Curator's note | Lumber companies often constructed log or 'corduroy' roads to transport timber and goods over low and swampy areas. These roads were constructed by placing logs perpendicular to the road's direction and then covering them with sand or dirt. |
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Title | Laying Corduroy on the Crooked River Road |
Date | 1913 |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm |
Scope and content | Workers for the Saskatchewan Lumber Company laying corduroy (cut logs) over the Crooked River road. |
Repository | Saskatchewan Archives Board |
Fonds/collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection |
Retrieval information | Saskatoon Office Photograph Collection - Oversize Images, S-B7166 |
Occupation(s) |
Lumber and lumbering Transportation |
Theme(s) |
Transportation & Delivery Forest Industry |
Database ID | 36943 |