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Title	Men, logs and steam donkey
Date	ca. 1900
Photographer	Kirk, George W.
Location	United States--Washington (State)--Snohomish County
Description	A "turn" of logs brought in by steam donkey. Note the logs of the skid road in the foreground partially buried in the ground. Tending thedonkey are the pucher (engineer) and fireman. This angle shows the wire rope wound round the spool, the opposite end of the machine from theangle of #31 in a mounted photo series issued by Kirk Studio. Note also the wear of wire rope around the stump in the left foreground. Donkeys could pull themselves forward on their "sleds" of logs by letting out line, wrapping around stumps or trees, and then reeling themselves in. Exact location is unknown. (Information contributed by Dr. David A. Cameron)
Subject	Lumber industry--Washington (State)--Snohomish County Steam donkeys--Washington (State)
Format	Scanned from original brown-toned 6 x 8 mounted prints
Rights	Ownership Everett Public Library
Project	Kirk Studio

Men, logs and steam donkey

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