A.O. Anderson logging camp
Smith, DwightView Full Item in Crandon Public LibraryA scene at one of A.O. Anderson’s logging camps near Omer Lundt’s present home on Lundt Road east of Crandon. Theodore Lundt, Omer’s father, is the man seated with his hands in his lap. The seated man…
Mess hall at lumber camp
Smith, DwightView Full Item in Crandon Public LibraryThe interior of a mess hall of one of the area’s logging camps. Which one, and the identities of the men is not known. The men are having their meal inside some sort of light-colored tent. Three pots…
Tent bunkhouse
Smith, DwightView Full Item in Crandon Public LibraryThe interior of a tent bunkhouse. Since logging was normally a winter “sport”, the tents which suggest a warmer season are puzzlement. Clearly Sealy posturepedic mattresses were still in the future.
George Bailey's camp
Smith, DwightView Full Item in Crandon Public LibraryThe logging industry was a winter business in 1916-17 when this picture was taken. It took a sturdy breed of men to perform the necessary tasks in the freezing temperatures of northern Wisconsin. The…