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Portland Press Herald photographers captured a group of log drivers working on the Saco River in East Limington. Each man holds a peavy, a multi-purpose logging tool created by Joseph Peavey of Stillwater, Maine.

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About This Item

• Title: Log Drivers on the Saco River, East Limington, 1923
• Creation Date: 1923
• Subject Date: 1923
• Location: East Limington, Limington, York County, ME
• Media: Glass negative
• Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 1949; 2005.061.6779
• Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Log driving--Maine
• Log transportation--Maine
• Loggers--Maine
• Lumber industry--Maine
• Rivers--Maine
• Saco River (N.H. and Me.)

Other Keywords

• Logging
• Lumbermen
• River drivers
• Tools

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