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Photograph of lumbering in California

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Description: Consists of one photograph of an ox-drawn redwood log being pulled out of the redwood forest of Point Arenas, California. Four unidentified men pose for the photo as the oxen pull the logs across the bridge.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1890.
Call number: photPF 1250
Provenance: Acquired from Rhorer, 1953.
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