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    Logs at a Lumber Mill in Washington County, Maine

    Photograph
    A load of sizeable logs at the Machias Lumber Company's Mill in Township on 37, on the Airline Road in Washington County, Maine. The boss is standing at the rear of the wagon, while workers pose with stacks of shingles and lathes around the mill building. The team of horses are taking their ease.

    Ambrotype

    circa 1880 - circa 1890

    Cataloging Note

    Original glass negative of this image housed at the Ties Institute and Museum of Art in Eastport, Maine.

    Large logs arrive at the Machias Lumber Company Mill in Township 37.; Photograph by John P. Sheahan of Edmunds, Maine.