Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

Lower Sorting Gap Crew and Boomhouse, Thunder Bay River

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Notes
A boom was a "pen" of logs chained together into which the logs were sorted according to the mill to which they were being sent. A boom house was a shelter for boom workers.
Inscriptions
"Lower Sorting Gap Crew and Boomhouse, 1889"
Date of Original
1899
Dimensions
Width: 5709 px
Height: 4462 px
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 5709px
Image Height: 4462px
Subject(s)
Logs
Lumber
Lumber industry
Men
Collection
Fred Trelfa Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Mouth of Thunder Bay River:
    Alpena
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 45.0612556157866 Longitude: -83.4244244232178
Donor
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Fred Trelfa Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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