Steamer "Aid" removing a portion of the great Red River Raft. Caddo Parish, Louisiana. 1873.
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Date Taken
1873
Summary
Steamer "Aid" removing a portion of the great Red River Raft, in 1873. Note powerful lifting cranes and inclined platform bow, on which logs were hauled up for cutting with steam and hand saws. Photograph by R.B. Talfor. Location: 1 mile above Cedar Bluffs, sec. 22, T. 21 N., R. 14 W., Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Plate 29-A in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 46. 1906.
Summary
Steamer "Aid" removing a portion of the great Red River Raft, in 1873. Note powerful lifting cranes and inclined platform bow, on which logs were hauled up for cutting with steam and hand saws. Photograph by R.B. Talfor. Location: 1 mile above Cedar Bluffs, sec. 22, T. 21 N., R. 14 W., Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Plate 29-A in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 46. 1906.
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