Travelling Sawyer
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Travelling Sawyer
A travelling sawyer, with his portable saw mill, a saw and bench attached to the back of his car, whereby logs and timber can be sawn up accordingly. Date: 1930s
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Attached Bench Logs Mill Mills Portable Sawyer Timber Travelling Sawn
EDITORS COMMENTS
1. Title: "The Mobile Lumberman: A 1930s Traveling Sawyer at Work" This evocative photograph captures the image of a traveling sawyer, skillfully transforming the raw power of nature into valuable timber using his portable sawmill. The man, dressed in work clothes and wearing a protective apron, stands confidently beside his mobile workshop, a testament to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the era. The heart of his operation is the compact sawmill, ingeniously attached to the back of his car. The mill, complete with a saw and a bench, is designed for maximum portability, enabling the sawyer to travel from one location to another in search of logs to be sawn up. The logs, carefully loaded onto the bed of the car, are transported to the mill, where they are skillfully cut into timber using the powerful saw. The scene exudes a sense of industry and self-sufficiency, as the traveling sawyer demonstrates his ability to harness the natural resources of the forest and turn them into valuable building materials. The 1930s were a time of innovation and adaptation, and this photograph offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of a traveling sawyer, a profession that required a unique blend of strength, skill, and ingenuity. The portable sawmill, with its saw and bench, represents a bygone era of manual labor and self-sufficiency, a time when the connection between man and nature was more direct and the rewards of hard work were tangible. This photograph is a poignant reminder of a simpler time, when the world was a little more raw, a little more rugged, and a lot more beautiful.
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