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A Harvest of Memories: Rural Life in the Kettle River Valley
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Skidding logs to the riverbank
19 of 35 		Gathering for the start of the log drive
20 of 35 		Waiting for the log drive to get underway
21 of 35 		The log drive in the vicinity of Ingram Bridge
22 of 35 		Floating past Midway
23 of 35 		Breaking up a log jam at the bridge in Midway
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The log drive - clearing a jam at the bridge in Midway
25 of 35 		Logs are on their way to the sawmill near Grand Forks, a trip of many days
26 of 35 		The logs arrive at their final destination for milling
27 of 35 		William G. Moll keeping the home fires burning
28 of 35 		Keeping up with winter weather
29 of 35 		Stacking hay on Landers Ranch
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Binding rye at Landers Ranch with a four-horse team
31 of 35 		Mowing up Nicholson Creek with tractor and team
32 of 35 		Jack McBeth, Sonny Jackson, Rolfe Eveleth, Eric Jackson, Victor Barrett & Peter Maletta haying
33 of 35 		Ernest Kingsley, Lou Billups, Tony Boyo, Joe Dumont, and Hugo DuMont sacking grain
34 of 35 		Logging became a year-round industry with the advent of heavy trucks and road building equipment
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