Soldiers in Hoquiam Logging Camp - 1918
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Starting in 1917 the Army sent 10,000 soldiers to Oregon and Washington logging camps to cut timber as part of an effort to harvest 10 million board-feet of spruce a month for aircraft construction.
Starting in 1917 the Army sent 10,000 soldiers to Oregon and Washington logging camps to cut timber as part of an effort to harvest 10 million board-feet of spruce a month for aircraft construction.
In this print we see a group gathered in their bunkhouse for music-making, card playing, and catching up on their reading. The prominent wood stove and the clothes hung up to dry remind us that we are indeed in the Pacific Northwest.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
Photographer | Bain News Service |
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Location | Washington State |
Subject | Logging, Military |
Decade | 1910s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Glass Negative |
Size of Original | 4.6 x 6.5 inches |
Photographer's Number | Number 4592 |
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