equipment Advertisements

    List: Thought I might share some scans of logging equipment advertisements.