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    The breaking gap was where a log jam was broken apart.

    D.W. Campbell owned part of Mill of Folkerts & Masters. Mill built in 1896 by F.N. Barlow & D. Campbell. F.N. Barlow & Co.; First (?) - A. Campbell & Co.; Kimball & Campbell; Campbell & Nugent; E. Wh

    These sawyers cut bolts of cedar (shown), which were then split into shingles.

    Boom hands assisted in placing strong logs locked together to form a corral (or sorting gap) used to sort logs for different saw mills.

    A photo was taken in 1890 showing downtown Alpena North Second Ave from Chisholm St. Notice the Maltz Opera House on the far right and a section of the Hanover Block on the left.

    Older image stamped on back: Michigan View Company, 708 State Street, W.S., Saginaw, Michigan