Historical Sawmill Operations

Black and white photos of sawmills and wood processing in various states, showcasing equipment and workers in historical settings.

The image shows the interior of the Booster Plant Pumping Station, looking west. It features three centrifugal pumps with a capacity of 4,500,000 gallons per day. The plant was constructed between April 1918 and 1919 and was operated by the Port Utilities, U.S.A. The photograph was taken by Sgt. Bonner on December 18, 1919.

Sawmill Interiors - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Small Sawmills - Maryland. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Logging Camps and Crews - New York. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Veneer and Plywood Making - Michigan. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Water Use: Electricity - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Saw Products: Dimensions - Wisconsin. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Saw Products: Dimensions - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

The image shows the interior of the Booster Plant Pumping Station, looking west. It features three centrifugal pumps with a capacity of 4,500,000 gallons per day. The plant was constructed between April 1918 and 1919 and was operated by the Port Utilities, U.S.A. The photograph was taken by Sgt. Bonner on December 18, 1919.

The machine used for baling reclaimed scraps at Operations Base Section Plant, N.Y. is shown. This photograph was taken by Lieutenant Lyon on April 14, 1919. The scraps are sorted first before being prepared for baling. (47 185)

Saw Products: Dimensions - Connecticut. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A photograph taken by photographer Reco in 1919 at Don 4DIL House, Love Field, Texas. The image shows a laboratory and oil house at Love Field. The photograph is numbered 25632 and has the notes 99A.9-8-16 attached to it.

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Arkansas. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Texas. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Veneer and Plywood Making - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

"Engine room in the Q.M. building in New York City, showing fire pump number 64,457. This photograph is part of the Corps of Engineers records and was taken during World War One. The image was issued with the identifier symbol A and includes the description 'Q.M. building, New York City. Engine room, showing fire pump.'"

Crude Products: Ties and Mine Props. - Iowa. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Veneer and Plywood Making - Vermont. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Tea factory Kertamanah built by Machinefabriek Braat Surabaia 1934, Anonymous, 1934 photograph Album magazine with a photo of the interior of the Tea factory Kertamanah. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. Bandung photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print factory-interior, machine shop Java. Ribbon

Description: Attachment of steel girders in abutment Location: Mauritius Date: 1905-1910

Sawmill Interiors - Wisconsin. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - Maine. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Description: Fushun Power Plant - Fushun, Manchuria. Photographed by U.S.Signal Corps, 17 June 1946. Large power plant (View Number 2) - showing empty foundations from which units Number 3 and 4 were removed during Soviet occupancy (part of foundation for unit Number 2 also shows in foreground). Location: Fushun, China Date: 17 June 1946 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Saw Products: Dimensions - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Veneer and Plywood Making - Michigan. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - West Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Fire Suppression Research - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

IL - Chicago. Chicago Harbor Fog Signal Plant, Illinois. View looking southwesterly (shoreward). Duplicate Rumely 45 HP "Oil Pull" engines; gear connected to Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. 11x12 G.S.B - 198 cubic ft. p.d. air compressors. See plans, engine-room, Dr. 14303, 14304, and 14306. Dr. Acc. 14305.

A damaged ship undergoing repairs at an unknown location during World War One. The photograph, labeled as SUMBER 60,956, was taken by a photographer from the Signal Corps. The description indicates that it captures the image of a ship being repaired. (50 words)

Veneer and Plywood Making - Michigan. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sgt. G. Ryden at the Sumber E filling plant at the gas and oil docks in Blaye, Gironde, France. The photo, taken on December 11, 1918, shows vidons being filled with oil. This image is assigned as #40737 in the series of photographs documenting American military activities during World War One.

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Missouri. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Small Sawmills - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Soldiers constructing portable houses used by the American Expeditionary Forces during World War One. The image shows the process of bolting trusses to side plates for added stability. (Note: Some information appears to be missing or incomplete in the provided description)

Forest Fire Equipment: Tool Caches - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Saw Products: Lumber Construction - Maryland. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Small Sawmills - Massachusetts. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

View of the arrangement of mechanical devices of George Hodgson at the World Exhibition of 1885 in Antwerp, Anonymous, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print Antwerp paper world fair, world exhibition Antwerp

The control tower.SB page .. Kockums AB (depicted name), shark (depicted name)

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Soldier operating a candy cutting machine at the Josse Candy plant in Paris, Seine, France. The machine cuts the candy into pieces. Photograph taken on January 2, 1919 and received on February 13, 1919. This photograph is a part of the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One collection.

Cotton Machinery.

View of an arrangement of the Société Anonyme électrical and Hydraulique from Charleroi at the World Exhibition of Antwerp in 1894, Charles Bernhoft, 1894 photomechanical print Antwerppluxemburg (Belgian province) paper collotype world fair, world exhibition. electrical phenomena. fluid mechanics, hydraulics Antwerp

Fire Suppression: Aerial Slurry Drops - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Filtered control boxes and piping from alum solution boxes of a filtration plant in the City of Langres and hospitals. The photograph was taken on January 8, 1919, by Lt. Sears, S.C. This equipment was issued for use in Langres, Haute Marne, France. The total cost was $2061.

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Pennsylvania. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A whirling extractor at Operations Base Section Plant, N.Y., is shown pressing out water after a washing process. The photograph was taken on April 14, 1919, by photographer LT. Lyon. This image is part of a set of photographs documenting American military activities during World War One.

Saw Products: Dimensions - Connecticut. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Veneer and Plywood Making - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Veneer and Plywood Making - Maine. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Men at the Spring Repair Shop, 309th Repair Unit, M.T.C., led by 1st Lieut. Fred Mooty, fix and strengthen springs of motor vehicles. They retrieve a spring from a furnace, shape it, and then cool it off with water. Location: Dijon, Cote d'Or, France. Photo taken on January 21, 1919, by R. Sears.

Enlisted men at the University of Pittsburgh in PA are seen undergoing training in gas engine mechanics and auto repair work. In the photograph, a bench with vices, drawers, and tools can be observed along with a large pipe connecting underneath. These facilities were commonly provided for each engine group. The image is from June 1918 and was received from the University of Pittsburgh.

Saw Products: Lumber Construction - District of Columbia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Cotton Machinery.

Sawmill Interiors - New York. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Machine, anonymous, 1931 - 1937 photograph Album magazine with three photos of a machine. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. Java photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances Java

Page 65 of the Photo Book of the General Association of Rubber Planters at the east coast of Sumatra (A.V.R.O.S.), c. 1924 - c. 1925 photograph Book page with a photo of the interior of a dry house for rubber sheets ('crepe') of the general association of rubber planters ter Oostkust van Sumatra (a.v.r.o.s.) in Bandar Bedjamboo. Part of a photo album of the General Association of Rubber Planters ter Oostkust van Sumatra (A.V.R.O.S.). SumatraSumatraprinter: Dutch East Indies, The paper. photographic support printing (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. factory-interior, machine shop Sumatra

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Vermont. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Seasonal Crops - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

"Air Service mechanics' school in Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Demonstrating table used for engine parts instruction. This photograph was taken in 1918 by a photographer from D.MA. It is part of a collection of American military activities during World War One. Official use only."

Description: Manchu Iron Works - Anshan, Manchuria, Photographed by U.S. Signal Corps, 18 June 1946. Boiler House with parts removed. Location: Anshan, China Date: 18 June 1946 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Sawmill Interiors - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Finished boards on a runway at a mill in Vagnay, Vosges, France, ready for shipment. The lumber is seen coming out on live rolls, a process carried out by the 43d Company of the 20th Engineers, Epinal District. This photograph was taken by Lt. Sears, S.C. in December 1948. (Description includes vehicle number, date taken, and additional notes).

Aerial view of the Packard Motor Car Co. in Detroit, Michigan in November 1918, during World War I. The facility is shown to be exclusively dedicated to U.S. Government Airplane experimental work. The photograph captures the engineering facilities with a focus on the Model "E" Liberty, a wood model aircraft. The Model "g" Liberty, another wood model, is also mentioned. This image is marked for official use only (Ⓒ11905).

Vacuümmachine van Pontifex and Wood op de Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations van 1851 in het Crystal Palace in Londen, C.M. Ferrier & F. von Martens (attributed to), 1851 photograph London photographic support salted paper print vacuum physics. machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances London

Water Use: Electricity - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Description: Manchu Rubber Co., Laioyang, Manchuria. Photographed by U.S. Signal Corps, 10 June 1946. View Number 1. Ground floor of tire manufacturing building from which heavy rubber processing equiupment was removed during Soviet occupancy. Location: Laioyang, China Date: 10 June 1946 china, asia, asiathroughalens

An image captured on June 10, 1918, displaying the crating process of a De Haviland "4" airplane at the Dayton-Wright Co. plant in Dayton & Moraine City, Ohio. The photograph shows the complete airplane before disassembling for crating. This information is restricted for official use. (50 words)

Description: Manchu Rubber Co. Laioyang Manchuria. Photographed by U.S. Signal Corps, 10 June 1946. Interior of boiler house after removal of boilers during Soviet occupancy October 12- Nogvember 9, 1945. View Number 2. Location: Laioyang, China Date: 10 June 1946 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Saw Products: Lumber Construction - Maryland. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Saw Products: Dimensions - Tennessee. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Michigan. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Seasoning and Shipping Lumber - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

View of a Tapestry Weaving Workshop of Goblins Manufacture, 13th Arrondissement, Paris View of a tapestry weaving workshop of goblins manufacture. Paris (XIIIth Arr.). Anonymous photography. Draw at gelatin bromide of silver.

Image of a pumping station at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. The photograph was taken in June 1918 during World War One. This is a factual description and for official use only.

Sawmill Interiors - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Tea factory Kertamanah, Anonymous, 1934 photograph Album magazine with three photos of the interior of a factory building, probably the Kertamanah tea factory south of Bandoeng. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. Bandung photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print factory-interior, machine shop Java. Ribbon

Civilian Conservation Corps - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - Vermont. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

This photograph, taken on April 20, 1919, shows a room at the Packard Motor Car Co. in Detroit, Michigan, used by experts to observe the performance of the Liberty motor engine during its manufacturing process. The room is equipped with various instruments and log books for keeping records. This image is marked as classified for official use only, with the code 20815.

Saw Products: Dimensions - Missouri. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Calibration of a machine used in the Bureau of Mines during World War I to test the hardness of steel for military purposes. The Brinell hardness test involved applying known pressure with a hard steel ball and measuring the depth of the resulting impression. A device was used to weigh the hydraulic pressure and ensure its accuracy. Date: November 14, 1918.

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

This image shows a steam pipe used for the purpose of bending wood at Wilbur Wright Aviation Field in Fairfield, Ohio. The photograph was taken by Corp. J.O. McDonnell on April 8, 1918. The image is part of the collection received from the Commanding Officer of Wilbur Wright Field.

Interior of the printing company of Christoffel Plantijn, Joseph Maes, c. 1881 - in or before 1886 photomechanical print paper collotype printing press

Fire Control: Detection - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Saw Products: Dimension - Illinois. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Renovations on Brussels and Padang Halaban, 1939, Anonymous, 1939 photograph Sheet with six photos of renovations on Brussels and the placement of new machines in the Palm oil factory on Padang Halaban, April 1939. With labels with captions under the photos. Part of the photo album about the Pernantian and Brussels plantations of the Sumatra Caoutchouc Maatschappij on the east coast of Sumatra in the years 1935-1939. Sumatra photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: palm oil. Asiatic races and peoples (INDONESIANS). factory-interior, machine shop Sumatra

Saw Products: Dimension - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Factory hall with installations, Anonymous, 1931 - 1937 photograph Album magazine with a photo of the interior of a factory hall with two completed installations, probably intended for the Kertamanah tea factory. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. SOEKABOEMI photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print factory-interior, machine shop. machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances Java. Slackboem

Seasoning and Shipping Lumber - Pennsylvania. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Description: Coal Hydrogenetion Research Institute, - Mukden, Manchuria. Photographed by U.S. Signal Corps 7 June 1946. Empty foundation for high pressure compressor removed during Soviet occupancy and door through which removal was effected. Location: Mukden, China Date: 07 June 1946 china, asia, asiathroughalens

This photograph, labeled 111-SC-604, showcases the process of airplane construction during World War One. It highlights the construction of the rudder, specifically the remount. The photograph was received in December 1917 and is related to aviation in the United States. These details were noted in the laboratory records for the image.

Veneer and Plywood Making - Vermont. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Interior of a mill in La Brasse, Vosges, France. In the photograph, a carriage is seen cutting a log. The image was taken by LT. Sears, S.C. on December 22, 1918. The photograph is part of the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One collection, with document number 52105.

In this photograph, taken on January 8, 1919, George H. Lyon captures the inspection of army and navy food products. U.S. Meat Inspectors from the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, are seen inspecting meat as it is loaded from a train into the Union Terminal Freezer in Jersey City. The meat is to be frozen for the Navy as part of their food supply.

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