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  • Four Loggers Resting, circa 1930
    Four Loggers Resting, circa 1930
    Image       Black and white photograph of four lumberjacks resting on logs which they have cut down. The logs are on top of two pieces of wood perpendicular to the logs like a wooden railway track. These tracks were used to roll logs on to horse-drawn sleds. There are large snow drifts …
    Image     Black and white photograph of four lumberjacks resting on logs which they have cut down. The logs are on top of two pieces of wood perpendicular to the logs like …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Three Loggers holding Cant Hooks, circa 1930
    Three Loggers holding Cant Hooks, circa 1930
    Imagemystery       Black and white photograph of three lumberjacks. They are standing on a stacked pile of logs. The lumberjacks are all holding "cant hooks", which were common tools used in the logging process.
    Imagemystery     Black and white photograph of three lumberjacks. They are standing on a stacked pile of logs. The lumberjacks are all holding "cant hooks", which were common tools used in the …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Marsden's Log Hauls, 1935
    Marsden's Log Hauls, 1935
    Image       Black and white photograph of a logger driving a team of horse drawn sleigh with a load of logs. The photograph was taken in a snow covered forest.
    Image     Black and white photograph of a logger driving a team of horse drawn sleigh with a load of logs. The photograph was taken in a snow covered forest.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Working Lumber Mill, circa 1920
    Working Lumber Mill, circa 1920
    Imagemysterycomment       Black and white photograph of a lumber mill. On the left side there is a building with a ramp going into a second floor window. There are logs going up into the building along the ramp. In the foreground on the right are logs in a pile. There is a …
    Imagemysterycomment     Black and white photograph of a lumber mill. On the left side there is a building with a ramp going into a second floor window. There are logs going up …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Constructing a Building at the Lumber Camp, circa 1920
    Constructing a Building at the Lumber Camp, circa 1920
    Imagecomment       Black and white photograph of a building being built in the forest. Upon completion this building would have be used by loggers at the lumber camp. There are many people working on the building. On the left side there are two horses pulling construction materials.
    Imagecomment     Black and white photograph of a building being built in the forest. Upon completion this building would have be used by loggers at the lumber camp. There are many people …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Loggers in Burk's Falls, circa 1910
    Loggers in Burk's Falls, circa 1910
    Imagecomment       Black and white photograph of a group of lumberjacks in the woods. On the left there is a man standing on a large log. In the middle are two men standing behind the log. In the background there is a man standing by a partly cut tree. Two of the …
    Imagecomment     Black and white photograph of a group of lumberjacks in the woods. On the left there is a man standing on a large log. In the middle are two men …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Knight Brother's Lumber Mill, Burk's Falls, pre-1900
    Knight Brother's Lumber Mill, Burk's Falls, pre-1900
    Image       Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Factory in Burk's Falls. There are a variety of buildings. In the foreground there is a lumber yard and piled logs.
    Image     Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Factory in Burk's Falls. There are a variety of buildings. In the foreground there is a lumber yard and piled logs.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Horse and Cutter
    Horse and Cutter
    Imagemystery       Black and white photograph of three groups of horse drawn sleighs. These sleigh are pulling sleds through a snow covered path in the forest. These sleighs are pulling loads of wood back to the lumber camp. Each of the sleighs is being pulled by two horses.
    Imagemystery     Black and white photograph of three groups of horse drawn sleighs. These sleigh are pulling sleds through a snow covered path in the forest. These sleighs are pulling loads of …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Lumberyard Across from the Burk's Falls Wharf, circa 1920
    Lumberyard Across from the Burk's Falls Wharf, circa 1920
    Image       Black and white photograph of a lumber yard across from the Burk's Falls wharf. It is likely the Knight Brother's Lumberyard. There is a set of railroad tracks running through the yard. In the wharf there is a boat at dock.
    Image     Black and white photograph of a lumber yard across from the Burk's Falls wharf. It is likely the Knight Brother's Lumberyard. There is a set of railroad tracks running through …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • A Boom of Logs, Burk's Falls, 1900
    A Boom of Logs, Burk's Falls, 1900
    Image       Black and white photograph of two loggers, Harry Hewitt and Harry Philips, standing on logs in the river. There are logs on the river as far as the eye can see.
    Image     Black and white photograph of two loggers, Harry Hewitt and Harry Philips, standing on logs in the river. There are logs on the river as far as the eye can …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Lumberyard, Burk's Falls, circa 1950
    Lumberyard, Burk's Falls, circa 1950
    Image       Black and white photograph of a lumberyard in the village of Burk's Falls. From this distance it looks like a shanty town. These are actually towers of finished lumber. In the foreground is a set of train tracks and railroad cars to transport the lumber away.
    Image     Black and white photograph of a lumberyard in the village of Burk's Falls. From this distance it looks like a shanty town. These are actually towers of finished lumber. In …
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
  • Knight's Mill, Burk's Falls, circa 1920
    Knight's Mill, Burk's Falls, circa 1920
    Image       Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Lumber Mill. There is a bridge with a railroad track running close to the site. The factory's smokestack is billowing smoke.
    Image     Black and white photograph of the Knight Brother's Lumber Mill. There is a bridge with a railroad track running close to the site. The factory's smokestack is billowing smoke.
    Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union PL
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