Felling Forest Giants
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Early documentation of the American forest industry.
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Trees, forests and lumbering.
¥ 11:38:04- 11:38:15
Men walk towards the camp at a saw mill in North Carolina Ñ tents ahead of them and mountains in the distance.
¥ 11:43:31- 11:43:41
Flat beds transport logs along tracks.
¥ 11:47:09- 11:47:25
Two young men compete in a log rolling competition on a river.
Crowds stand on along the banks watching them.
Lots of cutting down trees
06:03:41
Two man saw - tree falls
06:12:42
Quick sequence of cutting massive tree
06:12:52
Tree falls
Danger Lurks
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- Addeddate
- 2002-07-16 00:00:00
- Closed captioning
- no
- Collectionid
- 11098
- Color
- B&W
- Country
- United States
- External-identifier
- urn:cid:bafybeibqshtjxkyqmjfpbrh65jwpvfzc3ko5txlfy74ktgj22doxjmcuzy
- Fil-transport
- boost
- Identifier
- FellingF1920
- Identifier-commp
- baga6ea4seaqioehmpff222zxjvnvdjovqdivbq3swzkhu7xddivqb7pb67deanq
- Numeric_id
- 408
- Proddate
- ca. 1920s
- Run time
- 12:36
- Sound
- Si
- Type
- MovingImage
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- Language not supported.
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July 13, 2010
Subject: WOW.
Incredible footage of people (and beasts)working very, very hard! I live in Seattle and own a 1900 house; it's quite something to see how the framing and floors were probably milled back then to build it.
Subject: WOW.
Incredible footage of people (and beasts)working very, very hard! I live in Seattle and own a 1900 house; it's quite something to see how the framing and floors were probably milled back then to build it.
Reviewer:
Christine Hennig
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June 23, 2006
Subject: All Kids Love Log!
Subject: All Kids Love Log!
This 20s silent film shows logging and lumber cutting practices in the Pacific Northwest, including the felling of giant redwoods. This is quite interesting from a historical perspective, since the film has a raw, rough quality that convinces you that youâre seeing the real deal. Interest is added by showing some of the more esoteric parts of the lumberjackâs job, such as shoeing the oxen, though their general treatment of the beasts might upset animal lovers. All in all, this is a mildly interesting portrait of logging practices during the 20s.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ***.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ***.
Reviewer:
Spuzz
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May 8, 2003
Subject: 'Give em the axe, the axe the axe!'
Subject: 'Give em the axe, the axe the axe!'
In this pretty typical forestry feature, the ways trees are felled and taken to the mill is shown, cira 1920's. We first see how a tree is transported (using either mules or, um oxen, (cover your eyes if you don't want to see animal suffering) and then to the mill. We then go to the Cascades where it's pretty much the same thing. In the end, realizing that they've pretty much bored us over, the filmmakers treat us to a barrel rolling contest Yee-haw!