Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue. The buildings in the background are at the location of the former Lake Mall area."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… for a nine-hour day; a double team of horses and driver was to be paid $4.50 per day for a nine-hour day; the first foreman was to receive $4.00…"

Ambajejus Boom House

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Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… Our Keep Hallowell Boom and Steam Co., Log Drivers, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library How do you earn your daily bread? How do you…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Steam and Boom Company, Log Driver's Shack, Hallowell, ca.1890Hubbard Free Library Raftsmen often in red shirts, stood on little platforms at either…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… and colorful “river drivers” who jumped from log to log to break up jams and keep the mass moving downstream."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"From there, the river drivers guided the logs to Bangor and boom operators sorted the logs. Finally, the lumberman sawed the logs into lumber for…"