Early Logging: Photo Gallery

• Early Logging Early photos show how local loggers harvested trees, from the forests to the mills.
• The Larson Mill was located near what is now Bloedel-Donovan Park. In the background you can see the Silver Beach area on the north shore of Lake Whatcom.
• Early Water Wheel This water wheel is typical of those that supplied power to small lumber mills (53.2k)
• Early Saw Mills! (Photos taken with our digital camera at the Lynden Steam Engine Fair)
• Steam Donkeys Click here to see some great photos of early iron "steam donkeys" used to power the sawmills!
• Corliss Steam Engine This large "1910 Nordberg" steam engine powered the larger sawmills. (17.1k)
• Shake Mill This shake mill created sawed shakes, instead of split shakes. (20.4k)
• Planer Photos
• High Lead Cable Logging This system was used to lift and haul heavy logs. (18.5k)
• 1914 Waterloo Steam Traction Engine Picture taken at the British Columbia Forestry Museum (40.1k)
• 1922 Steam Shovel Picture taken at the British Columbia Forestry Museum (53.7k)
• Early Logging Trucks Photos of Logging trucks from 1919 and 1922
• Debarker Picture taken at the British Columbia Forestry Museum Park (42k)
• 1894 Arch Photo taken at Black Mountain Forestry Center (61.8k). Use your browser's back button to return to this page.
• 1894 Block Pulley Photo taken at Black Mountain Forestry Center (65.6k). Use your browser's back button to return to this page.
• Early Loggers' Hand Tools Photos of some of the early tools used by loggers

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