Winter logging in Whitefield, Maine c. 1948 by Chester Chase

This film clip shows in good detail the process of logging in the deep snow with horses. Whitefield, Maine was a hive of logging and lumbering from before the Civil War up until the 1970's. Chester Chase with his new 16mm camer recorded many of these activities

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Science & Technology

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• horses
• logging
• winter
• snow
• Whitefield
• Maine
• Chase
• yarding
• scoot

[clydo1946]

You notice there are no over weight guys here. Also, no one had a large "I" tatooed on his forehead. It was called team work and that's not just the horses.

[2005Danimal]

These guys have more ambition in their pinkys then todays people. Also ever notice there was less health problems then, maybe because they got plenty of exercize and they didnt eat food! Thanks for the kick a** video tho!

[cowpoke1000]

By the Gods, the old fellas were tough!

[janechase100]

@Rellimju Thanks.that was taken by my father who was 3rd generation lumber man and had saw mills. It is fun to recognize these men who I mremembered as old! They look so young now.

[Rellimju]

I love this!

[rikcolsenmn]

great video. thanks

[MrShannon888]

better working habits...

[dicin29]

cool