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Lumbering -- Michigan

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

William and Edith Overlease collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00100
Scope and Contents Oral History This collection is an oral history of hardwood logging in and around Benzie County, Michigan from 1890 to 1920. A good description of the work and life of loggers, cooks, and other employees of logging camps in Northern Michigan was obtained through taped interviews with the following people: Bob Bailey (1885- ) James Bargerstock (1872-1972) Mrs. Bargerstock ( )Lloyd Bates (1879-1974) Claude Carrier ( )...
Dates: 1890 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1973