McKays Lumber Camp in Onaway
Grab
Description
Lumber camp with large-wheeled wagons, buildings in view, photo has one inset of people standing in building doorway and other inset of lumberjacks standing on logs and horsedrawn wagons filled with logs. Photo is mounted on glass plate with painted black border. Written on photo back: "Presented to Pat Travers by Russell and Mary Blong. This photograph taken about 1905 at Onaway, Michigan at McKays Lumber Camp & Sawmill. I worked there 1907--NOTE big wheels and log sleighs, means of transportation to mills. Patrick Earl Travers, 2nd husband of Mildred Wotring, mother of Dr. Harold F. Powell." Recorded in glass negative ledger: "M/Lumber-Industry & trade, McKay's Lumber Camp & Sawmill, Onaway, c.1907."
Details
- Resource ID:
- EB02n224
- Subject:
- Lumber camps--Michigan--Onaway
- Logging--Michigan--Onaway
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- c.1905
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 6.25 x 8.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Negative Number:
- BHC glass neg. no. 5047
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.