Columbia County

Columbia County
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  1. A Young Logger in a Log Chute - c. 1905
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    While not signed by Ford, the original for this photo was acquired with other similarly formatted photos that were signed by him. Learn More
  2. An Optometrist with his Lenses - c. 1895
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    A young optometrist from Rainier, Oregon demonstrates his trial frames and a folding case holding over a hundred sample lenses. Learn More
  3. Benson Logging Railroad Through Tall Trees - c. 1905
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    Simon Benson was a technical innovator, and one of the first to use logging railroads rather than ox teams to haul his cut logs to the river. Learn More
  4. Bringing the Logs Back to Camp - c. 1900
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    Smaller logs are brought back to a logging camp by a team of six mules, pulling them along a skid-road of logs placed across the path. It appears that this logging camp also was home to a small sawmill, as stacked lumber can be seen behind the team. Learn More
  5. Camp No. 2, Yeon and Pelton Company - c. 1902
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    This group portrait of the logging crew at Camp 2 includes some other important people - the camp cook and several assistants. Learn More
  6. Clatskanie, Winter of 1909
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    At the time this snowy portrait of Clatskanie was taken, the town was going through a growth spurt, more than doubling in size since 1900 (to about 700 inhabitants). Learn More
  7. Eight on a Log - c. 1900
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    How many ways can you pose a group of loggers? John F. Ford is known for his gift of creating poses that are artistically and visually interesting. Learn More
  8. Finishing a Log Raft on the Columbia River - c. 1900
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    This well-composed view of a cigar-shaped log raft was taken by John Ford on the lower Columbia, the area where he created most of his photos. Learn More
  9. Hauling Logs out with Mules - c. 1900
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    Oxen and steam donkeys were the primary ways to bring logs out of the woods during this era, but mule teams and horses were sometimes used, especially for smaller logs. Learn More
  10. High-lead Yarding, Deer Island Logging Company - c. 1925
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    By the 1920s, high-lead logging had replaced ground-lead logging for many operations in the Pacific Northwest. Both utilized steam donkeys to power cables pulling logs to the yarding area. Learn More
  11. Log Raft, Lower Columbia River - c. 1900
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    This portrait of an ocean-going log raft places its building in context, with some support buildings on the shore to the left, and a couple of tugs awaiting it in the right background. Learn More
  12. Oxteam Entering a Tunnel Below Clatskanie - circa 1900
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    Two drivers with their 12 ox team prepare to pass through a tunnel, somewhere near Clatskanie, on the south side of the Columbia River. Learn More
  13. Pondering an Accident on the Benson Logging Train - c. 1900
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    In this wonderfully detailed John F. Ford photo, a group of concerned workers discuss their next move after a large log has broken loose and severely damaged the firewood tender for the Benson Logging & Lumber Company train. Learn More
  14. Snag Boat & Diver on the Columbia at Quinn - 1893
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    The snag boat crew, including their diver, poses for a photo at Hodgkins & Balls Salmon Fishery in Quinn, a long-lost town north of Clatskanie. Learn More
  15. The Crew Takes a Break, Deer Island Logging Company - c. 1925
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    Crew members from the Deer Island Logging Company, on the Oregon side of the lower Columbia, pose on a recently-felled medium-sized fir tree, in this photo by Clark Kinsey. Learn More
  16. Tunnel for Newly Completed Astoria and Columbia Railroad - c. 1900
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    When Northern Pacific completed its transcontinental railroad in 1883, Astorians assumed they would finally be connected by rail to inland cities. Learn More
  17. Willamette Steam Donkey, Deer Island Logging Company - c. 1925
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    The Willamette was a popular brand of steam donkey for Northwest logging operations. From 1901 to 1930, over 3,000 of these workhorses were built in their Portland factory. Learn More
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