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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.
3. Falling Timber
Three men chop and cut a tree in a wooded area.
4. Cross-cutting
Two men use a crosscut saw to cut a fallen tree into logs.
5. Views of Log Dump
A large number of cut logs are ready for transport to the sawmill for cutting.
8. Pulling Logs Into Log Yard with Skidder
A skidder pulls cut logs into a large pile.
9. Getting Ready to Load Logs on Cars
A man sits on a mule in front of a large pile of cut logs.
10. Hauling to Right-of-way with Mule Team
Six mules haul a wagon carrying three cut logs.
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.
22. Logs Starting on the Road to Manufactured Products
A crane lifts cut logs onto a conveyor system from the mill's log yard.
23. Exit Logs
A crane loads cut logs into the mill for manufacturing.
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.
201. Drag-saw Cutting Off Veneer Blocks
A worker watches as a saw makes large circular cuts from a log.
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