Title: [Taylor and Dixie County Logging—Part 1]

Date of film: Late 1930s-early 1940s

Physical descrip: Color; silent; original length: 7:54

General note: Excerpt of original. This rare home movie footage was shot in color by Charles L. ‘Buster’ Borklund, Jr. in Taylor and Dixie counties during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Borklund, an avid photographer, was an employee of Brooks Scanlon Lumber Company for 37 years, serving in many capacities, including timekeeper, paymaster, and commissary operator. This important film shows many of the processes involved in early 20th century logging operations, while also illustrating the inherent dangers surrounding this difficult work. Scenes include timber cutting crews using steam powered overhead skidders to pull logs through the forest. A signal man is shown followed by men attaching skidder tongs to a log.

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Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/video/video.cfm?VID=26

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