Demonstrating prototype logging boom
Title
Demonstrating prototype logging boom
Description
2 of 8 of a series of photographs showing a prototype boom unloading logs from a logging truck at Gales Peak Lumbermill. In this picture the boom is positioned over the logs on an International Harvester logging truck. A man is standing on the top log positioning the grappling hook to ready for unloading the log. Another man is removing the tiedown chains from the load. There is a 1953 or 1954 Ford pickup in the background. This boom, produced by Wallace Dozers in Forest Grove, became the “Heel Boom” known throughout the Northwest for its advantages over older style booms in loading and unloading logging trucks.
[back] [pencil] 1954, 2 of 8
Creator
Skinner, William
Date Created
1954
Subject
Logging--Oregon
Logging--Machinery
Sawmills
Local & State History
Place
Forest Grove, Oregon
Medium
photographic prints
Language
English
Identifier
FHFG_pic0006
Rights
Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact Friends of Historic Forest Grove at: rights@fhfg.org
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Source
Don &Cheryl Skinner collection, Friends of Historic Forest Grove
Type
Still Image