Historical industry photo porn open thread
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At the head of the log chute near Bridal Veil, Oregon, 1897
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Benson log raft ready for transportation, Stella, Washington, n.d.
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Best tractor hauling logs, Union, Washington, ca. 1924
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Blackman Bros. logging railroad, Snohomish County, 1883
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Boom crane lowering log into cradle, Columbia River near Stella, Washington, ca. 1903
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why was Stalin tagged for this pic?GrundleStiltzkin said:Men with Steam-powered Lumber @DerekJohnson , circa 1927. (Darius Kinsey/Getty Open Content Program)
and why did my Nautch girl only get one measly upvote from ChuckHIV and nobody else? Must be racism -
Oh, I think it was a lumber derrick. Cry pardon, dumb joke.DerekJohnson said:
why was Stalin tagged for this pic?GrundleStiltzkin said:Men with Steam-powered Lumber @DerekJohnson , circa 1927. (Darius Kinsey/Getty Open Content Program)
and why did my Nautch girl only get one measly upvote from ChuckHIV and nobody else? Must be racism -
The oldest occupation?DerekJohnson said:Nautch girl (dancing girl) in Jaipur, India, 1890s
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YellowSnow said:
The most beautiful structure ever built in the history of civilization.
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Train Depot, Rexford Junction, MT. Great Northern Line. 1910.
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Great Northern train on trestle for Martin Creek Bridge near Index, WA, 1926. Check out the snow shed in the back ground.
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Not that old, but Swaye's Montana train thing made me think of the 1989 Helena train explosion. Crazy story.
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With sigs enabled it’s funny to see these random modern gifs being mixed in with historical B&W photographs.
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Hugs and Kisses! XOXOXOXOXOXOXDoog_de_Jour said:With sigs enabled it’s funny to see these random modern gifs being mixed in with historical B&W photographs.
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GrundleStiltzkin said:
Oh, I think it was a lumber derrick. Cry pardon, dumb joke.DerekJohnson said:
why was Stalin tagged for this pic?GrundleStiltzkin said:Men with Steam-powered Lumber @DerekJohnson , circa 1927. (Darius Kinsey/Getty Open Content Program)
and why did my Nautch girl only get one measly upvote from ChuckHIV and nobody else? Must be racism
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The TUFF loggers lived in N. Idaho (still do).
As a wee lad can remember dodging the tug boats pulling log booms down from the St. Joe River, across Lake CDA and down the Spokane River for milling. Water skiing was for the brave as stray logs broken away from the boom was common place. Hitting one of those put a damper on a good slalom run.
Mid-80s, took a gal from Hayden to a movie and driving thru CDA, the sawmill was ablaze. Pretty spectacular fire. Sadly, no handy at the movie that night. CSB
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Girls who wouldn't give a handy after a date were the worst. If I didn't go home with serious chaffing, they never got a call back.PurpleThrobber said:
The TUFF loggers lived in N. Idaho (still do).
As a wee lad can remember dodging the tug boats pulling log booms down from the St. Joe River, across Lake CDA and down the Spokane River for milling. Water skiing was for the brave as stray logs broken away from the boom was common place. Hitting one of those put a damper on a good slalom run.
Mid-80s, took a gal from Hayden to a movie and driving thru CDA, the sawmill was ablaze. Pretty spectacular fire. Sadly, no handy at the movie that night. CSB -
How dare youGrundleStiltzkin said:
The oldest occupation?DerekJohnson said:Nautch girl (dancing girl) in Jaipur, India, 1890s
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Packard logging trucks, Washington, 1920
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Packing Carsten's weiner sausages on an assembly line, Washington, n.d.
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Part of bridge over Cavanaugh Creek, showing 126 foot timbers, logging operations of the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills on the Nooksack River, 1926
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Partially constructed dam and waterfall, Camp No. 2, probably Washington, December 12, 1911
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The Soviet of Washington- Harry Truman
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We need to find a good log flume sploosh gif.PurpleThrobber said:
The TUFF loggers lived in N. Idaho (still do).
As a wee lad can remember dodging the tug boats pulling log booms down from the St. Joe River, across Lake CDA and down the Spokane River for milling. Water skiing was for the brave as stray logs broken away from the boom was common place. Hitting one of those put a damper on a good slalom run.
Mid-80s, took a gal from Hayden to a movie and driving thru CDA, the sawmill was ablaze. Pretty spectacular fire. Sadly, no handy at the movie that night. CSB
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I wasted about 1 1/2 years fawning after this gal. Did the nasty a couple times but in hindsight shouldn't have played the good guy All-American boy angle. She was looking for discipline and I was too inexperienced at the time to give it to her.Swaye said:
Girls who wouldn't give a handy after a date were the worst. If I didn't go home with serious chaffing, they never got a call back.PurpleThrobber said:
The TUFF loggers lived in N. Idaho (still do).
As a wee lad can remember dodging the tug boats pulling log booms down from the St. Joe River, across Lake CDA and down the Spokane River for milling. Water skiing was for the brave as stray logs broken away from the boom was common place. Hitting one of those put a damper on a good slalom run.
Mid-80s, took a gal from Hayden to a movie and driving thru CDA, the sawmill was ablaze. Pretty spectacular fire. Sadly, no handy at the movie that night. CSB
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Old time dance., Old time dance on cedar stump
Four couples and two men holding musical instruments stand atop a gigantic cedar stump as if they were at a dance. Images of couples "dancing" on cedar stumps were very popular at the time and this image in particular was used on many postcards. The stump was located on the Henry Scharff ranch, just south of where the G.A.R. Cemetery is located today in Snohomish, WA. Dancing couples from left to right: George Deering, Stella Deering, Bertha Crossman, O.E. Crossman, Laura England, George England, Ruth Elwell, and W. Omar Moore. W.P. Bell holds the fiddle, and Harvey Horton, brother of the photographer, holds the banjo., Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society. -
The Black Prince., Black Prince on Snohomish River
The steamer known as the Black Prince floats down the Snohomish River. The Black Prince was built in Everett in 1901 by the Snohomish and Skagit River Navigation Company. It was built for the Skagit and Snohomish river logging trade., Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society. -
Fish on the dock., Fish on the dock, Snohomish
Groups of men stand on a dock beside the Snohomish River below the south side of First Street in Snohomish. A boat is tied to the dock; two rowboats float next to the boat. The dock is attached to a large warehouse. On the dock are several mounds of goods, including piles of fish and stacks of lumber. "Alphonse LaBell, Prop. Fish Marketing" is handwritten on the back. Only a few people in the image have been identified. They include Alphonse LaBell, standing towards the building wearing a light suit and dark hat; Bill Hesche, standing with a pole towards the edge of the dock; Bill Schott, the small child standing in foreground; Fred Schott, Sr., holding hands with the child; and Fred Schott, Jr., seated next to the child., Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society. -
First locomotive in Snohomish County operated by Blackman Bros.
Loggers and a team of oxen pose with the Blackman Brothers' patented locomotive invention. The new invention replaced the old method of using a team of four oxen to pull logs. Written on the reverse in what is probably William Whitfield's hand is "The first locomotive in Snohomish County operated by Blackman Bros. in 1883 at Mukilteo and Marysville.", Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society. -
The landing of first airplane on location of present field, Snohomish, Wash.
The first airplane flight of Snohomish County ends when the Curtiss-Farman-Wright biplane, piloted by Fred J. Wiseman, crashes in a plowed field outside the Harvey Ballpark in Snohomish. The crowd of people run over to the plane to check on the pilot. The pilot survived the crash., Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society.
The start of first airplane flight on location of present field, Snohomish, Wash.
A crowd of people watch the first airplane flight in Snohomish County. The Curtiss-Farman-Wright biplane, piloted by Fred J. Wiseman, took off from home plate at the Harvey Ballpark in Snohomish. The engine was not working right from the start and before the plane had been in the air for a minute, the engine quit., Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society.
The start of the first airplane flight from the old fair grounds, Snohomish, Washington.
The Curtiss-Farman-Wright biplane, piloted by Fred J. Wiseman, is parked at home plate at Harvey Ballpark before it's first flight in Snohomish County. Billed as “The Fastest Machine In The World,” the biplane flew for about a minute before crashing in a farmer's plowed field. A crew can be seen getting the plane ready for it's flight while a crowd of spectators watch., Contributing Institution: Snohomish Historical Society.
