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Men on log drive, Maine woods, ca. 1900

Men on log drive, Maine woods, ca. 1900
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Patten Lumbermen's Museum

Men maneuvered logs with peaveys on log drive. Joseph Peavey of Stillwater, Maine, invented the peavey in 1858. Usually used on river drives, the peavey was a multi-purpose tool that could also help load and unload logs at the skidways.

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