Richard Hale Collection Reel 25

Date1961 – 1963

AbstractTwo shots of a sign for the Indian Township timber and recreation area. Footage of men loading logs onto a truck. A few shots of a group of men. Footage of men in hardhats and masks spraying plants along the side of a road in the forest. A few shots of animals in a pond. Footage of men with chain saws, a man on a bulldozer, men doing roadwork on a dirt road, a man chopping down a tree, walking through the forest and hacking at the undergrowth. Footage of logs floating down a river with workers helping them along. A shot of logs being loaded onto a train car. A shot of a group of logs on the water. Notes on leader: “Indian town Oct. ‘63” “5/15/61 St. John River - St. Francis to Dickey” “5/15/61 St. John River - Big Rapids Breaking Jam” “5/15/61 St. John Drive - Keegan R.R. Loading Yards at St. Francis”