Gritty 1943 photos record Maine woodsmen on a dangerous spring lumber drive

June 11, 2017 Posted By: Leave a comment
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A woodsman wearing spiked shoes opens up an empty boom at the upper end of Mooselookmeguntic Lake so it can be filled with more logs from the Kennebago River.

Image: Library of Congress

In May 1943, Office of War Information photographer John Collier traveled to...

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