Side view of the Jordan Lumber, Co. woods camp at Grindstone, Maine

Photographer

Creation Date

circa 1890-1920

Preview

Description

Black and white photograph of an unidentified teamster sitting on a cushion on top of a small load of logs on a sled. The driver is turned to face the camera while holding the reins for a team of draft horses. The driver has stopped on the snowy landscape, beside the woods camp. Image shows how the woods camp is constructed of low, log walls. The roof is covered in tar paper secured with fir strips. A stove pipe is located near the middle of the roof ridge. Three three-over-three glass windows are situated near the roof ridge providing lighting to the interior of the camp. Grindstone, Maine. Jordan Lumber Co. The original photograph was donated by M.L. Jordan, Old Town, Maine. Accessioned 1958.

Topic

Logging

Collection

MF075 General Photograph Collection

Series Number

NA2566

Identifier

p00007

Recommended Citation

"Side view of the Jordan Lumber, Co. woods camp at Grindstone, Maine" (1900). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 7.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/7

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Existence and Location of Originals

Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.