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Lumber jacks, 1917, Ontario, Canada

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Photographer: Reuben R. Sallows (1855 - 1937)..Description: .Eleven lumber jacks standing in front of cookhouse or bunk house with two men in background to the left; all wearing hats; man to the extreme left wearing darker coloured clothing; man to the right wearing lighter coloured overalls; building has icicles hanging from it; title and date (1917/18) in pencil and Sallows stamp in purple ink on back..Object ID : 0438-rrs-ogohc-ph..Order a higher-quality version of this item by contacting the Huron County Museum (fee applies). ( https://www.flickr.com/people/huroncountymuseum/ )

At the turn of the 20th century, most cameras and photographers operated out of a studio, Ontario-based photographer Reuben R. Sallows took his camera out in his black Ford Model A truck, in a canoe and on the newly installed trains. From a collection of 240 photographs by Huron County photographer, R. R. Sallows housed at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol. These images were digitized in 2004 as part of the Reuben R. Sallows Digital Library, which contains over 1000 images from various institutions.

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1917
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Reuben R. Sallows

A collection of photographs by Huron County photographer R. R. Sallows.
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Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol
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https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca
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This image is in the public domain in Canada. Credit to the collection of the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol.

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