Polson Logging Co. Camp landing — circa 1910 — #G0540_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State)
Thanks to Sam Talley who notes: The 'landing' was the place where the freshly cut logs were brought so they could be placed in a stream or river, loaded onto rail cars, or put on log trucks for transport away from the area."
Additional thanks to David Rygmyr, who notes: "In this photograph, logs are loaded using a gin pole and parbuckle method of loading. A steam donkey would have pulled the log in to the rollway, upon which the man in the foreground has his left foot. The taut cable shown in this photo in a 'Z' shape would have been slack and would have been looped around the log. This cable is secured to a hold, probably a stump, off to the right in the photo. A second steam donkey, off to the left in the photo, then pulled this cable tight to force the log up onto the waiting car. Notice the small planks against the lower-left log to help the top log roll up and into place. This last log will fill the car to capacity; farther down the track you see another empty car waiting to be rolled into place for the next load."
