Burned trees are on a hillside near a steep chute or flume in Saint Joe National Forest in Shoshone County, Idaho. A man sits on a burned log beside a canvas tent and a timber and tarpaper shack near railroad tracks. A Milwaukee Lumber Company flume connects with a pool of water beside the tracks. Logs are in the water.
Description
1 photographic print on mat board ; 29 x 25 cm. (11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Subject
Milwaukee Lumber Company--1890-1910; Saint Joe National Forest (Idaho)--1890-1910; Shoshone County (Idaho)--1890-1910; Flumes--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910; Forest fires--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910; Forest reserves--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910; Huts--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910; Lumber industry--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910; Railroad tracks--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910; Tents--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711001992
Notes
"Field No. 95752" inked on original negative and reproduced in photographic print and inked and stamped on verso.; Emulsion flaws on original negative reproduced in photographic print.; Inked on verso below title: "One of the steepest log chutes ever built, Milwaukee Lumber Co's operations in fire-killed timber; logging railroad in foreground."; Stamped on mat board and on verso: "U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry."; Title and attribution inked on verso.; R7110019921
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