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Collection: Chicago Mill and Lumber Company Collection
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1. General View Standing Timber
An area designated for logging is filled with trees.
10. Hauling to Right-of-way with Mule Team
Six mules haul a wagon carrying three cut logs.
101. Ready for the Saw
Lumbermen watch as the mill's saw cuts a large log.
102. One of the Outside Cuts
Lumbermen watch the mill's saw cut the outside of a large log.
103. Plain Sawing
The mill's saw makes precision cuts to a large log.
104. After Squaring the Log
A large log sits next to the saw after it was cut and squared off.
107. Edger
A worker feeds a cut board into an edger to create straight and smooth edges.
108. Manner of Trimming
Lumber moves through a trimming machine within the sawmill.
109. Sorting Slip
Workers look for defects and imperfections in cut boards in the sorting room.
11. Loading Cars
Men use a lift to load cut logs onto a train bound for the mill.
12. Loaded Train Ready to Go to the Mill
Workers ride a train loaded with cut logs to the mill.
13. Train Arrives at Mill
A large crane unloads cut logs from the train into the log yard.
14. Unloading Onto Mill Log Yard
A large crane unloads cut logs from the train into the log yard.
15. General View of Log Yard and Mill
A crane sits between a large pile of logs and the mill building.
17. Pushing Raft Down Stream
A steamboat pushes a raft across the river and towards the mill.
18. Towing Barge
A steamboat tows a barge across the river and towards the mill.
19. Loaded Barges Brought Into Harbor
A large barge loaded with cut logs enters the harbor near the mill.
201. Drag-saw Cutting Off Veneer Blocks
A worker watches as a saw makes large circular cuts from a log.
202. Filling Steam Boxes
Workers load logs into steam boxes to loosen the bark.
203. Emptying Steam Boxes and Peeling Blocks
Workers empty steam boxes and remove the bark from the cut logs.
204. Putting Blocks Into Veneer Lathe
Workers load a veneer lathe machine with peeled log sections.
205. Piling Veneer From Machines Onto Trucks
Workers pile thin sheets of wood veneer exiting the veneer lathe machine.
206. Operation of Clipper
Workers stand on both sides of a clipper machine.
208. General View of Veneer Yard
An aerial view of the veneer yard shows railroad tracks running between stacks of lumber.
209. A Stack of Veneer
Piled and loose veneers stand on either side of a set of railroad tracks.
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