Lumbering in the Cascade Mountains near Seattle, Washington, 1921

    Lumbering in the Cascade Mountains near Seattle, Washington, 1921
    Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Lumbering in the cascade Mountains, near Seattle, Wash," 1921

    Description

    Logging is the cutting of trees and removing of branches so the logs can be made into products. This photograph shows lumbering in the Cascade Mountans near Seattle, Washington.  

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    Citation Information 

    "Lumbering in the cascade Mountains, near Seattle, Wash," 1921. Courtesy of Library of Congress

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