Woodlands - Great Northern Paper

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Portable Camps 5/18/1951

Portable Camps 5/18/1951

Long Log Pile by a Camp on the Shore

Long Log Pile by a Camp on the Shore

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

A Couple of Woodlands Guys Relaxing

A Couple of Woodlands Guys Relaxing

Smith Brook Conveyor

Smith Brook Conveyor

Wooden Boats with Johnson Outboard Motors in the 1950's

Wooden Boats with Johnson Outboard Motors in the 1950's

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Two Men Poling Wood

Two Men Poling Wood

Small Crane Lifting Engine at a Woodlands Garage

Small Crane Lifting Engine at a Woodlands Garage

Bowater Children's Day in Millinocket, Maine

Bowater Children's Day in Millinocket, Maine

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Chinese Visit with Dan Boss in 1982

Chinese Visit with Dan Boss in 1982

Woodlands Crew with Smokey the Bear

Woodlands Crew with Smokey the Bear

Woodlands Managers Eating Lunch Outside

Woodlands Managers Eating Lunch Outside

Cutting Wood with an Old Wooden Buck Saw

Cutting Wood with an Old Wooden Buck Saw

Crew Taking a Break by a Skidder

Crew Taking a Break by a Skidder

Great Norther Paper Log Barn

Great Norther Paper Log Barn

Banquet in a Garage

Banquet in a Garage

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Tinkering with an Early Outboard in the 1950's

Tinkering with an Early Outboard in the 1950's

Four Large Boats on a Dock

Four Large Boats on a Dock

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Skidder Hauling Pulp

Skidder Hauling Pulp

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Working Pulp on a Stream with a Boat

Working Pulp on a Stream with Boat

Cutting a Big Spruce Tree

Cutting a Big Spruce Tree

Cutting a Tree with a Chainsaw

Cutting a Tree with a Chainsaw

F.W Ayer Boat on the Lower Lakes

F.W Ayer Boat on the Lower Lakes

Bulldozer Plowing Over a Tree

Bulldozer Plowing Over a Tree

Trucks Lined up to Dump Wood into the River at North Twin

Trucks Lined up to Dump Wood into the River at North Twin

Bunkhouse Foster's Office with Horses

Bunkhouse Foster's Office with Horses

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 11/18/1948

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 11/18/1948

Woodlands Cook

Woodlands Cook

Line of 1940's Trucks Hauling Pulp

Line of 1940's Trucks Hauling Pulp

Long Log Drive Above Dolby Dam

Long Log Drive Above Dolby Dam

Woodlands Mobile Maintenance Truck 1930's

Woodlands Mobile Maintenance Truck 1930's

Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Plane with Skis on Harrington Lake

Plane with Skis on Harrington Lake

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Working the Boom in the 1920's

Working the Boom in the 1920's

Lombard Tractor Hauling a Log Train Over the Road

Lombard Tractor Hauling a Log Train Over the Road

West Branch Boat in the Water

West Branch Boat in the Water

Loading Pulp by Hand onto a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Loading Pulp by Hand onto a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Mt. Katahdin from Abol Bridge

Mt. Katahdin from Abol Bridge

Brownville Camps in 1949

Brownville Camps in 1949

Debsconeag Depot

Debsconeag Depot

Early Tractors

Early Tractors

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Crew at a Woodlands Shop - Possibly Bob Hamlin and Bob Morrison

Crew at a Woodlands Shop - Possibly Bob Hamlin and Bob Morrison

Working on the River 1914

Working on the River 1914

Horse Tramway with a Big Pile of Pulp

Horse Tramway with a Big Pile of Pulp

Bulldozing Wood on the Ice

Bulldozing Wood on the Ice

Loader and a Truck with Big Tires

Loader and a Truck with Big Tires

Cutting up Wood by Hand with a Buck Saw While a Horse is Waiting

Cutting up Wood by Hand with a Buck Saw While a Horse is Waiting

Debsconeag Depot Office

Debsconeag Depot Office

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Wood Workers Monument

Wood Workers Monument

Lombard Snow Plow

Lombard Snow Plow

Five Men Poling Wood

Five Men Poling Wood

Three Men Poling Wood

Three Men Poling Wood

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Aerial View of a Boat Towing Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Aerial View of a Boat Towing Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Unloading Pulp by Hand from a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Unloading Pulp by Hand from a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Abol Bridge Construction

Abol Bridge Construction

Men Standing at an Old Boom House

Men Standing at an Old Boom House

Old Seboomook

Old Seboomook

Unloading a Tractor from a Train to a Truck

Unloading a Tractor from a Train to a Truck

Boom in the Water

Boom in the Water

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Cutting a Tree with a Sally Saw 7/10/1946

Cutting a Tree with a Sally Saw 7/10/1946

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

William Hilton Boat on Shore in 1961

William Hilton Boat on Shore in 1961

Men Picking Pulp off the Bank

Men Picking Pulp off the Bank

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Abol Bridge Abutment

Abol Bridge Abutment

Cooking at Camp in the 1950's

Cooking at Camp in the 1950's

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood

Roy Weldon McDonald

Roy Weldon McDonald

Last Two Load from Double Headers

Woodlands Postcard

Pulp Sled Hauling Wood

Pulp Sled Hauling Wood

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Great Northern Paper Guest House Dinner

Great Northern Paper Guest House Dinner

Aerial View of a Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Aerial View of a Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Men Working at Hurricane Dam

Men Working at Hurricane Dam

Chinese visitors with Dan Corcoran and Skip House in 1982

Chinese visitors with Dan Corcoran and Skip House in 1982

Loading the O.A. Harkness on a Truck at Bath Iron Works

Loading the O.A. Harkness on a Truck at Bath Iron Works

Early Steam Boat

Early Steam Boat

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in 1914

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in 1914

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood with a Horse

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood with a Horse

Brownville Camps in 1949

Brownville Camps in 1949

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Early Boat Docked

Early Boat Docked

New Innovation for Log Loading - Mechanical Harvester

New Innovation for Log Loading - Mechanical Harvester

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Buildings on Moosehead Lake

Buildings on Moosehead Lake

Cutting a Tree with a Buck Saw

Cutting a Tree with a Buck Saw

Old Woodlands Camp

Old Woodlands Camp

Limbing a Tree

Limbing a Tree

Cutting up a Tree with Precision a Power Saw July 7/10/1946

Cutting up a Tree with Precision a Power Saw July 7/10/1946

Crew Standing on Seboomook Dam

Crew Standing on Seboomook Dam

Great Northern Paper Limo

Great Northern Paper Limo

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Interior View Woodlands Lumber Camp

Interior View Woodlands Lumber Camp

Making Horse Sleds

Making Horse Sleds

Fleet of Tractors

Fleet of Tractors

Great Northern Paper Boat

Great Northern Paper Boat

Five Men Working Pulp on the Lake in Boats

Five Men Working Pulp on the Lake in Boats

Early 1900's Great Northern Paper Tractor

Early 1900's Great Northern Paper Tractor

Cooking at Camp

Cooking at Camp

Dumping Wood from Truck in the River at North Twin

Dumping Wood from Truck in the River at North Twin

Sargent Experimental Pulpwood Loader in March 1942

Sargent Experimental Pulpwood Loader in March 1942

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Cutting up a Tree with Precision a Power Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting up a Tree with Precision a Power Saw 2/7/1947

Horses Hauling Pulp on a Winter Road

Horses Hauling Pulp on a Winter Road

Long Logs in the River

Long Logs in the River

Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Employee Outing - Wood Cutting

Employee Outing - Wood Cutting

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Boom in Moosehead Lake

Boom in Moosehead Lake

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Jo Mary

Jo Mary

Old Log Woodlands Camp

Old Log Woodlands Camp

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw 8/12/1946

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw 8/12/1946

Man Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Man Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Men at an Unknown Lumber Camp

Men at an Unknown Lumber Camp

New Great Northern Paper Boat Launched at Rockland, Maine 4/10/1951

New Great Northern Paper Boat Launched at Rockland, Maine 4/10/1951

Bowater Children's Day

Bowater Children's Day

Loading Pulp by Hand in the 1960's

Loading Pulp by Hand in the 1960's

Truck with a Dumped Load of Long Logs in the 1940's

Truck with a Dumped Load of Long Logs in the 1940's

George Belmont with Maintenance Truck in 1949

George Belmont with Maintenance Truck in 1949

Loaded Pulp Sled

Loaded Pulp Sled

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat at Work

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat at Work

Aerial View of Grindstone Operation

Aerial View of Grindstone Operation

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Late 1950's Car in a Clear Cut with a Skidder

Late 1950's Car in a Clear Cut with a Skidder

Tractor Pulling a Train Over the Road

Tractor Pulling a Train Over the Road

Making Horse Sled Runners in 1949

Making Horse Sled Runners in 1949

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Aerial View of a Boat Pulling Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Aerial View of a Boat Pulling Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Unloading Wood from a Horse Pulp Sled to a Truck

Unloading Wood from a Horse Pulp Sled to a Truck

Skidder Winching Wood

Skidder Winching Wood

Turkey Tail Camps

Turkey Tail Camps

West Branch Boat in the Lower Lake

West Branch Boat in the Lower Lake

Early Great Northern Paper Boat in Winter Storage

Early Great Northern Paper Boat in Winter Storage

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Cutting Limbs off a Tree With a Precision Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting Limbs off a Tree With a Precision Saw 2/7/1947

Pulp Trucks Unloading in the 1960's

Pulp Trucks Unloading in the 1960's

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Camping Trip

Camping Trip

Horses Pulling Hay and Supplies

Horses Pulling Hay and Supplies

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Wood Cutting School Graduation Collage

Wood Cutting School Graduation Collage

Recognition Banquet

Recognition Banquet

Sheridan Saw Mill

Sheridan Saw Mill

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Three Men Poling Wood From a Boat

Three Men Poling Wood From a Boat

Outboard Motor Boat Moving Wood

Outboard Motor Boat Moving Wood

Horse Pulling Downed Trees

Horse Pulling Downed Trees

Road Crew in the 1930's

Road Crew in the 1930's

West Branch Boat in the Water

West Branch Boat in the Water

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Pulp at Ashland Station 4/22/1947

Pulp at Ashland Station 4/22/1947

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Piling Pulp in the Woods

Piling Pulp in the Woods

Snow Conditions in Allegash, Maine 3/22/1952

Snow Conditions in Allegash, Maine 3/22/1952

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Two Cooks and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Two Cooks and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

People in Front of a Boat in the 1920's

People in Front of a Boat in the 1920's

Plow Equipment Near Greenville, Maine

Plow Equipment Near Greenville, Maine

Logging Camp with Tall Spruce Trees

Logging Camp with Tall Spruce Trees

Lombard Dump Truck on Tracks

Lombard Dump Truck on Tracks

Sluicing Pulp at Hurricane Dam 5/8/1941

Sluicing Pulp at Hurricane Dam 5/8/1941

Woods Camp with Double Top Mountain in the Background

Woods Camp with Double Top Mountain in the Background

Grindstone Cook Bunkhouse

Grindstone Cook Bunkhouse

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Woodlands Cook and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Woodlands Cook and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Loading a Truck with a Cherry Picker in 1951

Loading a Truck with a Cherry Picker in 1951

Forester Taking Bark off a Standing Tree

Forester Taking Bark off a Standing Tree

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Crew Eating Lunch on the Shore

Crew Eating Lunch on the Shore

Building a Pulp Sled

Building a Pulp Sled

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Men Working on the River

Men Working on the River

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

School Day with Henry Debay and Russ York

School Day with Henry Debay and Russ York

Early Road Grader

Early Road Grader

Building a Pulp Sled

Building a Pulp Sled

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Employee Outing - Watching the Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Employee Outing - Watching the Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Skidder in the 1960's

Skidder in the 1960's

Woodlands Maine State Fair Display

Woodlands Maine State Fair Display

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Horse on Raft on the River in 1914

Horse on Raft on the River in 1914

Two Housing Trailers

Two Housing Trailers

Cutting Fallen Trees into Pulp

Cutting Fallen Trees into Pulp

Log Camp with 1950's Cars

Log Camp with 1950's Cars

Woodlands Garage in the 1930's

Woodlands Garage in the 1930's

Men Moving Long Logs with Cant Dogs

Men Moving Long Logs with Cant Dogs

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Mrs. Harkness

Mrs. Harkness

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Lineman in the 1930's

Lineman in the 1930's

Tractors Pushing Pulp on the Ice

Tractors Pushing Pulp on the Ice

Cutting a Tree with a Precision Power Saw

Cutting a Tree with a Precision Power Saw

Great Northern Paper Boat in North Twin Lake in 1949

Great Northern Paper Boat in North Twin Lake in 1949

Two Men Receiving Awards in the 1960's

Two Men Receiving Awards in the 1960's

Aerial View Showing Power Line Right-of-Way Cleared From West Branch of the Penobscot River to Togue Pond 6/29/1951

Aerial View Showing Power Line Right-of-Way Cleared From West Branch of the Penobscot River to Togue Pond 6/29/1951

Crew on a Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat

Crew on a Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Cutting Wood with a Precision Saw in 1948

Cutting Wood with a Precision Saw in 1948

Grindstone Office with a Man Holding a Dog

Grindstone Office with a Man Holding a Dog

Boat Races with People Watching

Boat Races with People Watching

Tractor Hauling Wood in the Late 1940's or Early 1950's

Tractor Hauling Wood in the Late 1940's or Early 1950's

Woodlands Nursery Crew

Woodlands Nursery Crew

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Three Men Driving Wood with Boat

Three Men Driving Wood with Boat

Logs Shingled Up

Logs Shingled Up

New Great Northern Paper Boat at Rockland, Maine 4/10/1951

New Great Northern Paper Boat at Rockland, Maine 4/10/1951

Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Wagon

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Wagon

Launching the West Branch Boat

Launching the West Branch Boat

Cutting up Trees with a Chainsaw

Cutting up Trees with a Chainsaw

Crew Eating Supper Together

Crew Eating Supper Together

Pemadumkcook Lake Sleigh 3/30/1914

Pemadumkcook Lake Sleigh 3/30/1914

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

O.A. Harkness Boat at the Wharf

O.A. Harkness Boat at the Wharf

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Camps at Turkey Tail Lake

Camps at Turkey Tail Lake

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Tractor Hauling Wood in the Late 1940's or Early 1950's

Tractor Hauling Wood in the Late 1940's or Early 1950's

Early Lumber Camp

Early Lumber Camp

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom in 1961

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom in 1961

Aerial View of Brownville Camps

Aerial View of Brownville Camps

H.N. Bartley Looking at Trees

H.N. Bartley Looking at Trees

Abol River Drive with a Wood Poler

Abol River Drive with a Wood Poler

Working Boom in the 1920's

Working Boom in the 1920's

Woodlands Double Headers and Loading

Woodlands Double Headers and Loading

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

W.B. Boat

W.B. Boat

Abol Stream Cribwork in the Winter

Abol Stream Cribwork in the Winter

Three Men Poling Wood in a Boat

Three Men Poling Wood in a Boat

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Interior View of Woodlands Lumber Camp

Interior View of Woodlands Lumber Camp

Cookee with Lunch for the Crew on a Go-Devil 2/27/1940

Cookee with Lunch for the Crew on a Go-Devil 2/27/1940

Steam Boat on the Shore for the Winter

Steam Boat on the Shore for the Winter

Boom in the Water

Boom in the Water

Cutting Down a Tree with an Early Chainsaw

Cutting Down a Tree with an Early Chainsaw

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Carrying a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Carrying a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Early Steam Boat

Early Steam Boat

Three Gardner Trucks Piled High with Wood

Three Gardner Trucks Piled High with Wood

Ferrying a Horse Across the Lake on a Raft

Ferrying a Horse Across the Lake on a Raft

Woodlands Cook

Woodlands Cook

Pushing Wood off a Sled onto the Ice with a Tractor

Pushing Wood off a Sled onto the Ice with a Tractor

Tinkering with a Couple of Johnson Outboard Motors in the 1950's

Tinkering with a Couple of Johnson Outboard Motors in the 1950's

Aerial View of Harrington Lake Camp

Aerial View of Harrington Lake Camp

Men Working on the River

Men Working on the River

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Trucks Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Trucks Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Cutting Limbs off a Tree With a Precision Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting Limbs off a Tree With a Precision Saw 2/7/1947

Bun Bartley Snowshoeing

Bun Bartley Snowshoeing

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting up a Tree with a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Jo Mary Mountain

Jo Mary Mountain

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws July 1973

Keep Maine Green Sign

Keep Maine Green Sign

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1940's

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1940's

Forest Technician Painting a Rimmed Tree

Forest Technician Painting a Rimmed Tree

Abol Stream Cribwork

Abol Stream Cribwork

Close Up of the Blades Cutting on a Mechanical Harvester

Close Up of the Blades Cutting on a Mechanical Harvester

Aerial View of a West Branch Boat Hauling Boom with a View of Mt. Katahdin

Aerial View of a West Branch Boat Hauling Boom with a View of Mt. Katahdin

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Rock Rake

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Rock Rake

Aerial View of Boom in the East Branch of the Penobscot River

Aerial View of Boom in the East Branch of the Penobscot River

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Steam Powered Lombard Tractor

Steam Powered Lombard Tractor

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Boom in the Water

Boom in the Water

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Crew Eating Lunch

Crew Eating Lunch

Heavy Truck Pulling a Camp

Heavy Truck Pulling a Camp

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Two Horses Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1930's

Two Horses Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1930's

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Woodlands Cooks

Woodlands Cooks

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds

Aerial View of the Golden Road and the Penobscot River

Aerial View of the Golden Road and the Penobscot River

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Great Northern Paper Holdings Map 1950's

Great Northern Paper Holdings Map 1950's

Woodworth's Store at the Dike in the 1960's

Woodworth's Store at the Dike in the 1960's

Making Horse Sleds

Making Horse Sleds

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Logs in the Lake

Logs in the Lake

Woodlands Loads Leaving Double Headers

Woodlands Loads Leaving Double Headers

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Rowing a Boat on the River

Rowing a Boat on the River

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom

Woodlands Management - Henry Debay Standing

Woodlands Management - Henry Debay Standing

Three River Drivers in a Boat

Three River Drivers in a Boat

Abol Store with Trucks Driving Across Abol Bridge

Abol Store with Trucks Driving Across Abol Bridge

Great Northern Paper Company Poster

Great Northern Paper Company Poster

Skidder Working

Skidder Working

Crew on an Early International Tractor

Crew on an Early International Tractor

Steam Log Haulers

Steam Log Haulers

Employee Outing - Shooting Rifles

Employee Outing - Shooting Rifles

Woodlands Lumber Camp

Woodlands Lumber Camp

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Aerial View of Wood in the Water at Stone Dam

Aerial View of Wood in the Water at Stone Dam

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Horses Eating in 1940

Horses Eating in 1940

Sheridan Mill Wood Convener

Sheridan Mill Wood Convener

Old Seboomook

Old Seboomook

Sally Saw Close Up 7/10/1946

Sally Saw Close Up 7/10/1946

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Group of Women with Mrr. Harness (right) Inspecting a Life Jacket on the O.A. Harkness Boat

Group of Women with Mrr. Harness (right) Inspecting a Life Jacket on the O.A. Harkness Boat

Great Northern Paper Car with Tracks at an Oil Farm

Great Northern Paper Car with Tracks at an Oil Farm

Hand Loading Pulp 3/22/1952

Hand Loading Pulp 3/22/1952

Propeller Cage on a Boat at Greenville, Maine 5/1/1951

Propeller Cage on a Boat at Greenville, Maine 5/1/1951

Washing Down a Team of Horses

Washing Down a Team of Horses

Bowater Children's Day

Bowater Children's Day

Abol Bridge Construction

Abol Bridge Construction

Lobster Style Boat

Lobster Style Boat

Early Great Northern Paper Car Rigged with Skis and Tracks for Snow

Early Great Northern Paper Car Rigged with Skis and Tracks for Snow

Cutting Limbs off a Tree With a Precision Saw 2/7/1947

Cutting Limbs off a Tree With a Precision Saw 2/7/1947

Old Boom House with Roof Partly Collapsed

Old Boom House with Roof Partly Collapsed

Man on a Boom Holding his Boat

Man on a Boom Holding his Boat

Signing a Union Contract

Signing a Union Contract

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Heavy Truck Pulling a Shovel

Heavy Truck Pulling a Shovel

Umbazookskus Lake Storehouse

Umbazookskus Lake Storehouse

Great Northern Paper Camps

Great Northern Paper Camps

Cutting the Golden Road

Cutting the Golden Road

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Forester Checking a Tree

Forester Checking a Tree

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw 8/12/1946

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw 8/12/1946

Side View of the O.A. Harkess Boat

Side View of the O.A. Harkess Boat

Great Northern Paper Camps

Great Northern Paper Camps

Filling a Water Tank Used for Icing the Hauling Roads 2/27/1940

Filling a Water Tank Used for Icing the Hauling Roads 2/27/1940

Road Crew in the 1930's

Road Crew in the 1930's

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Dumping Wood From a Truck at Dolby Dam in the 1940s

Old Woodlands Garage

Old Woodlands Garage

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Crew Inside an Old Camp

Crew Inside an Old Camp

Loading the Cabin of the O.A. Harkness Boat at Bath Iron Works

Loading the Cabin of the O.A. Harkness Boat at Bath Iron Works

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

River Drivers with Outboard Motor Boat in the 1950's

River Drivers with Outboard Motor Boat in the 1950's

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Three Men Working on a Boat at Seboomook

Three Men Working on a Boat at Seboomook

Pulp Sled

Pulp Sled

F.W Ayer on Lower Lakes

F.W Ayer on Lower Lakes

Aerial View of Quakish Lake Full of Wood

Aerial View of Quakish Lake Full of Wood

Pulp Trucks Leaving Camp in the 1940's

Pulp Trucks Leaving Camp in the 1940's

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Four Men in a Small Boat Moving Wood

Four Men in a Small Boat Moving Wood

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boats

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boats

Log Hauler Landing

Log Hauler Landing

Men Standing in Front of an Old Boom House

Men Standing in Front of an Old Boom House

William Hilton Boat Pulling Boom

William Hilton Boat Pulling Boom

Schlitz Sign on Top of Abol Store

Schlitz Sign on Top of Abol Store

People on a Wharf at Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

People on a Wharf at Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

Steam Boat Headed for the Dock

Steam Boat Headed for the Dock

William Hilton Boat in Two Parts on Trucks in 1961

William Hilton Boat in Two Parts on Trucks in 1961

Jo Mary

Jo Mary

R. Farm Crew with C. Simone, K. Healey, R. A. Davis, G. McCauslin Getting and Award

R. Farm Crew with C. Simone, K. Healey, R. A. Davis, G. McCauslin Getting and Award

Bastille Day with 5 Guys Holding French Flag

Bastille Day with 5 Guys Holding French Flag

Pulp at Hurricane Dam

Pulp at Hurricane Dam

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Horses Hauling Hay in the Winter

Horses Hauling Hay in the Winter

Line of 1950's Trucks Loaded with 4' Wood in the Winter

Line of 1950's Trucks Loaded with 4' Wood in the Winter

Wood Cutting School Class at Chesuncook Monument

Wood Cutting School Class at Chesuncook Monument

Air Powered Davey Saw 2/11/1944

Air Powered Davey Saw 2/11/1944

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Boathouse and a Docked Boat on Moosehead Lake

Boathouse and a Docked Boat on Moosehead Lake

Unloading a Great Northern Paper Boat

Unloading a Great Northern Paper Boat

Woodlands Camps Patterned After the U.S. Army Buildings

Woodlands Camps Patterned After the U.S. Army Buildings

The Original Abol Bridge

The Original Abol Bridge

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Steel Boat at Greenville, Maine Yard 5/1/1951

Steel Boat at Greenville, Maine Yard 5/1/1951

Horse Rearing up on a Wagon

Horse Rearing up on a Wagon

Aerial View of a Boom Attached to Island

Aerial View of a Boom Attached to Island

Woodlands Camps 1950's

Woodlands Camps 1950's

Skidder Winching Wood

Skidder Winching Wood

Boring Boom Logs 3/21/1947

Boring Boom Logs 3/21/1947

Man Operating a Skidder

Man Operating a Skidder

Woodlands Camp Crew 1970's

Woodlands Camp Crew 1970's

Scaling Wood in the 1950's

Scaling Wood in the 1950's

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Pelletier's Truck Hauling 3 Trailers of Wood

Pelletier's Truck Hauling 3 Trailers of Wood

Brownville Camps in 1949

Brownville Camps in 1949

Three Men Rowing a Boat at Seboomook

Three Men Rowing a Boat at Seboomook

Sheridan Saw Mill

Sheridan Saw Mill

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw

Woodlands Camp 1950's

Woodlands Camp 1950's

Great Northern Paper Automotive Mechanic Garage in the 1930's

Great Northern Paper Automotive Mechanic Garage in the 1930's

Skidder Working

Skidder Working

Launching a Great Northern Paper Boat at Rockland, Maine 4/10/1951

Launching a Great Northern Paper Boat at Rockland, Maine 4/10/1951

Tractor Hauling Wood in the Late 1940's or Early 1950's

Tractor Hauling Wood in the Late 1940's or Early 1950's

Boats with People on them in the 1920's

Boats with People on them in the 1920's

Men Feeding the Sawmill With Wood

Men Feeding the Sawmill With Wood

End Heron Lake Building with a Man Sitting on the Steps Reading

End Heron Lake Building with a Man Sitting on the Steps Reading

Piles of Long Logs on the Lake Near Millinocket

Piles of Long Logs on the Lake Near Millinocket

Saw Mill in Fort Kent, Maine

Saw Mill in Fort Kent, Maine

Unloading Horses in 1940

Unloading Horses in 1940

Woodlands Camp Crew in the 1970's

Woodlands Camp Crew in the 1970's

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Woodlands Machine Shop in Greenville, Maine 5/22/1941

Cutting Trees by Hand

Cutting Trees by Hand

Six Men Rowing a Boat

Six Men Rowing a Bateau

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds in 1956

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds 1956

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Tornado Blowdown Area 1957

Tornado Blowdown Area 1957

Dike at Ambajejus Lake & Millinocket Lake

Dike at Ambajejus Lake & Millinocket Lake

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Loading Pulp in the 1940's

Loading Pulp in the 1940's

Car With a Canoe on Top Driving Across Abol Bridge

Car With a Canoe on Top Driving Across Abol Bridge

Propeller Cage on a Boat at Greenville, Maine 5/1/1951

Propeller Cage on a Boat at Greenville, Maine 5/1/1951

Three Men Crating a Boat

Three Men Crating a Boat

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Cooking School at Jo-Mary

Cooking School at Jo-Mary

Woodlands Camps

Woodlands Camps

Cutting up Wood with a Sally Saw 7/10/1946

Cutting up Wood with a Sally Saw 7/10/1946

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Eating Lunch in 1914

Eating Lunch in 1914

Interior View of Woodlands Portable Camp 3/5/1947

Interior View of Woodlands Portable Camp 3/5/1947

Governor John H. Reed Description

Governor John H. Reed Description

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Chesuncook Storehouse

Chesuncook Storehouse

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