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Goodyear Lumber Trail on the Dennis Hall Farm – Two Miles S.E. of Keating Summit, Potter County

A large load of logs stacked on approximately twenty rail cars is ready for hauling, leaving behind stumps and desolate hillsides. Toward the end of his PA sojourn, Clarke often documented the devastated, barren countryside; sometimes called the “Pennsylvania Desert” by Henry W.... Read more

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Lumberjacks and Their Pastime – Near Hull, Potter County

Card playing was a favorite way for wood hicks to spend leisure time. These nattily dressed men have improvised teeter-totter chairs and a barrel table. The 4th of July was a favorite holiday, marking the end of bark peeling. Competitions between camps were another form of rec... Read more

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Lackawanna Lumber Co., Near Cross Fork

This was known as the Shacks.  Built on platform cars to be transportable to follow the flow of work.  Consists of cooking, dining, lobby, and sleeping rooms, as well as cars for horses. This solution for temporary housing probably was as efficient and commodious as the stationar... Read more

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Scene at Wind Fall Run Near Cross Fork, Potter County – Bark Peelers at Home

Bark peelers sometimes used bark shacks as a temporary dwelling. They constructed a wood frame and covered it completely with large hemlock bark slabs. By overlapping the slabs, the men had a relatively rainproof place to sleep. Bark peelers were no doubt used to harsh living ... Read more