1901 - A "B.C. Toothpick" cut at Hastings Sawmill for the visit of The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
Vintage Logging

Vintage logging – Lumber mills

Each Saturday morning I review 10 vintage logging, forestry and saw milling photos. This week’s review of vintage photos takes a look scenes of lumber mills.

Be sure to click on each picture to see the larger images.

1895 Coombs Lumber Company - Apalachicola, Florida
1895 Coombs Lumber Company – Apalachicola, Florida

1900 Unidentified saw mill.
1900 Unidentified saw mill.

1900s Buildings and surrounding lumber, Fraser Valley Sawmill
1900s Buildings and surrounding lumber, Fraser Valley Sawmill.

1935 Construction of sawmill #1 at the Cherry Lake Rural Rehabilitation Community - Cherry Lake, Florida.
1935 Construction of sawmill #1 at the Cherry Lake Rural Rehabilitation Community – Cherry Lake, Florida.

1930 Bagdad Land and Lumber Company. Mill closed in 1939.
1930 Bagdad Land and Lumber Company. Mill closed in 1939.

June 1910 - New construction following December 24, 1909 fire which destroyed the mill.
June 1910 – New construction following December 24, 1909 fire which destroyed the mill.

1940 Lumber yard at Youbou, B.C.
1940 Lumber yard at Youbou, B.C.

Located at SE corner of Gaines and Lake Bradford Road.
Located at SE corner of Gaines and Lake Bradford Road.

Early 20th century, aftermath of an explosion at a sawmill - Carrabelle, Florida.
Early 20th century, aftermath of an explosion at a sawmill – Carrabelle, Florida.

1901 - A "B.C. Toothpick" cut at Hastings Sawmill for the visit of The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
1901 – A “B.C. Toothpick” cut at Hastings Sawmill for the visit of The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.

A Newfoundland born Canadian with a life long interest in woodworking, baking and anything else that peaks my curiosity.

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