Logging Crews

003b_loggingLeft: A typical logging crew pose. One person is generally holding a rifle, often the crew boss, who kept the camp supplied with fresh meat. Right: The rough-hewn elegance of a logging family in fancy dress in an open-air “studio.”

(left)Wilson, Donald A. Logging and Lumbering in Maine Arcadia Publishing, Charlston, SC. 2001 (right) Smithsonian Museum Collection.