Sawmill Collection

Sawmill on the Kumsa River near the Medvezhia Gora Station, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Sawmill on the Kumsa River near the Medvezhia Gora Station, 1915.

Sawmill, Oka River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Sawmill, Oka River, 1912. Several men standing near a sawmill.

View from the Bernshammar Sawmill, 1793. Creator: Pehr Nordquist
View from the Bernshammar Sawmill, 1793. Water power used to operate machinery in Sweden

'Saw mill in a forest of pines.; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Saw mill in a forest of pines.; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Wood sawmill, 1845. Creator: Hendrik Abraham Klinkhamer
Wood sawmill, 1845

In the school's sawmill, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
In the school's sawmill, 1904

Saw-mill men of Tuskegee Industrial Institute, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Saw-mill men of Tuskegee Industrial Institute, 1902

Ola self-help sawmill under construction, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ola self-help sawmill under construction. Idaho

Ola self-help sawmill under construction, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ola self-help sawmill under construction. Idaho

Remains of sawmill in Fullerton, Louisiana, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Remains of sawmill in Fullerton, Louisiana. An abandoned lumber town

Remains of sawmill in Fullerton, Louisiana, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Remains of sawmill in Fullerton, Louisiana. An abandoned lumber town

An abandoned lumber town, Fullerton, Louisiana, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Fullerton, Louisiana. An abandoned lumber town

Abandoned lumber town showing mill and houses, Mendocino County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber industry of the California north coast. Abandoned lumber town showing mill and houses. Mendocino County, California

Lumber mill which is being dismantled at Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber mill which is being dismantled at Careyville, Florida

Lumber mill which is being dismantled, Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber mill which is being dismantled. Careyville, Florida

Lumber mill which is being dismantled, Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber mill which is being dismantled. Careyville, Florida

The lumber mill closed, the track is being torn up, Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The lumber mill closed, the track is being torn up and the rails sent to Japan along with other scrap iron from the mill. Careyville, Florida

Lumber mill being dismantled at Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber mill being dismantled at Careyville, Florida

Lumber mill being dismantled at Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber mill being dismantled at Careyville, Florida

Lumber mill being dismantled, Careyville, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lumber mill being dismantled. Careyville, Florida

Resident of Longview Homesteads in sawmill, Longview, Washington, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resident of Longview Homesteads in sawmill. Longview, Washington

Foundations of lumber sheds in Fullerton, Louisiana, an abandoned lumber town, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Foundations of lumber sheds in Fullerton, Louisiana, an abandoned lumber town

Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Saw mill with smoke stack; piles of lumber; wooded hill in background

Mines and Mills, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Mines and Mills. The Caledonia No. 1, Deadwood Terra No. 2, and Terra No. 3. Gold Stamp Mills, located at Terraville, Dak. []. Three prominent lumber mills and stacks of lumber

Wood shooting in the air, De Smet Mill, Center City, Dak, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Wood shooting in the air, De Smet Mill, Center City, Dak, 1888. Large pile of timber next to a building

The Interior "Clean Up" day at the Deadwood Terra Gold Stamp Mill, one of the Homestake... 1888
The Interior. "Clean Up" day at the Deadwood Terra Gold Stamp Mill, one of the Homestake Mills, Terraville, Dakota []. Interior of saw mill; men working on equipment

View of the sawmill, Kovzha [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
View of the sawmill, Kovzha [Russian Empire], 1909. Note conveyor belts and logs. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Man standing on boards on cart in sawmill and stacking the boards, Duluth vicinity, Minnesota, 1903
Man standing on boards on cart in sawmill and stacking the boards, Duluth vicinity, Minn. 1903

Three young black men working in lumber mill at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp, Newport News, Va. 1900, 1899 or 1900

The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga. 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga

Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Company, Greensboro, Ga. 1941?. Creator: Jack Delano
Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Company, Greensboro, Ga

Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga. 1941?. Creator: Jack Delano
Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga

Young farmer plowing while other co-op members... Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, 1939
Young farmer plowing while other co-op members work in the sawmill. The tractor does work for five member families. Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans, ca. 1890. ca. 1890. Creator: Anon
Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans, ca. 1890

Possibly: Mumby Lumber Mill, closed in 1938... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Mumby Lumber Mill, closed in 1938 after thirty-five years of operation. Now being dismantled. Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone, Washington

The church closed when the mill closed... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The church closed when the mill closed, but the houses are again occupied in the abandoned mill village. Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone

Ellington Lumber Company mill, Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ellington Lumber Company mill. Keno, Klamath County, Oregon

Small private lumber mill still operating in region... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Small private lumber mill still operating in region where large mills have cut out. Boundary County, Idaho

Small privately owned mill in the woods, recently discontinued, Mission Creek, Idaho, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Small privately owned mill in the woods, recently discontinued. All the large mills in this area have cut out. Mission Creek, Boundary County, Idaho

Small privately owned mill in the woods... Mission Creek, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Small privately owned mill in the woods, recently discontinued. All the large mills in this area have cut out. Mission Creek, Boundary County, Idaho

Many of those dependent on the mill have turned back to... Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939
Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Many of those dependent on the mill have turned back to small stump farming and many have been forced on relief

Possibly: Many of those dependent on the mill have turned... Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Many of those dependent on the mill have turned to small stump farming and many have been forced on relief

Abandoned storage shed of the Humbird Lumber Company, Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Abandoned storage shed of the Humbird Lumber Company

Wife and baby of president of Ola self-help sawmill co-op... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and baby of president of Ola self-help sawmill co-op in doorway of their home. Gem County, Idaho

A new house, lumber from Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
A new house. Lumber from Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Farm has sixty acres in tillable land, 100 acres in pasture. Gem County, Idaho

Home of Claude Kanady, president of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of Claude Kanady, president of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op. First part of this house was built a year ago. Now he is adding to it lumber from the sawmill. Gem County, Idaho

Young Idaho farmer plowing... Ola self-help sawmill co-op... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year while the other members of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op are working in the sawmill. The tractor does work for five member families

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