Collection:
Lumbering Collection
Date:
ca 1895
Description:
The Dow Dam Camp owned and operated by the Menominee River Boom Co. housed river drivers and maintenance crews. School children often stopped for cookies and doughnuts on their way to school.
Dimension Details:
Side of photograph missing. Width estimated.
Catalog Number:
0011.7.3
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Place:
Amberg, WI
Print Size:
7 x 8
Search Terms:
Menominee River Boom Company
Dow Dam
Dow Dam
Subjects:
Logging
Camp life
Camp life
Title:
Dow Dam Camp
KID TALK:
It looks like some family members have come to visit the workers at the remote Dow Dam Camp. Notice the cook is carrying a shotgun. Perhaps there is a turkey dinner ready to eat.
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Dow Dam Camp
Dow Dam Camp