Woodlands - Great Northern Paper

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

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

Unloading Wood from a Horse Pulp Sled to a Truck

Unloading Wood from a Horse Pulp Sled to a Truck

Abol Bridge Construction

Abol Bridge Construction

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Mobile Maintenance Truck 1930's

Woodlands Mobile Maintenance Truck 1930's

Forest Technician Painting a Rimmed Tree

Forest Technician Painting a Rimmed Tree

Loading Pulp by Hand in the 1960's

Loading Pulp by Hand in the 1960's

Steam Boat Headed for the Dock

Steam Boat Headed for the Dock

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Cutting a Tree with a Precision Power Saw

Cutting a Tree with a Precision Power Saw

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Close Up of the Blades Cutting on a Mechanical Harvester

Close Up of the Blades Cutting on a Mechanical Harvester

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

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

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

Skidder Winching Wood

Skidder Winching Wood

Pulp Trucks Leaving Camp in the 1940's

Pulp Trucks Leaving Camp in the 1940's

Lobster Style Boat

Lobster Style Boat

Roy Weldon McDonald

Roy Weldon McDonald

Building a Pulp Sled

Building a Pulp Sled

Steam Log Haulers

Steam Log Haulers

Steam Boat on the Shore for the Winter

Steam Boat on the Shore for the Winter

Five Men Working Pulp on the Lake in Boats

Five Men Working Pulp on the Lake in Boats

Crew Standing on Seboomook Dam

Crew Standing on Seboomook Dam

Jo Mary

Jo Mary

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Men Working on the River

Men Working on the River

Banquet in a Garage

Banquet in a Garage

Pushing Wood off a Sled onto the Ice with a Tractor

Pushing Wood off a Sled onto the Ice with a Tractor

Pulp at Ashland Station 4/22/1947

Pulp at Ashland Station 4/22/1947

Eating Lunch in 1914

Eating Lunch in 1914

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

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

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Small Crane Lifting Engine at a Woodlands Garage

Small Crane Lifting Engine at a Woodlands Garage

Woodlands Loads Leaving Double Headers

Woodlands Loads Leaving Double Headers

Woodlands Camps 1950's

Woodlands Camps 1950's

Log Hauler Landing

Log Hauler Landing

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

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

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

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Rock Rake

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Rock Rake

Schlitz Sign on Top of Abol Store

Schlitz Sign on Top of Abol Store

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Pulp Trucks Unloading in the 1960's

Pulp Trucks Unloading in the 1960's

Woodlands Camp 1950's

Woodlands Camp 1950's

School Day with Henry Debay and Russ York

School Day with Henry Debay and Russ York

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

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

Crew on a Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat

Crew on a Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat

Bowater Children's Day in Millinocket, Maine

Bowater Children's Day in Millinocket, Maine

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Forester Checking a Tree

Forester Checking a Tree

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

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

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

Working on the River 1914

Working on the River 1914

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Washing Down a Team of Horses

Washing Down a Team of Horses

Heavy Truck Pulling a Camp

Heavy Truck Pulling a Camp

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

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Dumping Wood from Truck in the River at North Twin

Dumping Wood from Truck in the River at North Twin

Lineman in the 1930's

Lineman in the 1930's

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Horses Hauling Hay in the Winter

Horses Hauling Hay in the Winter

Aerial View of a Boom Attached to Island

Aerial View of a Boom Attached to Island

Five Men Poling Wood

Five Men Poling Wood

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled

Launching the West Branch Boat

Launching the West Branch Boat

Logs Shingled Up

Logs Shingled Up

Cutting the Golden Road

Cutting the Golden Road

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Crew Eating Lunch on the Shore

Crew Eating Lunch on the Shore

Woodlands Management - Henry Debay Standing

Woodlands Management - Henry Debay Standing

Woodlands Camp Crew 1970's

Woodlands Camp Crew 1970's

Boom in Moosehead Lake

Boom in Moosehead Lake

Aerial View of Grindstone Operation

Aerial View of Grindstone Operation

Governor John H. Reed Description

Governor John H. Reed Description

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat at Work

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boat at Work

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

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

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

Jo Mary

Jo Mary

Pulp Sled Hauling Wood

Pulp Sled Hauling Wood

Grindstone Office with a Man Holding a Dog

Grindstone Office with a Man Holding a Dog

Old Seboomook

Old Seboomook

Cutting Wood with an Old Wooden Buck Saw

Cutting Wood with an Old Wooden Buck Saw

Six Men Rowing a Boat

Six Men Rowing a Bateau

Woodlands Managers Eating Lunch Outside

Woodlands Managers Eating Lunch Outside

Early Great Northern Paper Boat in Winter Storage

Early Great Northern Paper Boat in Winter Storage

Long Log Drive Above Dolby Dam

Long Log Drive Above Dolby Dam

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Loaded Pulp Sled

Loaded Pulp Sled

Boring Boom Logs 3/21/1947

Boring Boom Logs 3/21/1947

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Horse Tramway with a Big Pile of Pulp

Horse Tramway with a Big Pile of Pulp

Bowater Children's Day

Bowater Children's Day

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Fleet of Tractors

Fleet of Tractors

Men Feeding the Sawmill With Wood

Men Feeding the Sawmill With Wood

Making Horse Sleds

Making Horse Sleds

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Loading Pulp in the 1940's

Loading Pulp in the 1940's

Loader and a Truck with Big Tires

Loader and a Truck with Big Tires

Skidder Winching Wood

Skidder Winching Wood

Interior View of Woodlands Portable Camp 3/5/1947

Interior View of Woodlands Portable Camp 3/5/1947

Lombard Snow Plow

Lombard Snow Plow

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

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Men Standing at an Old Boom House

Men Standing at an Old Boom House

H.N. Bartley Looking at Trees

H.N. Bartley Looking at Trees

Three Men Driving Wood with Boat

Three Men Driving Wood with Boat

Three Men Poling Wood From a Boat

Three Men Poling Wood From a Boat

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

Crew on an Early International Tractor

Crew on an Early International Tractor

Boom in the Water

Boom in the Water

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

Aerial View of a Boat Pulling Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Aerial View of a Boat Pulling Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Men Working on the River

Men Working on the River

Great Northern Paper Car with Tracks at an Oil Farm

Great Northern Paper Car with Tracks at an Oil Farm

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Piling Pulp in the Woods

Piling Pulp in the Woods

Horse Rearing up on a Wagon

Horse Rearing up on a Wagon

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

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

Loading Pulp by Hand onto a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Loading Pulp by Hand onto a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Men at an Unknown Lumber Camp

Men at an Unknown Lumber Camp

Cutting Down a Tree with an Early Chainsaw

Cutting Down a Tree with an Early Chainsaw

Old Woodlands Camp

Old Woodlands Camp

George Belmont with Maintenance Truck in 1949

George Belmont with Maintenance Truck in 1949

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

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

Bulldozer Plowing Over a Tree

Bulldozer Plowing Over a Tree

Woodlands Garage in the 1930's

Woodlands Garage in the 1930's

Unloading a Great Northern Paper Boat

Unloading a Great Northern Paper Boat

Aerial View of the Golden Road and the Penobscot River

Aerial View of the Golden Road and the Penobscot River

Hand Loading Pulp 3/22/1952

Hand Loading Pulp 3/22/1952

Three Men Working on a Boat at Seboomook

Three Men Working on a Boat at Seboomook

Boom in the Water

Boom in the Water

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Mrs. Harkness Christening the O.A. Harkness Boat

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

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

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

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Two Horses Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1930's

Two Horses Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1930's

Cutting Trees by Hand

Cutting Trees by Hand

Forester Taking Bark off a Standing Tree

Forester Taking Bark off a Standing Tree

Old Seboomook

Old Seboomook

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boats

Steel-Hulled Boom Jumper Boats

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Tornado Blowdown Area 1957

Tornado Blowdown Area 1957

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

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

Four Large Boats on a Dock

Four Large Boats on a Dock

Man Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Man Skidding Wood with a Skidder

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

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

Woodlands Double Headers and Loading

Woodlands Double Headers and Loading

Wood Cutting School Class at Chesuncook Monument

Wood Cutting School Class at Chesuncook Monument

Building a Pulp Sled

Building a Pulp Sled

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Lombard Tractor Hauling a Log Train Over the Road

Lombard Tractor Hauling a Log Train Over the Road

Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Men Picking Pulp off the Bank

Men Picking Pulp off the Bank

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Wood Cutting School Graduation Collage

Wood Cutting School Graduation Collage

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

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

Three Men Poling Wood

Three Men Poling Wood

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Ferrying a Horse Across the Lake on a Raft

Ferrying a Horse Across the Lake on a Raft

Early Lumber Camp

Early Lumber Camp

People on a Wharf at Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

People on a Wharf at Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

Road Crew in the 1930's

Road Crew in the 1930's

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

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

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Employee Outing - Shooting Rifles

Employee Outing - Shooting Rifles

Great Northern Paper Automotive Mechanic Garage in the 1930's

Great Northern Paper Automotive Mechanic Garage in the 1930's

Lombard Dump Truck on Tracks

Lombard Dump Truck on Tracks

Men Working at Hurricane Dam

Men Working at Hurricane Dam

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

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

The Original Abol Bridge

The Original Abol Bridge

Old Woodlands Garage

Old Woodlands Garage

Crew Eating Supper Together

Crew Eating Supper Together

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds in 1956

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds 1956

Early Boat Docked

Early Boat Docked

Long Log Pile by a Camp on the Shore

Long Log Pile by a Camp on the Shore

Interior View Woodlands Lumber Camp

Interior View Woodlands Lumber Camp

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

Seboomook House at Mooshead Lake

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

A Couple of Woodlands Guys Relaxing

A Couple of Woodlands Guys Relaxing

Early Road Grader

Early Road Grader

Horses Hauling Pulp on a Winter Road

Horses Hauling Pulp on a Winter Road

Outboard Motor Boat Moving Wood

Outboard Motor Boat Moving Wood

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Great Northern Paper Boat

Great Northern Paper Boat

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

Snow Conditions in Allegash, Maine 3/22/1952

Snow Conditions in Allegash, Maine 3/22/1952

Old Boom House with Roof Partly Collapsed

Old Boom House with Roof Partly Collapsed

Air Powered Davey Saw 2/11/1944

Air Powered Davey Saw 2/11/1944

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

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

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

Man on a Boom Holding his Boat

Man on a Boom Holding his Boat

Unloading a Tractor from a Train to a Truck

Unloading a Tractor from a Train to a Truck

Great Northern Paper Guest House Dinner

Great Northern Paper Guest House Dinner

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Great Northern Paper Company Poster

Great Northern Paper Company Poster

Abol Stream Cribwork in the Winter

Abol Stream Cribwork in the Winter

Bunkhouse Foster's Office with Horses

Bunkhouse Foster's Office with Horses

Cutting a Tree with a Chainsaw

Cutting a Tree with a Chainsaw

Two Cooks and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Two Cooks and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Pulp Sled

Pulp Sled

Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Skidding Wood with a Skidder

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

William Hilton Boat Pulling Boom

William Hilton Boat Pulling Boom

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Truck Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Abol Bridge Abutment

Abol Bridge Abutment

Debsconeag Depot Office

Debsconeag Depot Office

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Scaling Wood in the 1950's

Scaling Wood in the 1950's

Men Standing in Front of an Old Boom House

Men Standing in Front of an Old Boom House

Tinkering with an Early Outboard in the 1950's

Tinkering with an Early Outboard in the 1950's

West Branch Boat in the Lower Lake

West Branch Boat in the Lower Lake

Unloading Horses in 1940

Unloading Horses in 1940

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

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

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

Aerial View of a Boat Towing Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Aerial View of a Boat Towing Boom on Pemadumcook Lakes

Logs in the Lake

Logs in the Lake

F.W Ayer Boat on the Lower Lakes

F.W Ayer Boat on the Lower Lakes

Two Men Poling Wood

Two Men Poling Wood

Mt. Katahdin from Abol Bridge

Mt. Katahdin from Abol Bridge

Jo Mary Mountain

Jo Mary Mountain

Logging Camp with Tall Spruce Trees

Logging Camp with Tall Spruce Trees

Woodlands Cooks

Woodlands Cooks

Boom in the River

Boom in the River

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

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

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

Interior View of Woodlands Lumber Camp

Interior View of Woodlands Lumber Camp

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Great Northern Paper Boat in North Twin Lake in 1949

Great Northern Paper Boat in North Twin Lake in 1949

Cutting a Tree with a Buck Saw

Cutting a Tree with a Buck Saw

Woodlands Camp Crew in the 1970's

Woodlands Camp Crew in the 1970's

Unloading Pulp by Hand from a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

Unloading Pulp by Hand from a Horse Drawn Pulp Sled

West Branch Boat in the Water

West Branch Boat in the Water

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Trucking the William Hilton Boat

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

F.W Ayer on Lower Lakes

F.W Ayer on Lower Lakes

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Boom in the Water

Boom in the Water

Wooden Boats with Johnson Outboard Motors in the 1950's

Wooden Boats with Johnson Outboard Motors in the 1950's

Making Horse Sleds

Making Horse Sleds

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds

Tractor Pulling Loaded Pulp Sleds

Side View of the O.A. Harkess Boat

Side View of the O.A. Harkess Boat

Cutting a Big Spruce Tree

Cutting a Big Spruce Tree

Heavy Truck Pulling a Shovel

Heavy Truck Pulling a Shovel

Woodlands Cook

Woodlands Cook

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

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

Abol River Drive with a Wood Poler

Abol River Drive with a Wood Poler

William Hilton Boat on Shore in 1961

William Hilton Boat on Shore in 1961

Bun Bartley Snowshoeing

Bun Bartley Snowshoeing

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

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

Long Logs in the River

Long Logs in the River

Abol Store with Trucks Driving Across Abol Bridge

Abol Store with Trucks Driving Across Abol Bridge

Skidder Working

Skidder Working

Steam Powered Lombard Tractor

Steam Powered Lombard Tractor

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

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

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

Woodlands Camps Patterned After the U.S. Army Buildings

Woodlands Camps Patterned After the U.S. Army Buildings

Working the Boom in the 1920's

Working the Boom in the 1920's

Skidder Working

Skidder Working

Working Boom in the 1920's

Working Boom in the 1920's

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

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

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Three Men Crating a Boat

Three Men Crating a Boat

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Smith Brook Conveyor

Smith Brook Conveyor

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Trucking the William Hilton Boat Through Town

Three Gardner Trucks Piled High with Wood

Three Gardner Trucks Piled High with Wood

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

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

Skidder Hauling Pulp

Skidder Hauling Pulp

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

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

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Great Northern Paper Boat with an American Flag

Aerial View of Harrington Lake Camp

Aerial View of Harrington Lake Camp

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Hauling 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

Portable Camps 5/18/1951

Portable Camps 5/18/1951

Crew Eating Lunch

Crew Eating Lunch

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Woodlands Crew with Smokey the Bear

Woodlands Crew with Smokey the Bear

Four Men in a Small Boat Moving Wood

Four Men in a Small Boat Moving Wood

Dike at Ambajejus Lake & Millinocket Lake

Dike at Ambajejus Lake & Millinocket Lake

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Bulldozing Wood on the Ice

Bulldozing Wood on the Ice

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Employee Outing - Wood Cutting

Employee Outing - Wood Cutting

Abol Bridge Construction

Abol Bridge Construction

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood with a Horse

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood with a Horse

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

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

Signing a Union Contract

Signing a Union Contract

Woodlands Cook

Woodlands Cook

Two Men Receiving Awards in the 1960's

Two Men Receiving Awards in the 1960's

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

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

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Plane with Skis on Harrington Lake

Plane with Skis on Harrington Lake

Saw Mill in Fort Kent, Maine

Saw Mill in Fort Kent, Maine

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1940's

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in the 1940's

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Two Men Working Pulp on the Lake in a Boat

Great Norther Paper Log Barn

Great Norther Paper Log Barn

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Crew Putting a Boat in the Water

Pemadumkcook Lake Sleigh 3/30/1914

Pemadumkcook Lake Sleigh 3/30/1914

Limbing a Tree

Limbing a Tree

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

O.A. Harkness Boat at the Wharf

O.A. Harkness Boat at the Wharf

Boat Races with People Watching

Boat Races with People Watching

Cutting Fallen Trees into Pulp

Cutting Fallen Trees into Pulp

Horse Pulling Downed Trees

Horse Pulling Downed Trees

Two Housing Trailers

Two Housing Trailers

Tractors Pushing Pulp on the Ice

Tractors Pushing Pulp on the Ice

Chesuncook Storehouse

Chesuncook Storehouse

Aerial View of a Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Aerial View of a Tug Boat Pulling Boom

Cutting up Trees with a Chainsaw

Cutting up Trees with a Chainsaw

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

Crew Taking a Break by a Skidder

Crew Taking a Break by a Skidder

Cooking at Camp in the 1950's

Cooking at Camp in the 1950's

Line of 1940's Trucks Hauling Pulp

Line of 1940's Trucks Hauling Pulp

Bowater Children's Day

Bowater Children's Day

Woodlands Nursery Crew

Woodlands Nursery Crew

Aerial View of Quakish Lake Full of Wood

Aerial View of Quakish Lake Full of Wood

Grindstone Cook Bunkhouse

Grindstone Cook Bunkhouse

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

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

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

West Branch Boat in the Water

West Branch Boat in the Water

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Early Tractors

Early Tractors

Horses Eating in 1940

Horses Eating in 1940

Three Men Poling Wood in a Boat

Three Men Poling Wood in a Boat

William Hilton Boat in Two Parts on Trucks in 1961

William Hilton Boat in Two Parts on Trucks in 1961

Woodlands Lumber Camp

Woodlands Lumber Camp

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

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

Cutting Wood with a Precision Saw in 1948

Cutting Wood with a Precision Saw in 1948

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Early Great Northern Paper Vehicle

Great Northern Paper Holdings Map 1950's

Great Northern Paper Holdings Map 1950's

Woodlands Camps

Woodlands Camps

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

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

Tractor Pulling a Train Over the Road

Tractor Pulling a Train Over the Road

Early Steam Boat

Early Steam Boat

Pelletier's Truck Hauling 3 Trailers of Wood

Pelletier's Truck Hauling 3 Trailers of Wood

Working Pulp on a Stream with a Boat

Working Pulp on a Stream with Boat

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Pouring Concrete for Abol Bridge Abutment

Woodlands Cook and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Woodlands Cook and a Forester Holding a Pet Fox

Mrs. Harkness

Mrs. Harkness

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using a Skidder in July 1973

Sheridan Saw Mill

Sheridan Saw Mill

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Man with Horses at Brownville Camps in 1949

Horses Pulling Hay and Supplies

Horses Pulling Hay and Supplies

Log Camp with 1950's Cars

Log Camp with 1950's Cars

Men Moving Long Logs with Cant Dogs

Men Moving Long Logs with Cant Dogs

Buildings on Moosehead Lake

Buildings on Moosehead Lake

Sargent Experimental Pulpwood Loader in March 1942

Sargent Experimental Pulpwood Loader in March 1942

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Boats Driving Scene at Seboomook Dam 8/13/1951

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Portable Camp 5/18/1951

Road Crew in the 1930's

Road Crew in the 1930's

People in Front of a Boat in the 1920's

People in Front of a Boat in the 1920's

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

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

Loading a Truck with a Cherry Picker in 1951

Loading a Truck with a Cherry Picker in 1951

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

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

Sally Saw Close Up 7/10/1946

Sally Saw Close Up 7/10/1946

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

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

Plow Equipment Near Greenville, Maine

Plow Equipment Near Greenville, Maine

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in 1914

Horse Pulling a Pulp Sled in 1914

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

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

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

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

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

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

Camping Trip

Camping Trip

Woodlands Maine State Fair Display

Woodlands Maine State Fair Display

Early Steam Boat

Early Steam Boat

Boathouse and a Docked Boat on Moosehead Lake

Boathouse and a Docked Boat on Moosehead Lake

Cooking School at Jo-Mary

Cooking School at Jo-Mary

Men Picking Pulp

Men Picking Pulp

W.B. Boat

W.B. Boat

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Bow View of the O.A. Harkness Boat

Sheridan Mill Wood Convener

Sheridan Mill Wood Convener

Boats with People on them in the 1920's

Boats with People on them in the 1920's

Wood Workers Monument

Wood Workers Monument

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

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

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

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

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

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Aerial View of Brownville Camps

Aerial View of Brownville Camps

New Innovation for Log Loading - Mechanical Harvester

New Innovation for Log Loading - Mechanical Harvester

Recognition Banquet

Recognition Banquet

Chinese visitors with Dan Corcoran and Skip House in 1982

Chinese visitors with Dan Corcoran and Skip House in 1982

Horse on Raft on the River in 1914

Horse on Raft on the River in 1914

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Big Crew Eating Dinner at an Old Camp

Keep Maine Green Sign

Keep Maine Green Sign

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Mechanical Harvester Limbing Trees

Skidder in the 1960's

Skidder in the 1960's

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

Piles of Long Logs on the Lake Near Millinocket

Piles of Long Logs on the Lake Near Millinocket

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Article on Various Boat Designs in May 1967

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Great Northern Paper Camps

Great Northern Paper Camps

Woods Camp with Double Top Mountain in the Background

Woods Camp with Double Top Mountain in the Background

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

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom in 1961

Aerial View of Boat Pulling Boom in 1961

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

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

Brownville Camps in 1949

Brownville Camps in 1949

Carrying a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Carrying a Precision Power Saw 2/7/1947

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Wagon

Man Controlling a Horse Drawn Wagon

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Woodlands Crews on Trucks in the 1920's

Pulp at Hurricane Dam

Pulp at Hurricane Dam

Great Northern Paper Camps

Great Northern Paper Camps

Man Operating a Skidder

Man Operating a Skidder

Trucks Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Trucks Hauling Pulp in the 1940's

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Log Truck Driver Talking to a Fisherman

Debsconeag Depot

Debsconeag Depot

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood

Scaling Peeled and Piled 4' Wood

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws in July 1973

Last Two Load from Double Headers

Woodlands Postcard

Brownville Camps in 1949

Brownville Camps in 1949

River Drivers with Outboard Motor Boat in the 1950's

River Drivers with Outboard Motor Boat in the 1950's

Cooking at Camp

Cooking at Camp

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Brownville Camps in 1949

Brownville Camps in 1949

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

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw

Cutting up Trees with an Early Chainsaw

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

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

Aerial View of Wood in the Water at Stone Dam

Aerial View of Wood in the Water at Stone Dam

Crew Inside an Old Camp

Crew Inside an Old Camp

Three Men Rowing a Boat at Seboomook

Three Men Rowing a Boat at Seboomook

Old Log Woodlands Camp

Old Log Woodlands 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

Bastille Day with 5 Guys Holding French Flag

Bastille Day with 5 Guys Holding French Flag

Three River Drivers in a Boat

Three River Drivers in a Boat

Sluicing Pulp at Hurricane Dam 5/8/1941

Sluicing Pulp at Hurricane Dam 5/8/1941

Poling Wood on a Stream

Poling Wood on a Stream

Sheridan Saw Mill

Sheridan Saw Mill

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Great Norther Paper Log Cabin

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on Abol Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Driving Wood on a Stream

Umbazookskus Lake Storehouse

Umbazookskus Lake Storehouse

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Using Chainsaws in July 1973

Employee Outing - Watching the Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

Employee Outing - Watching the Great Northern Paper Baseball Team

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

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

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

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

Chinese Visit with Dan Boss in 1982

Chinese Visit with Dan Boss in 1982

Rowing a Boat on the River

Rowing a Boat on the River

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws July 1973

Wood Cutting School - Working on Chainsaws July 1973

Making Horse Sled Runners in 1949

Making Horse Sled Runners in 1949

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Heavy Truck Pulling a Boat

Camps at Turkey Tail Lake

Camps at Turkey Tail Lake

Abol Stream Cribwork

Abol Stream Cribwork

Early 1900's Great Northern Paper Tractor

Early 1900's Great Northern Paper Tractor

Turkey Tail Camps

Turkey Tail Camps

Great Northern Paper Limo

Great Northern Paper Limo

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