Historical Sawmill Operations

Vintage photographs of sawmill operations across various states, depicting machinery, workers, and the processing of wood in historical contexts.

Small Sawmills - North Carolina. 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

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

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

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicrafts - Missouri. 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

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

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

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

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

Sawmill Interiors - New York. 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

Small Sawmills - New Hampshire. 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

Pulp and Paper Mills - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

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

Veneer and Plywood Making - North Carolina. 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

Saw Products: Dimension - New Hampshire. 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

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

Pulp and Paper Mills - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - New Hampshire. 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

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

Chemical Wood - Michigan. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Sawmill Interiors - Pennsylvania. 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

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

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

Sawmill Interiors - Virginia. 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

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

Resorts and Other Dwellings - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

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

Helicopters - 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

Saw Products: Dimensions - Arkansas. 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

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

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

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

Equipment: Range Improvement - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

Workers at the Russell Motor Car Co., Ltd. in Toronto, Canada, are seen drilling holes on automotive parts during World War I. This image was taken on August 26, 1918, as part of the company's manufacturing efforts to support the war effort.

Sawmill Interiors - Pennsylvania. 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

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

Saw Products: Dimensions - New York. 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

Pulp and Paper Mills - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Vermont. 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

Forest Fire Equipment: Water Equipment - All States. 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

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

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

Logging: Loading Logs - Oregon. 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 Control: Detection - Oregon. 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

Pulp and Paper Mills - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Miscellaneous Wood Products - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Miscellaneous Wood Products - Fuel Wood. 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

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

Communications: Radios - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

Logging: Loading Logs - Florida. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Wood Preservation - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Pulp and Paper: Pulpwood Yards - Virginia. 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

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

Lab Testing of Wood Structural Characteristics - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Caption: Students at the Motor Transport Training School at Camp Holabird, Maryland, working on front axle and transmissions, clutches, and other automotive components. Photograph taken on October 9, 1919, by Sgt. R.E. Warner.

Fire Control: Detection - Alabama. 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

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

Logging: Bucking - Vermont. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Abandoned Mines - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

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

Equipment - Kentucky. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

Logging: Scaling - Maine. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Miscellaneous Wood Products - Multiple Products. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Wood Preservation - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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

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

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

Pruning - Idaho. 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

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

Recreation Improvements - Ohio. 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

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

Logging: Loading Logs - Vermont. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

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