Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

Gilchrist Timber

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Notes
Logs were piled or "banked" along the river banks; then they were rolled into the river and floated down to the sorting gap before being sent to the saw mills.
Inscriptions
"Banking Gilchrist Timber"
Date of Original
c 1889
Dimensions
Width: 2863 px
Height: 2267 px
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 2863px
Image Height: 2267px
Subject(s)
Logs
Lumber industry
Men
Winter
Collection
Fred Trelfa Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Alpena
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 45.06168 Longitude: -83.43275
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
(989)356-6188
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