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- "Compliments of the Season," circa 1875 - When commercially designed greeting cards were introduced in the second half of the 19th-century, Americans began mailing holiday cards wishing friends, family, or neighbors a merry Christmas. This early example depicts lumberjacks dancing and playing music near a snow-covered cabin in the woods.
- circa 1875
- Collections - Artifact
"Compliments of the Season," circa 1875
When commercially designed greeting cards were introduced in the second half of the 19th-century, Americans began mailing holiday cards wishing friends, family, or neighbors a merry Christmas. This early example depicts lumberjacks dancing and playing music near a snow-covered cabin in the woods.
- Thomas Flyer Driver George Miller Posing with Lumberjacks, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909 - The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. The Flyer team stopped at this logger's cabin as they made their way west.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Thomas Flyer Driver George Miller Posing with Lumberjacks, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. The Flyer team stopped at this logger's cabin as they made their way west.
- "The Logger," Michigan, 1880-1900 - A group of five men posed for a picture on top of a large log with their "cant hooks," a common logging tool used to maneuver logs, in the late nineteenth century. When Maine and New York were unable to supply the growing demand for lumber, Michigan became the next logical lumbering destination as part of the northern pine belt.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
"The Logger," Michigan, 1880-1900
A group of five men posed for a picture on top of a large log with their "cant hooks," a common logging tool used to maneuver logs, in the late nineteenth century. When Maine and New York were unable to supply the growing demand for lumber, Michigan became the next logical lumbering destination as part of the northern pine belt.