"The Logger," Michigan, 1880-1900
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Artifact Overview
A group of five men posed for a picture on top of a large log with their "cant hooks," a common logging tool used to maneuver logs, in the late nineteenth century. When Maine and New York were unable to supply the growing demand for lumber, Michigan became the next logical lumbering destination as part of the northern pine belt.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1885
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.04384
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
Printed at bottom edge of image:
04384 THE LOGGERS, Mich. DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.
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A group of five men posed for a picture on top of a large log with their "cant hooks," a common logging tool used to maneuver logs, in the late nineteenth century. When Maine and New York were unable to supply the growing demand for lumber, Michigan became the next logical lumbering destination as part of the northern pine belt.