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Of Bradley County Tn.


DECEMBER  2012

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Ads We Will Never See Again...


The following were recently brought to the attention of The People News. These are old, vintage photos that were taken in some of the heavy logging areas of days gone by. What makes them so unique (besides the vintage part, of course) is the fact it shows how logging was done in the old days without all of today's technology and big, heavy, gas powered machines. Imagine our nation's loggers taking it back old school for a day and doing the work without the help of 21st Century technology.

When the Northwest Logging Industry was still young. Just look at the length of the
handsaw they needed...

...and look at the size of the heavy duty axes.

The work required very strong and courageous men.

After a tree was felled the real work began -
a week or more to cut it up...

Wanna see more? Follow the link to see how the process plays out!

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