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Sawmill near Molalla

A sawmill beside a river near Molalla. A man stands on a log and looks towards the shore, where a wooden ramp leads down towards the water. A chimney is visible above the sawmills, and piles of cut lumber are on a raised wooden deck. Logs can be seen floating in the water (negative 10 of 14).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Columbia River Gorge scenery, after logging

Members of the Portland Women’s Forum, Save the Gorge committee, speaking to a group of men outside a sawmill on the Columbia River Gorge. The building has been constructed on the side of a denuded hillside, with cut logs on the ground. Photograph taken as part of a series documenting the effort of the Portland Women’s Forum, Save the Gorge committee, to curtail logging in the area. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 6, 1952 (negative 5 of 23).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Salem industrial area

An industrial area on the Willamette River in Salem, Oregon. Logs can be seen floating in the water, next to what is likely a sawmill. A multi-story building is in the distance, with a sign that reads “Moving, Storage, Fuel Oil” (negative 11 of 12).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Lumber mill, Sweet Home

A lumber Mill in Sweet Home. Workers stand among floating logs, uses push poles to move them. A logging truck is parked next to the water, in front of a wooden chute structure (negative 5 of 7).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

North Portland box factory

This photograph depicts the exterior of a box manufacturing mill in the Peninsula Industrial district of North Portland. Various buildings and machinery stand atop a wooden dock, with a Union Pacific rail car in the center of the image, with wooden boards stacked nearby.

Log windmill exhibit, probably at Pacific International Livestock Exposition

Photograph showing wooden windmill on display indoors. The windmill has a log base and stands next to a pool lined with rocks. Water is pouring from a spout at the base of the windmill into the pool. In the background are log cabins, and at right are tanks of water. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Oak Grove project, Davis Ranch sawmill

Photograph showing a wooden sawmill building at Davis Ranch taken in the snow. Logs can be seen on the ground in front of the building. Smoke or steam is coming out of several pipes on the building, and men can be seen standing in and in front of the structure. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-336.”

Long's Mill in Bandon, Oregon

Photograph of Long's Mill in Bandon, Oregon. A log pond is visible in the foreground with a mill building constructed at the water's edge.

Wiggins, Donegan Reeder, 1888-1950

Oregon Coast sawmill

This photograph depicts a sawmill along the Oregon Coast. Planks of stacked wood are visible in the foreground on the left.

Wiggins, Donegan Reeder, 1888-1950

Windmill

A large windmill stands on a farm in the Silverton, Oregon area. On the tail of the windmill is printed "Butler Improved." Behind the windmill are a house and outbuilding.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Windmill near Brownsville, Oregon

A wooden windmill sits in a field near Brownsville, Oregon. A man is partially visible standing behind it. Further in the background are a wooden shed and a tractor. A note written on a print from this negative reads, "A 'Dutch Flopper'. - windmill built in 1867 by John Sayers to pump water from a shallow well for his livestock The mill has been running continuously for 66 years and has worn out four pitcher mouth pumps, and is still going strong. The mill is 4 miles south of Brownsville, Or, on the Cascade Highway J. D. Drake"

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Schmaltz & Sons Mill

A photograph of the N. Schmaltz & Sons mill. Two people are visible standing in front of the building and there are two automobiles visible.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Broken mill flume

A photograph showing a broken mill flume. The structure is collapsed into the water below.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Silverton Lumber Co. mill pond

A photograph of a man standing on floating logs in the Silverton Lumber Company mill pond. Train cars packed with lumber are visible in the distance. An inscription on the photograph reads, "Ready for the saw, S.L. Co., Silverton, Or."

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Silverton Lumber Co. lumberyard

A photograph of the Silverton Lumber Company lumberyard. An inscription on the photograph reads, "S.L. Co's Mill Silverton, Or. May 10 '08."

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

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